Archive for August 27, 2008

I Love New York

Posted: August 27, 2008 in Friends, Life, People, Sports, Travel
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I am currently sitting at gate 16 in terminal A at the DFW airport. I am about to get on a plane that is destined for New York City. All I know is that I will eating lunch in Manhatten (possibly lounging around Bryant Park).

I am meeting a good friend, Sean Reneau, in NYC to watch two New York Yankee baseball games. This is the last year that the Yankees are playing in historic Yankee Stadium. On top of that, the Yankees are playing the Boston Red Sox (the Yankees’ biggest rival). In fact, I will be watching the final two Boston/New York games at Yankee Stadium. I am beyond excited. As a sports fan, a baseball fan, and a Yankees fan, it does not get better than this.

Watch for me on ESPN tonight. I will be the guy with the huge, boyish, goofy grin plastered all over his face.

Pictures will come soon.

(Luke, you should be with me the next couple of days.)

Deep Questions

Posted: August 27, 2008 in Faith, Friends, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality
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The other day I was having an amazing conversation with a very dear friend. Our casual conversation turned into a deep conversation as we began talking about the most important thing in my life – my faith and relationship with God. It is important for you to know that this very dear friend is not a believer (yet!) and has never accepted Jesus. In a span of a few minutes, this friend asked me a series of some of the deepest questions I have ever been asked. I thought I would share these questions with you to see how you would answer these questions.  Here are the questions…

WHERE IS GOD?

CAN GOD BE SEEN BY ANYBODY? (EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.)

YOU SAY THAT YOU ARE LED BY GOD, BUT HOW CAN HE LEAD YOUR LIFE?

HOW HAS GOD CHANGED YOUR LIFE?

Yep, we just dove straight into the deep end. No dipping your foot to see if the water was warm. No slowly walking into the shallow end. Just a straight dive into the deep end.

I believe it is healthy to think about how we would answer questions like these as followers of Christ. Try not to get too turned off by the depth of thought they require.  

How would you answer my very dear friend if you were asked these questions?