conversation for the journey
brian
Originally uploaded by nathansean.i had a chance to chat with brian mclaren this morning. just nate and brian... ready to take the world by storm.
ok maybe it wasn't quite a "take the world by storm" chat, but it was very special.
thank you brian for the insight.
thank you brian for the challenge.
thank you brian for the encouragement.
BUCK BUCK!!!
buck buck 3
Originally uploaded by nathansean.so at the beginning of this year we satrted a game that FAT ALBERT made famous... BUCK BUCK! it goes like this...
::five guys bent ove holding each other around the waist (get your mind out of the gutter!!!)
::then they all bend over and place your head along thier hip(i said get your mind out of the gutter you sicko, jeremy!)
::then, five other guys get a running start and heave themselves on the backs of the bend over fellows.
::right before the jump, the "jumper" yells BUCK! BUCK!
::then you repeat untill all five jumpers are on the backs of the "benders" or
::until the benders fall over and blow thier knees out.
fun stuff!!!
the rules are as follows...
1. you can not talk about BUCK! BUCK!
2. you can not talk about BUCK! BUCK!
(i have been given clearance from the NBBRRC for the purpose of expanding interest in the sport)
in the above photo you can see gerald and aj playing the roles of "benders" (the other three are not seen). wallace and myself are playing the role of "protectors" for the innocent by standers. we were playing in the HUB. (typically BUCK BUCK is played outside)
check out the look on brian's face.
the photos below give you a little taste of the chaos that ensued.
here comes dan the phantom
buck buck 1
Originally uploaded by nathansean.i think dave's "stuff" may have been awkwardly close to the back of AJ's skull... turn your head and cough!
and then add brad...
buck buck 2
Originally uploaded by nathansean.also if you look down the hall you can see whitey and craig waiting to BUCK BUCK!
oh the joys...
10 more commandments found
this summer when we were staying i elk lake with cession wallace and i found a weekly world news tabloid with the big blazing headline:
10 MORE COMMANDMENTS FOUND of course, we had to pick it up. we laughed our heads off all the way back to the cottage, but once we were there we got an even better laugh... i'll share that story on sunday. but for now... here is an portion of that piece of amazing journalism:
"Professor Lawrence who discovered the tablets containing the original Ten Commandments that Moses shattered said, that what is more astonishing is what archeologist discovered after reassembling the scattered pieces they found.
“There were actually ten more commandments carved on the back!” Lawrence told Weekly World News. “Apparently Moses was so enraged when he shattered them, that he forgot to tell the Hebrews about commandments eleven trough twenty. Unlike the first Ten Commandments, which outline an important set of moral laws, they next ten have more specific applications. They are described as ‘quality of life’ commandments. Most are self-explanatory:
11. Thou shalt tolerate the faith of others as you would have them do unto you. (“This one seems to have been directed at those who objected to other Egyptian slaves who journeyed with the flock of Moses”)
12. In matters of business, though shalt protect the rights of laborers, as Pharaoh shouldst have done. (“This is clearly a commandment to form workers unions.”)
13. Thou shalt not put they animals before people, either in body or spirit. (“This refers to the animal-gods of Egypt, specifically cats, whose well-being was put before that of people – much like today. There were sheep traveling with the group and this commandment protected them.”)
14. Thou shalt not inhale burning leaves in a house of manna where it may affect the breathing of others.
15. Thou shalt renounce a portion of they worldly goods to be collected by agents of the ruling body. (“Tax evasion was a serious problem at the time. A government without a sound tax policy is one that tends to go to war and take slaves.”)
16. Thou shalt not elect a fool to lead thee. If twice elected, they punishment shall be death by stoning.
17. Thou shalt not cry “fire and brimstone” during a large public gathering.
18. Thou shalt not erect a temple of gaming in the desert, where all will become wanton.
19. They body is sacred and thou shalt not permanently alter thy face or bosom. If thy nose offends thee, leave it alone.
The 20th commandment is too worn away to fully read, Wul said, “but after ‘Thou shalt not’ the words ‘war’ and ‘oil’ were readable. It’s still a mystery."
wow! it would seem we've made a few more mistakes that we've realized. how do they get away with this crap?
if you could write out a few of your own commandments... what would you carve into a huge slab of rock?
what an amazing two months...
i've waited for a few weeks to re-establish the blog so it could be officially two months between posts. my first thought was to hit it back up after one month, but true to my procrastinating self i missed that date by a few days and one month turned into two. oh well.
i'm leading the dicussion this week at watermark and am looking forward to it. we are in a conversation called "LIFE IS WAITING". it is a look at the ten commandments, or ten words. i hope to cover 1-3. pray for wisdom and clarity.
in my study and reading of job, we are discussing job in cession, i can across this cool, powerful and challenging sentence.
"We cannot have truth about God divorced from the mind and heart of God."o God grant me the beat of your heart and the thoughts of your mind as i present your truth. and please wash me with your grace when i miss a beat and waste a thought.
