If you are not familiar with TOMS Shoes, you should be! Watch this short video about this great company!
The Return
I just bought my new MacBook yesterday morning. Expect the post to start rolling again…I’ve got tons of stuff stored up from the last couple of months!
Good Mornings
There’s an App for that!
I just discovered an awesome new application for my iPhone last night. It’s called “AlarmTunes”. It allows me to set my alarm the night before and select some songs from my personal iTunes library as my alarm sound for the next morning. You used to need an alarm clock with a connection for your iPod to enjoy this option. Now all you need to do is to download the $0.99 application and you’re ready to roll!
So my question to you: If you could wake up each morning to just one song, what song would that be? This morning I woke up to The Postal Service, instructing me on their plans of “Sleeping In”. What’s your morning theme song????
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.
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:
Jon Stewart is my hero!
Jon Stewart takes Jim Cramer from Mad Money to the woodshed! It’s a four part video, and the best is the unedited part 4 of 4 at the end.
