tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39666058972222435662024-11-01T05:35:03.670-05:00jasongcarrier.blogspot.comJason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-23123026023825289682015-05-18T21:31:00.002-05:002015-05-18T21:43:03.440-05:00Monsters, Malachi, and Whiny Children
If I could do it all over again, this might be required reading for the boys.
The title says it all.
Sure, the fear of God is a more nobel motivation
but the fear of monsters would've likely yielded immediate results.
Whiny children, Malachi has a lot to say about these sorts.
Though written roughly 2,500 ago, the prophet's artistry is unparalleled.
Using nine intermittent phrases, Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-67422717851193655382015-04-30T15:58:00.003-05:002015-04-30T16:10:30.672-05:00The Line was Crossed...What Now? Part 2
The church in Corinth had it all:
Incest - check
Rampant drama - check
Unbridled hypocrisy - check
A full run of Springer episodes - check
Entrenched, blatant rebellion pervaded the church.
From open incest and internal squabbles, to greed and masked idolatry,
professing-believers arrogantly redefined righteousness and lived as pagans.
As expected, Paul demanded the
Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-26876465015411571382015-04-23T14:43:00.001-05:002015-04-24T09:51:55.725-05:00The Line was Crossed...What Now?
In our house, Sharpies are considered contraband.
Slightly more tolerable than your common street drug.
And we’ve seen it all.
From pants and table runners, to tabletops and hair coloring
– nothing good ever happens mixing four pre-adolescent boys with permanent
markers.
Once that line is established, it is indeed permanent.
Sure, remedies exist but Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-35488523918802525752015-04-02T21:48:00.001-05:002015-04-14T08:05:42.611-05:00Zechariah: Passion Week Foretold
The Book of Zechariah:
A Crash Course
While the entire book Zechariah is apocalyptic in nature, it breaks down into two distinct sections. Bear with me! The first, 1:1-8:23, is a series of eight off-the-wall prophecies that
were ultimately fulfilled in the 6th century BC. And while these successive visions are
certainly unique, they do follow a linear path. Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-23857794148237503232015-03-26T00:11:00.001-05:002015-03-26T07:22:46.000-05:00Everest: Follow Their Lead<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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On May 31, 1934, Maurice Wilson's last journal entry read,
"Off again, gorgeous day. "
In the winter of that same year Wilson, an eccentric Englishman with no mountaineering or aviation experience, took off to conquer Mt. Everest. With reckless abandon Wilson's plan involved crashing his small plane onto the slopes of Tibet. From there, he would proceed to climb Everest.
(Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-77092700983540093302015-03-10T15:00:00.002-05:002015-03-18T14:11:24.275-05:00Everest: The Ascent Toward Unity <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-55821678867269546532015-02-17T10:58:00.001-06:002015-02-18T12:09:38.419-06:00Waiting Well
530 years.
Five centuries is difficult to quantify:
530 years ago Johann Gutenberg completed the first Bible.
The Turks conquered Constantinople.
Columbus sailed on the Santa Maria.
Ivan the Great became the first czar.
By the year 2306 our nation will be 530 years old.
No matter who you look at it, 530 years is a long time to wait.
By roughly Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-74504162914509614482014-02-27T08:28:00.002-06:002014-02-27T08:29:28.650-06:00Great Read
Great Content. Textually Sound. Easy to Read.
While the article's focus is chiefly on multi-ethnic churches the principles easily apply to multi-generational churches as well.
I'd encourage you to take the time, read the piece, and consider the commonly accepted practice of multiple service styles. Contemporary, traditional, blended, liturgical - the list could be endlessJason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-80417613413257734892014-02-13T08:32:00.000-06:002015-02-17T13:15:02.919-06:00The Servant Knows
I loved the Bo Knows campaign.
Nike nailed it with this cross-trainer ad.
From baseball to hockey, from MJ to McEnroe - Bo knows.
Recently I was struck with something incredible:
The Servant knows. Above all, He knows obedience.
And far too often I don't know diddley.
Note the Servant’s words in Isaiah 50:4-5:
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-62943925048606664162014-01-25T10:51:00.001-06:002014-01-25T10:51:29.395-06:00Look Who's Coming For Dinner
If people are coming over, we typically try to clean house.
This routine is often an odd mix of both chaos and calm.
But it usually works for us.
Houseguests typically provide motivation.
In Exodus the nation of Israel is preparing for company. As we spoke about Sunday, the entirety of chapters 25-40 deal with the nation preparing toJason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-75821644715436328422014-01-15T12:09:00.001-06:002014-01-15T12:09:29.541-06:00Look But Don't Touch <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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New Years.
Out with the old, in with the new.
A blank slate.
Hope of change.
Quite likely, Isaiah would’ve partied hard on New Years.
Maybe even stayed up to see the ball drop.
Twice the prophet carefully articulates the idea of revolution.1
Out with the old, in with the new.
Gone is the rebellious city of man, in with the mountain of God.
Hope fulfilled. Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-34238319130582668962013-12-24T11:07:00.003-06:002013-12-26T09:24:43.820-06:00Still Happy? <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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The Golden Age of Wrastlin'
Rowdy Roddy Piper, The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff
Hulk Hogan, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, The Junkyard Dog, Andre the Giant
I'll just say it. During the mid-80's WWF was at its height. I can still hear Mean Gene's voice booming through the TV, delivering quality suspense and unscripted drama.
I was convinced it was all real. Of course they Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-65556117452207363022013-10-21T17:56:00.003-05:002015-02-17T13:15:02.907-06:00"The" Lord of Hosts<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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By the fall of 1989 Billy Joel captured
airwaves with his third Billboard number 1, We
Didn’t Start the Fire. As the story
goes, the lyrics were compiled soon after a young adult quipped that Joel’s
youth was uncomplicated and that the musician simply could not relate with the
sociopolitical uncertainty of the 80’s. From
the young man’s vantage point the 50’s and 60’s were Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-59144398707881850572012-07-03T10:32:00.002-05:002012-07-03T10:42:53.263-05:00Stop and Think
"It sort of makes you stop and think doesn't it"
Recently I came across an article written by Robert Lupton entitled "Asking the Right Questions About Serving". I highly recommend it to anyone considering local or global ministry initiatives. Essentially it addresses and informs the "whys and hows" of our Christian service.
Should the principles within the article interest you, Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3966605897222243566.post-47529630446326295102012-06-19T15:45:00.001-05:002012-06-19T15:48:53.945-05:00Another African American President, The Pulpit, and the Status Quo
Glad to see the Southern Baptist Convention voted in Fred Luter as its first black president. On many levels this would seem encouraging, if not monumental. I suppose to a certain extent I agree. Still yet, the answer to the ongoing fragmentation of the evangelical church will not be found in a man that serves a one year term - the answer rests in the much less glamourous position of Jason Carrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06079058243768160436noreply@blogger.com0