Archive for October, 2009



Over the next four weeks, Austin City Life will be considering what it means to be truly human in our gender, marriage, and family.
We are all broken. This really hits home when we consider our struggles with sexuality, dating, marriage, and parenting. In this series, we will attempt to show how our broken […]

Earning Fun

Phone post, no pretty pictures.
Friday Fives #119
Five Vegas Firsts:
1. NPR the whole 6 hour drive.
2. First night in, no drinking. AT ALL.
3. In bed by 10pm.
4. Up at 7am.
5. Still sober, and somehow still having fun!

VERGE Conference

Consider registering for the Verge Conference, held in Austin on Feb 4-6, 2010. Most of the Austin City Life City Group leaders are going.
Today is the last day for the hefty discount for VERGE, but don’t worry there are still a few more discounts if you cant decide whether or not to come. Speakers include:

Alan […]

Second Major Announcement

The reason that I wrote this post was that I was keeping a secret. And having a hard time with it. To be fair, I wasn’t really even keeping the secret from that many people – I told a ton of family and friends. But they’re the ones that like the boring details. I wanted […]

U2 Concerts Make You Wanna…

On the heels of attending the 360 Degree Tour and watching the global webcast of the Rose Bowl concert last night, I’ve been thinking…
There’s something about a U2 concert that makes you want to create. The sheer creativity of a U2 concert is staggering. The past 5 or 6 tours, save the stripped down Elevation […]

First Major Announcement

I have a new little family member! Well, only technically. Mom and Dadd got a puppy!
Meet Tucker:

Austin City Life & Austin Safeplace

This morning Austin City Lifers met up at a local coffeeshop and then headed over to Austin Safeplace to renovate the Teen Therapy Room.
MOVING IN

MIDWAY DONE

ALMOST DONE

FINISHED

Safeplace is a non-profit that serves abused and battered women and children. Safeplace […]

Some Clues

Bet you can guess what’s coming. These aren’t even clues. This is like a map.
#118
Five Cases Of Deja Vu:

Last year: Anxious for snow. This year: Expecting snow tomorrow.
Last year: Things I couldn’t wait for. This year: Ditto.
Last year: Drama getting going. This year: Less drama, but still.
Last year: Explaining the move. This year: Wait for it…
Last […]

What is the Church?

Here’s some Q&A from the LEAD ‘09 conference regarding the Church. All video and audio is now up!

Here is helpful definition of the local church from Mark Driscoll from Vintage Church:
The local church is a community of regenerated believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord. In obedience to Scripture they organize under qualified leadership, […]

Alpha Rev

Continuing to listen to Alpha Rev, who recently signed with Hollywood records. Outstanding music! Coldplayesque but with thier own unique twist.
Look for thier new record in February. Until then, buy Everything they have their site and iTunes.
http://www.alpharev.com/v1/