Happy New Year
Posted on January 4th, 2006 by catalyst into the Uncategorized categoryI love how no one takes JP and I seriously. We say we’re quitting the blog, and everyone laughs and thinks “Yeah, whatever.”
Nevertheless, my good blogging buddy Chris Snethen is asking for a return, and some of the commenters want more. Thus, while I am enjoying this break, I am also definitely planning on coming back. Though, it will probably be more limited, since I truly enjoy not thinking about City Bible all the time.
However, I also really enjoy people’s comments, and the fun I have writing everything. Blogging can feel like a job sometimes, but there are also times it can be a blast.
So I’ll be back. But I need a little longer to just chill and not have to think about poking fun at CBC.
In the meantime, here’s a quick link for you to have fun with. The City Church in Seattle is planning a church plant on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. If you want a good laugh, read the confirmation section. It’s a list of prophecies telling the City Church to move to DC.
Good times…
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January 4th, 2006 at 7:46 am
Love it.
Happy New Year everyone.
January 4th, 2006 at 9:10 am
Actually, those were pretty good prophetic words. Dick Iverson’s especially resonated with me — he’s been a model of sound judgment and a shepherd’s heart for over fifty years. Thank you for providing us with some good reading material!
January 4th, 2006 at 9:23 am
You have a good blog, John. I like it. It’s very thoughtful.
Honestly though, don’t you think the City Church is getting carried away. Did you read the prophecy about Martial Eagles?
And the prophecies were all about making the church a powerful leader. Where are the prophecies about helping the poor, loving the hurt?
That said: I also really liked Dick Iverson’s prophecy. I thought his was actually encouraging.
Anyway, thanks for commenting John. And I’ll try to check out your blog on a regular basis.
January 4th, 2006 at 9:42 am
Haha, yes, I’ll agree with you that that was rather silly. I think our prophecies reflect the strange goings-on of our minds more often than we’d like to admit. I’ll admit that words I’ve prayed over people have been based on images in my own head that have had more to with the pizza I’d eaten than the word of the Lord. (That is why I prefer today to pray in the imperative only from the Scripture.)
You know what’s funny, though? Even the prayers I’ve prayed absent-mindedly have sometimes spoken directly to people’s life situations. Of course, that was the work of the Lord and nothing to do with me, but it confirms that if even Balaam’s donkey could be used to speak the word of the Lord, I and my fellow fledgling prophets can put our trust in God to speak even through our silliness, to put His Word even in our bumbling, trembling lips.
January 4th, 2006 at 9:46 am
This is VERY scary.
January 4th, 2006 at 11:17 am
Are these people crazy??? Are they actually “quoting” the Holy Spirit?
January 4th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Did you see their Sex in the City series? Now why did they have to go and steal the title? This is as lame or lamer than CBC’s references to Starbucks culture as an example of church community.
http://www.thecity.org/index.php?/bibletruths/sexinthecity/
January 4th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
I saw it. It will definately make for a future blog. Check out the FAQ’s at the bottom of the page. Even Better!
January 4th, 2006 at 2:48 pm
Welcome back!
January 4th, 2006 at 3:16 pm
“Our passion is to build a world class church in a world class city to reach the world.”
Hey, why not? After all, wasn’t it Jesus who came to earth, wrote himself a few best-seller books, established a big church in the middle of Rome, and preached mightily to the established leadership of the day?
lol.
January 5th, 2006 at 4:04 pm
Go Henri!