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Barrack Obama’s Faith – In his own words. No spin.

by Adam Lehman on November 21, 2008 in Blogs, Culture, Faith, Politics with 4 Comments

Blog.Worship hooked me up with a link to this interview with Barrack Obama. It is an interview done about his spiritual life and beliefs. He talks a bit about sin and hell and other things. The whole interview is there so you don’t have to worry about spin or bias or whatever (which is refreshing).

http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2008/11/obamas-interview-with-cathleen.html

Compassion

by Adam Lehman on November 14, 2008 in Culture, Faith, Media, Ramblings with No comments

my first time in a casino

by Adam Lehman on November 1, 2008 in Culture, Ramblings with No comments

last night i was in a casino for my first time. i’ve always thought that gamblings was a poor use of money and gets people hooked on addictions. however, i’d never been in one.

so i was in anderson, in and a buddy and I stopped by to watch a friend of his in a band.

that being said, it was really a sad site. if you imagined a retirement home combined with a college party, you’d get a good picture of life in the casino.

so yeah, just my observation.

generation we

by Adam Lehman on October 28, 2008 in Blogs, Culture, Media, Politics, Youth Ministry with No comments

rethinkngyouthministry brought my attention to this video. great stuff.

thoughts from today

by Adam Lehman on October 20, 2008 in Church, Culture, Ramblings, Youth Ministry with 2 Comments

things i thought today:

  • i can’t wait to get married
  • my future wife is planning a wedding like a champ. i’m gonna let her have a cat cuz she’s doing such a good job (don’t tell her though).
  • money stuff gave me a lot of pressure today. 
  • then i remembered that i’m very wealthy compared to most people on earth.
  • i love podcasts
  • shane claiborne and tony campolo challenged me today
  • i’ve got to quit complaining about the “church” and start being the “Church” that i want to see in the world
  • i want to set up my life so that i rub shoulders with all types of people: rich, poor, black, white, brown, red, democrat, republican, gay, straight, young, old, etc, etc, etc…
  • i am so thankful for the church i’m serving at
  • “everyone wants to change the world, but no one wants to do the dishes” 
  • i love student ministry

two great things

by Adam Lehman on October 14, 2008 in Blogs, Culture, Media, Music, Ramblings with 1 Comment

scot mcknight offers his tax plan

loswhit shares a cool video

John McCain stands up to supporters who call Obama “Arab”

by Adam Lehman on October 11, 2008 in Culture, Politics, Ramblings with 4 Comments

Ed Gilbreath pointed me to this video and  I’m so so thankful for it. It is Senator McCain standing up to some of his more “passionate” supporters. They were saying trash about Obama that has been fed to them by FoxNews or Rush Limbaugh or something, and he stood up to them and told the truth.

Thank you Senator McCain. Regardless of what happens in the election, I’m a bit more proud that we have two politicians who, for the most part, haven’t tore the reputation of each other apart (though some of their supporters have tried).

McCain’s Slogan: Country First

by Adam Lehman on October 6, 2008 in Culture, Politics with 1 Comment

Aaron Monts writes a great article about the idea of “country first” and if that idea can be aligned with Christianity.

McCain’s slogan is “country first.” Great stuff right? As a Christian, I would have to say that I am first and foremost committed to being a disciple of Christ. That means accepting and living out Christ’s teachings. Therefore, I cannot place “country first.” It is my hope that people would associate the tag “Christian” with me before they would associate the tag “patriot” (though both aren’t bad).

Also, I would have to say, country can’t be third, because my wife would fill that spot. Nor can it be fourth, because my friends and family would fill that void. Nor can country be fifth, as I think Jesus’ call to care for the poor, sick, widow, and needy falls before my commitment to America.

I would also say that I think those in other countries have just as valid claim to freedom and right to establish their governments as they see fit, so I wouldn’t even say that America is first (in my mind) among all countries. I would go even farther as to say that I’m not even committed to democracy (though I appreciate it and am very thankful for those who defend it and i am going to exercise my democratic rights). I’m not saying democracy is the worst (it may be the best) I’m just saying that I’m not committed to it. There are other things that are much more important than democracy.

My Neighborhood was Lucky to Have Me

by Adam Lehman on October 3, 2008 in Blogs, Culture with No comments

I was reminded that when I first began ministry in the city.  I thought that i was bringing Jesus into the neighborhood;  That my presence brought hope, That my neighborhood was lucky to have me there.

I didn’t realize that Jesus had been in my neighborhood long before I got there.  That the local African-American churches (which I did not trust by the way) had been showing the love of Christ for 50 years.

From Noel Ritter

Thanks to Cwillz for the heads up.

i don’t handle rest very well

by Adam Lehman on September 29, 2008 in Culture, Faith, Ramblings with No comments

Every monday I spend “resting.” This includes a number of things: reading, working out, watching movies, journaling, hanging out at starbucks or something. I try very hard to practice a sabbath.

and sometimes it just doesn’t seem to work. I can feel myself well up with nervous energy. I think that I ought to be “working” or “doing something” or “accomplishing.” The whole point of a sabbath is just to “be.” Around 6pm today, i started to feel like the day was a waste. I didn’t accomplish much, i laid around. I read.

you see, i live in the world. i live around a group of people who are extremely talk-oriented. they seem to be very very busy all the time and i feel like a loser for taking a sabbath.

we were all born into a world and into a culture which has patterns. these patterns, sometimes, are very good. other times, these patterns are very much different than what Christ would have for us. I think i’m realizing that the pattern of business and “success” is all around me. “resting” is seen as a waste.

just some thoughts.

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