I Don't Like Apple

I'm still chuggin' along on those China thoughts, and I'm sharing my experience in church tommorow, so I'll be able to put my thoughts down in a more timely manner here in the coming week.

I had about 30 minutes of thoughts about the Leadership Summit conference I attended these past three days, but I'm writing from my friend's iMac, and I accidentally pushed the delete button. On the iMac, apparently, pushing the delete button not only erases your work, but navigates backwards in your internet browser. And so all those thoughts are gone. Maybe I'm Mac inept, and I'm not being spiritually edifying by hating of a hunk of plastic and little chips, but I wanted to write this out so that I could have something to show for the time that I spent writing. If you're a Mac fan, much love for you - I was even thinking of getting one myself, if the Rapture doesn't happen before I save enough disposable money to appropriate one. But now I'm not sure if I could handle it. After I'm done with this post, me and the iMac are going to reconcile, because I don't want the sun to go down on my anger. I feel better already.

So here's the paraphrase of what I wrote: The conference = awesome. The truth - worshipping, learning, growing, and yearning for Christ simultaneously with 55,000 other Christ-followers around the US and the world is a cool feeling. Ken Ulmer = the man. Bill Hybels = stud. I love Jesus.

Well, that's all she wrote. Well, all I wrote. I was at the beach this last thursday - it was the bomb. I've been challenged through the things that I've heard this past week to have a renewed heart for the church, that we believers might make GOD known by our abundant love for each other, and as a leader, to lead with humility, passion, compassion, and with a reverence for the surpassing worth of JESUS and the leading of the Holy Spirit. That's some dense stuff, and I'm stoked for what GOD's will holds for me and for those 55,000 church leaders who've gone home with a renewed spirit and a vision for what GOD desires for his kingdom on Earth to look like. It feels so good to be refreshed, and that was just what I needed - to know that I'm not crazy, and that everything is going to be OK. See you soon.