I think I just found my new favorite song ever!
(Although I am not quite sure what it means… I love it…)
God is a Girl, by Groove Coverage:
Remembering me, discover and see,
All over the world, she's known as a girl,
To those who are free, their minds shall be key,
Forgotten as the past, 'cause history will last.
God is a girl, wherever you are,
Do you believe it, can you receive it,
God is a girl, whatever you say,
Do you believe it, can you receive it,
God is a girl, however you live,
Do you believe it, can you receive it,
God is a girl, she's only a girl,
Do you believe it, can you receive it?
She wants to shine, forever in time,
She is so driven, she's always mine,
Clearly and free, she wants you to be,
A part of the future, a girl like me,
There is a sky, illuminating us,
Someone is out there, that we truly trust,
There is a rainbow, for you and me,
A beautiful sunrise, eternally.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Saturday, November 26, 2005
To sin or not to sin?
I am not sure I like the word “sin” any more (not that I ever did). It seems that it has outlasted its usefulness with me.
We focus so much on sin, on what not to do, that we forget to do the things we should do.
In a typical youth group we spend 51 weeks a year speaking about how to avoid sin and then we spend one week on a mission trip.
That needs to be reversed.
We need to spend 51 weeks speaking on, learning about and doing mission and if necessary one week on how to avoid sin.
We forget that God left us here to do the work of Jesus in the world. Which brings me to another thing. We focus so much on what Jesus did not do “sin” that we spend no time on what Jesus did do “mission”.
In my view the only sin worth avoiding is the sin of not being on mission for God in the world.
Everything else is ultimately meaningless.
Also posted on Blairology 40 Days
We focus so much on sin, on what not to do, that we forget to do the things we should do.
In a typical youth group we spend 51 weeks a year speaking about how to avoid sin and then we spend one week on a mission trip.
That needs to be reversed.
We need to spend 51 weeks speaking on, learning about and doing mission and if necessary one week on how to avoid sin.
We forget that God left us here to do the work of Jesus in the world. Which brings me to another thing. We focus so much on what Jesus did not do “sin” that we spend no time on what Jesus did do “mission”.
In my view the only sin worth avoiding is the sin of not being on mission for God in the world.
Everything else is ultimately meaningless.
Also posted on Blairology 40 Days
Thursday, November 17, 2005
An attitude of humble repentance
An attitude of humble repentance seems more important then ever today in light of the recent events that have taken place between my own school and church that I love. The Georgia Baptist Convention has voted to sever ties with Mercer University. I have grown up as part of the GBC, my father is a Baptist minister. I am a graduate of Mercer and a current graduate student at Mercer’s Theology School. No matter who is right or wrong in this situation just as in a divorce, the children are the ones who get hurt.
As a Georgia Baptist I would like to apologize to all the students who will ultimately be affected by this decision. All the money that the GBC gives to Mercer is used as scholarships for students from Georgia Baptist Churches. I could not have gone to Mercer if I had not been given this scholarship. As a Mercer student I would greatly appreciate to see an apology from the GBC for this sad and regretful situation. It seems that we will forever have something from which to repent. May we be ever thankful for the grace and love of God that provides us with the opportunity to do so.
As a Georgia Baptist I would like to apologize to all the students who will ultimately be affected by this decision. All the money that the GBC gives to Mercer is used as scholarships for students from Georgia Baptist Churches. I could not have gone to Mercer if I had not been given this scholarship. As a Mercer student I would greatly appreciate to see an apology from the GBC for this sad and regretful situation. It seems that we will forever have something from which to repent. May we be ever thankful for the grace and love of God that provides us with the opportunity to do so.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Personality Types: INTP that’s the one for me.
What follows are excerpts from the “Fundamentals Report for the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator” by Charles Martin, Ph.D. they are a few of the things that I think describe me pretty well. Let me know what you think? (Although as an INTP I only care for the academic exercise, not for my own self image :)
“For INTP’s the driving force in their lives is to understand whatever phenomenon is the focus of their attention.”
