need money

ok, i know this sounds like a joke, but i am looking for an investor or a company with $25M to buy out a wireless cellular business partnership. seriously if you know someone that may have any interest in something like this please contact me.

really!

i'm considering opening an apple account to purchase a new G5.

i'm having pc problems again. -yuk

this is something you don't see everyday - we took a little trip to amarillo last week and stopped by the infamous cadillac ranch on historic route 66. it's worth a look but you're probably more likely to be abducted by aliens than have a good reason to go to amarillo, that is of course unless you are on your way out of texas to go to the mountains. :)

new day at clay street

i'm getting excited about some changes coming down the line at clay street community. for starters we finally have folks ready to listen to a small group of us and allow us to move according to our convictions and not theirs. although i must say that we have no desire to do anything contrary to the stated vision statement, just carry it out in a little different way. ok, so it's not that different, but at the moment any change is good.

before i write any more i must admit that none of these things are our own, but a resemblance of what those that have come before us envisioned (their links are to the right). part of me is sad that this seems like too little too late and that i could still see nathan, shannon, stacy, and lora each week as i enter into worship, but then i see the austin community that has been developed and i know that they have done so much more for so many more people. anyway all that to say these are idea evolved from their connection with the father and community, not ours.

the big thing i am excited about is the evening format change. currently it is typically 20 mins worship, 45 mins or longer of preaching, and a closing song - standard modern linear design. the first change will be to "limit" to preaching to around 15 or 20 mins, close and then move to a time of food and discussion time. it is very evident that the corporate community has been a big draw and lately we are having to chase folks out of the building long after anything has officially stopped. sometimes then they move to the parking lot or playground and talk for hours. this is the time when meaningful community / ministry can happen and we are missing it. we have been placing all the evangelistic eggs in the sermon basket and truthfully it has been a bad investment (speaking for nite service only - i have not attended a morn service in quite a while).

anyway this is only the first step to get away from the central piece of the evening pie being the preaching part. preachers if you happen to stop by and read this, i mean no disrespect, but for the most part the content is irrelevant even though in another setting it would be received with accolades and it is not presented very well to the audience - just b/c you add a video clip of braveheart speaking about something coming out of his arse doesn't fix all the problems. it just makes everyone remember that they heard the word ass in church and that we showed part of a rated R movie during the sermon.

please pray with us as we strive to allow the father to direct our steps on this journey. we are not bitter young adults trying to cause problems, but are leaders who want to be obedient to help an organization carry out the great commission to a community.

now i have to go clean out my garage. Blessings, kerry

ok so i finally watched queer eye for the straight guy last night. it was actually an enjoyable show except for the fact that i guess you have to be gay to have any fashion sense. hmmm, not sure how i feel about that and i thought that queer was a bad word. oh well, so much for my subscription to GQ.

i did hear a guy on fox news this morning say "be retro - go hetero." hmmm (once again).

:) Kerry

while following endless random links i found this pic on a site. thanks michelle for reminding me how much i used to be an x file fan. btw her site is excellent!

another tylerism

tyler and i went to get ice cream tonight and on the way back he mentioned that the birds have been leaving him a feather in the yard each morning as he goes off to school. how cool and fantastical this is, i thought...until i saw the yard.

you see we have two large bird feeders hanging from the tree in our yard and our neighbor faithfully fills them each morning at dawn (another cool story) and apparently there is at least one neighborhood cat with a full stomach.

have a great week!

i was going through some old files tonight and came across this picture - sorry carl - it was just way too funny. carl is our drummer at clay street and a firm believer that trucks are capable of anything, except swimming.

what stays consistent by constantly changing? i am looking for a name for something. really, this is not a riddle although it could be. email me if you want the full crazy story.

peace and blessings!

yesterday i had a quick visit with my boss that was fired in april and he told me that i should take his old job (sans the general counsel part, he was a lawyer). that was kinda encouraging, but since he got fired doing a really good job (long story) maybe i should just keep to my small part of the world. my job is important, but relatively easy as long as you stay diligent with it. i would love the challenge of something bigger, but truthfully am enjoying the rut which i currently find myself in.

Father change me into a servant worthy of your calling. may i see everything i do as a chance to bring glory to your name.

thank you Father for healing my boy.

mucho stuffo

it seems like a lot of things are going on at the moment, most of which i am excited about. i just forget to write about them - i appreciate the friendly reminders i have received.

first thing! small fry Ty is improving! PTL! if he continues on the trend he is on it looks like another surgery won't be needed. that would be such a boost to us in so many ways. we also want to be clear that any improvement is to the glory of God. we really want this to be a look-what-God-did-in-our-lives kind of thing and want everyone to know that.

di and also had a great visit with nathan on sat and was able to hear him lead worship on sun morning. it made for a great weekend.

more later -K

answer

just FYI for all those that prayed - nick started a new job yesterday that sounds perfect for him. he is an electrical wiring technician at the fredericksburg airport. he is finally receiving the respect that his skills deserve. i am so excited for him. on his behalf - thank you for praying for him.

PAX

back

my pc is finally back up and running. i smoked a power supply last week and have been DOA since. now i have a groovy new case with lights, a see through panel, more usb ports, and a huge cpu fan. my machine may not be a mac but now it looks almost as cool as one (in a rough sort of way).

part of me says that doing good church is too complicated... i think the truth is that WE are too complicated... the truth is simple and always has been. i love nathan's current thread.

had an interesting nite at clay street. i believe now that the hand of providence had us take our leave when we did (last november maybe?) so we ourselves could heal and now maybe help others with their decision to either leave or stay. i hate it that is has to be that way. why can't a good thing just become a great thing, and then even a greater thing? whatever the case, there are folks there that hurt and i am one that hurts no more, so maybe i can be used to help others heal. i never saw this one coming - how great the Father!

something else ~ some folks moved in next door to the clay street warehouse and it seems they don't share the same affections for all the noise we make. this one could get touchy and will need the wisdom of solomon to handle. of course it is also good that 2 of the elders are lawyers. hmmm.

just got back from a few days in orlando. had a business mtg at a place that was connected to universal studios. it was tiring, but a good trip. everytime i go to a place like that i get all excited again about technical stuff. you see one day i will have a "club church" or maybe just support someone with a club-esque ministry. an example would be a light set up like on the video of coldplay's clocks and song's like madonna's die another day. Really. that's my thing and i have a feeling that it could be others' thing as well.

i'll write more about my trip later. i need to take a nap before clay street tonight.

seeking guidance from my spiritual family

i am considering an idea of starting a web site of some sort to link non-profit agencies with needs to people who want to give. the motivation for this is that i believe folks may have "good" stuff they just don't need, but don't realize that someone else out there can be blessed with it. i also have tried to fill out the cumbersome grant requests and make sure all of the paperwork is perfect and i'm just not focussed enough to complete that task.

i started working out the details yesterday while trimming my trees and right after that big branch got me. maybe i should seek the help of a doctor and not a webmaster. :)

PAX - Kerry


btw ~ you may know of a site already out there that does this. if so, let me know and i may turn my resources into helping them.

my buddy nick's new ink - ouch!

tyler is going to be a bike guy. ok by me. maybe i should visit the harley shop this next weekend!

i thought i'd give tyler some credit for helping me dig the pad for his swimming pool. this was much more work than i had expected, but he actually has been more help then i would have guessed. go small fry ty!