Two files you should check out. The first is the Relevant Magazine podcast featuring Derek Webb. Webb performs a couple of his songs from his latest album "Mockingbird" and talks about inspiration of the songs, etc. Worth a listen. Download podcast
The second is a live recording of a new David Wilcox song he performed at The Grove this past summer. Feels apropos. This is not exactly legal, but enjoy it nonetheless. Download 04_train_station.m4a
Peace.
I am posting a slideshow of our trip to Idaho. You will need the free Quicktime player in order to view. You can get the LATEST software by clicking here. The file is about 10mb. If you right click the file below you can download to your computer permanently by clicking "save target as" or "save as". Enjoy.
However, entering back into reality is always tough, especially when it is rainy and muggy the first 36 hours you are home. But this afternoon the cold front moved in (by Florida standards). We set out for the lake with the Sweet's. Always a good time hanging out with our good friends and letting the 4-legged children play. Getting out was just what I needed. Here's a little video clip of the dogs which allowed me to test out our new digital camera.
Lastly, it has been so good to be back with our girl Sydnie! She is exhausting and we definitely rested in Idaho, but we sure missed her! Her very presence is life-giving. She's just flat out fun.
Thanks for your prayers...my dad is out of the hospital! Heart should be alright with some diet changes, exercise, etc. I'll let him give you the details if you want. We are all very relieved. Now on to some other news...my dad's first book is published and available online. You can purchase on Amazon by clicking here. You should definitley check it out, particularly if you are involved in education.
More blogging to come about our trip to Idaho and many more pics.
I have been fascinated with a book entitled THE RISE OF THE CREATIVE CLASS by Richard Florida. In it he is charting the growth of certain cities based on their ability to draw the "creative class." Mark Driscoll recommended this book in addressing church planters. The rationale being that the church planters should target areas listed in Florida's book because these are the places of culture makers. Affect the culture makers for Jesus and you change the culture. So it's got me looking up countless cities seeing which one's rank the hightest and who might be in need of a church plant. Orlando ranks okay, but places like Austin, Seattle and Raleigh are off the charts.
I've digressed. I am posting a link to a podcast featuring a lecture by Richard Florida. Though it is dealing specifically with his thoughts about Pittsburgh (he is a professor at Carnegie-Mellon), it is interesting nonetheless. You can pick up on his general thought it seems without wading through his writings (though I do recommend the book). Enjoy.