“…they naturally question and critique ideas and events as they strive for understanding.”
“New ideas and new ways of doing things fascinate INTPs.”
“They want the freedom to pursue their ideas in their own way, and thus seek variety and independence in their lives.”
“INTPs are usually tolerant and adaptable and give other people wide leeway of behavior, feeling little need to control others.”
"INTPs are usually more interested in ideas and concepts than in people, though people may be the subject of their acute thinking and analysis.”
"INTPs my at times be weak on follow-though and self-direction, and they may even forget to attend to the details of everyday life."
"They may appear reserved and impersonal, though they do usually enjoy discussions with other people who share their own keen interest in ideas."
See also, Blairology: Holistic Health, Day 9
“For INTP’s the driving force in their lives is to understand whatever phenomenon is the focus of their attention.”
“…they naturally question and critique ideas and events as they strive for understanding.”
“New ideas and new ways of doing things fascinate INTPs.”
“They want the freedom to pursue their ideas in their own way, and thus seek variety and independence in their lives.”
“INTPs are usually tolerant and adaptable and give other people wide leeway of behavior, feeling little need to control others.”
"INTPs are usually more interested in ideas and concepts than in people, though people may be the subject of their acute thinking and analysis.”
"INTPs my at times be weak on follow-though and self-direction, and they may even forget to attend to the details of everyday life."
"They may appear reserved and impersonal, though they do usually enjoy discussions with other people who share their own keen interest in ideas."
See also, Blairology: Holistic Health, Day 9
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Passion for Dirtiness
We are not called to be pure.
Did God stay pure and clean up in heaven?
No.
God came to the earth and got dirty.
Therefore God calls use to get dirty.
“Be dirty as I am dirty”
That is what we are called to do.
Holiness does not equal purity.
Holiness requires messiness.
We need a passion to get dirty.
The good thing is God built this within everyone.
Find it and unleash it.
Have a Passion for Dirtiness.
Did God stay pure and clean up in heaven?
No.
God came to the earth and got dirty.
Therefore God calls use to get dirty.
“Be dirty as I am dirty”
That is what we are called to do.
Holiness does not equal purity.
Holiness requires messiness.
We need a passion to get dirty.
The good thing is God built this within everyone.
Find it and unleash it.
Have a Passion for Dirtiness.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
40 Days of Holistic Health
Holistic Health consists of 7 aspects of being:
• Spiritual
• Physical
• Mental
• Emotional
• Relational
• Recreational
• Preparational
These aspects of being are not separate but interconnected and interwoven to make up who we are and what we do. I will use these seven aspects to plan the next 40 Days of life I am given by the Creator. As an overall tool I will use Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life to facilitate my listening to the voice of the Sustainer along the way. Knowing that it is only because of the action and invitation of the Redeemer, in the life of the world, that I am able to be on this journey at all.
Please see BLAIROLOGY: 40 DAYS OF HOLISTIC HEALTH if you wish to join me.
• Spiritual
• Physical
• Mental
• Emotional
• Relational
• Recreational
• Preparational
These aspects of being are not separate but interconnected and interwoven to make up who we are and what we do. I will use these seven aspects to plan the next 40 Days of life I am given by the Creator. As an overall tool I will use Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven Life to facilitate my listening to the voice of the Sustainer along the way. Knowing that it is only because of the action and invitation of the Redeemer, in the life of the world, that I am able to be on this journey at all.
Please see BLAIROLOGY: 40 DAYS OF HOLISTIC HEALTH if you wish to join me.
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- Blair is a graduate of Mercer University in Macon, GA. Where he earned a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Communication and Theatre Arts and a minor in Christianity. Blair earned his M. Div. from the McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta. Blair is currently pursuing the Blairology Global Project. Blair is an Eagle Scout.