Get Ready
As much as I am disappointed that I did not get the job in Seattle, I am very excited to stay here in Dallas for the foreseeable future. I’m stoked to remain a part of the community that God gifted to me. I’m very excited about the passion and zeal that many of these folks possess for authentic, gospel community. I’m excited to get back up to Dallas to get settled in for the next year. But what I am most excited about is the smaller opportunities that God has opened for me. This last year was a great year for me, what I call a healthy year. However, I’m not ready to settle for what I’ve experienced up to this point. I want more. I want to go deeper. I want authentic. I don’t want to settle. Seth Godin recently commented about settling on his blog:
Along the way, we settle.
We settle for something not quite right, or an outfit that isn’t our best look, or a job that doesn’t quite maximize our talents. We settle for relationships that don’t give us joy, or a website that’s, “good enough.”
The only way to get mediocre is one step at a time.
You don’t have to settle. It’s a choice you get to make every day.
I don’t want to settle for another year of the same stuff. (as great as it was) I want to see something greater, and more beautiful than what I’ve experience last year.
I can feel there’s something brewing. I know God has me here for reason. I can feel it just around the edge. And I know two things that desperately need…
1) More of the Gospel
2) More people who won’t settle
Let me know if you want to join me.
Seattle & Job Hunts
Well as it turns out, I didn’t get the job in Seattle. I would be lying to you if I said I wasn’t disappointed. But I’m stoked to be staying in Dallas! I’ve told many people this before, I’ve never been happier than I’ve been here in Dallas. Both options (staying and going) were two great options! So I’m happy to be staying here.
But that means I’ve got still more work to do! I’ve got to find a better job than the one I’m at right now, and I’ve got to find a place to live! Keep praying that God would provide opportunities for me as I refocus on what’s next for me here in Big D.
What Have We Done
Oh my soul, oh my Jesus
Judas sold you for 30, I’d have done it for less
Oh my soul, oh my Saviour
Peter denied you 3 times, I have denied you more
As the nails when in, I was standing right there
As you breathed your last, I shook my head and I cried
Oh my God what have we done
We have destroyed your son
Oh my God what have we done
We have destroyed your son
And the blood ran down, I was standing right there
And the water poured, I shook my head and I cried
Oh my God what have we done
We have destroyed your son
Oh my God what have we done
We have destroyed your son
Re:Sound Preview Sampler
Re:Sound, a new project started by Mars Hill Church in Seattle, just released a preview sampler of eight worship song from four of their forthcoming albums. It’s stinking awesome! Check it out here!!!
Pray For Me
After a year away from the Pacific Northwest, I am considering taking a job in Seattle.
Some questions you might have:
What does this mean for school? – This job actually could enable me to continue with school part-time, and not take on any more debt. I have loved this last year studying at Redeemer Seminary under men like Sinclair Ferguson, Elliott Greene, Mike Rasmussen, and others. However, I haven’t been able to cover all my expenses. I’ve been working at a local coffee shop to cover my rent, but all my other expenses (and half of my tuition) have been covered through student loans. At this current rate, I could be buried under student loans if I was to remain a full-time student here in Dallas. If I do get this job, I plan on continuing seminary, and hopefully will be able to finish my degree debt free! (Which is awesome for a future church planter!) I will be considering some distant education options, in the event that I do move to Seattle.
How did this come about? – Well I’ve made several connections over the last year with some amazing guys from Seattle. I sent in my resume back in early May and was backed through a great recommendation from one of those connections. I didn’t hear back from the organization for two weeks, and then suddenly last week I received and e-mail for the guy that I would be working for in Seattle. We exchanged a couple of e-mail, and then decided I would fly up to visit and interview in person for the job.
When are you going? – I will be flying up to Seattle on June 13th, and I will be staying through June 15th. Then I’ll be flying down to Portland to spend a couple of days with some friends there.
How can we pray? – Pray that I would walk by faith, not by what makes sense. Pray that God would create a holy unsettling in me, if I am not supposed to move. Pray for wisdom for those who are hiring for the position. Pray that I would live my life on God’s terms, not on my own. Pray that whatever I end up doing that God’s kingdom would be advanced through it.
What happens if you don’t get the job? – I will continue walking obediently in the lanes that God has currently provided for me through Redeemer and my current job.
If you have any questions, feel free to call me or ask me next time you see me!
For the King,
Paul
Two Futures
A great new movement that has been started by “American Christians for the abolition of all nuclear weapons. We believe that we face two futures and one choice: a world without nuclear weapons or a world ruined by them. We support the multilateral, global, irreversible, and verifiable elimination of nuclear weapons, as a biblically-grounded mandate and as a contemporary security imperative.”
MIA
Sorry I haven’t posted anything in the last week or so. I’ve been owned by midterms for one of my classes. This week I was in Orlando, FL for a church planters conference. I’m hoping to post something new this week, but I’m busy catching up. Some of the men I heard speak this week were just dynamite! If you want to check them out here’s some links to their personal blogs, and multimedia sites:
