quote of the day ...

A quote from one of my favorite books ... a great story about love and revenge ... if you've never read it, you're missing out ... go to Barnes and Noble and buy it tonight ... much better than the Americanized happy ending film ...

"Life is a storm my young friend, you will bask in the sunlight one moment be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into the storm as you shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst for I will do mine. Then the Fates will know you as we know you ... "

-The Count of Monte Cristo

Stirring Downtown ...

we just spent the past few hours moving our office downtown ...
we're stoked about the new office ...
hard wood floors and crown molding and traffic sounds ...
it's a great day to be alive and downtown ...
thanks to all the Stirring peeps who found boxes and packed books and loaded up trucks and helped us move ...

once we get fully moved in, come and hang and check it out ... and bring some pretzels for Patrick ...

the most legendary person of the 21st century ...

I am legend ... I won't let you down ...

LYNK Training ...

hey guys, I'm speaking tomorrow night at the LYNK training at River City Church ...

I'm speaking on reaching culture and reaching the next generation ... if anyone wants to come, we'll get you in for the night ... just tell them you're with the Stirring ... Thursday night at 7 pm ...

we'd love to see some Stirring peeps come out and support ...

ReJesus ...

I just got back from Barnes and Noble and I bought this new book ... ReJesus ... written by authors Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost ...

they wrote two other books, the Shaping of the Things to Come and the Forgotten Ways ... great books ... Dan and I spent a week with these guys at a conference last year in Florida ... these guys have a profound and compelling grasp on the mission of the church and God's heart for discipleship ... so needed today ...

I probably won't read this book for a few weeks, since I'm already reading 30 books for my master's theology course, but eventually I'll get to it ... one day, I think I'll write a book called 'Jesus' ... it's never been done ... who wouldn't buy a book titled 'Jesus'? ... until then, ReJesus will have to do ...

i lost my voice ...

I'm not sure what happened ...

I took a quick nap yesterday afternoon after the Stirring, and I woke up sounding like a seal ... my voice almost completely gone ... my kids are sick, so maybe I'm on the verge of a massive nasal and viral disease ... or maybe I just have a little cold ...

last night, Dan Lance rocked it at the Stirring ... we're in a series called 'I am Jonah' ... Dan talked about how God uses Jonahs ... prideful, racist, depressed, disobedient, and suicidal people like Jonah ... and if God uses Jonahs, God can use you ... go check out the podcast later this week ...

today, I'm hanging out with my family ... playing Tinker Bell Old Maid with Adiah and trains with Asher ... our newest one, Alicia Amy is healthy and dark ... all she does is eat and poop and poop and eat ... it's boring, it's her life ... we're heading off to Barnes and Noble for a family date ...

this Thursday night, I'm speaking at the citywide LYNK gathering ... I'll be speaking about the need for fathers and mothers in the church and in our city ... we don't need more outreach programs and rock concerts and youth groups to reach the young people in our city ... we need fathers to embrace their father calling ... we need mothers to embrace their mother calling ... period ... this has always been God's heart ...

Jesus Culture Live ...

tomorrow night, Jesus Culture is playing live at the Cascade Theater ...

if you want to come, I've got quite a few tickets for the show ... just email me at nathan@thestirring.org so we can get your name on the guest list ... then show up tomorrow night and tell them your name ... we'll get you in ... get the word out ...

it's more than just culture ... it's Jesus culture ...