For What It's Worth: Thoughtfulness vs. Indecision

I have found that people sometimes mistake thoughtfulness for indecision. I’ve always been a thinker. Now, that doesn’t mean I’ve always made the right decision, or even thought the right thoughts for that matter, and it sure doesn’t mean I am smart. But, I do think a lot. On occasion I have experienced that my thinking has been misinterpreted for indecision. Here’s how dictionary.com defines indecision: Reluctance or an inability to make up one's mind; irresolution. It’s not indecisive to want to make a well informed and thoroughly thought through decision. It’s the opposite. When a person is thoughtful they have made the decision to think. Dictionary.com defines thoughtfulness like this: Occupied with or given to thought; contemplative. I don’t ever expect to have all of the facts, or to have complete knowledge, but I like to have as many details and as many questions answered as possible before I make a decision. When given the time, I will investigate, gather facts, compare, think, and then decide. The time I give to thought is proportionate to the time frame in which the decision must be made. (Unless I am ordering off of a menu. In most cases when it comes to choosing my grub, I am indecisive.) When I make a decision I want it to be one made from a platform of knowledge.

So there.

Now, if I can just decide what to blog about next...

We Lose Again

Well to follow up my last post, in case you were at all interested, Philly lost again. I guess that shouldn't be too surprising though. Nick Lachey's choir from Cininnati ended up winning.

Some day, we will win something. I'm sure of it.

But hey, like I said, we still have our cheesesteaks...and Rocky!

Oh, yeah, we have Vince Papale (that's pa-pa-lay). So, yeah, we got that goin' for us. And cheesesteaks. Did I mention the cheesesteaks?

A Championship Coming to Philly?

It's been a long time coming, but could it be true that a championship is coming to the city of brotherly love? No, it wouldn't come from any of our 4 pro sports teams, but we could be celebrating a winner takes all victory in the near future.

Heard of "Clash of the Choirs"? It's a show that's running this week in the evenings where 5 "celebrities" go to the streets in "American Idol" fashion and choose the best singers they can find to form a choir. The key is that each celebrity goes to their own home town to find the talent.

Philly's own Patti LaBelle and her choir has made it to the second round. Could it be? Might Philadelphia finally win something?


Well, if not, we still have our cheesesteaks.

Classic

My thoughts exactly...

Reflections

Of course there's no real satisfaction with a win during a losing season, but this sure makes 6-8 a little sweeter (if that's possible).


5 celebrates.




Lito with a nice pick.


B Wes taking on Roy Williams.



B Wes breaks free.



Much love.


For the record, I still wish he was ours...

Bryant Mumbel

I hate to dog a guy, but if you saw last week's NFL Network game where the Cowboys hosted the Packers, you'd have to agree: Gumbel has been terrible. Besides the fact that he mumbles and speaks so low you can barely hear him, Gumbel called Tony Romo, Rick Romo, among other gaffs and blunders. If I'm not mistaken he called the 'Boys RB's Julius Barber and Marion Jones. There were so many gaffs that I had to keep clicking the 5 sec. rewind button because I couldn't believe my ears. It's been so bad that I'm thinking about doing a live blog on Thursday nights just to capture the gumbel stumbles as they happen.
Is this the best NFLN can do?

Manning's Mind

Think you can take Manning?

Try it out...manningsmind.com

Feeling Guilty?

Have you experienced this?

I tend to take a while making up my mind when ordering at a restaurant. Why is it when the waiter/waitress asks if I'm ready, and I'm not, I feel guilty when I ask for another minute?

That's one of the reasons I like going out to eat with Jason Fullen; we both like to examine the menu thoroughly, so I can blame him and not feel guilty.

Don't Faint

I was thinking, I should start a blog...and then I remembered.

After a long lay off, I've turned my brain back on, and am thinking again.

What Makes LifePoint a Great Place to Be

We had a great Community Group Leader's Meeting tonight. The topic of my skill improvement was, "Selecting Curriculum Made Simple". It was a real beneficial and productive night. After getting good feedback and encouragement (when I got home I recieved an email from a leader who wasn't there. If I told you the contents it would come off like I was bragging, it was that encouraging), I got to thinking about what an amazing place this is to be. So, here goes some of my observations...feel free to add your own.

·Jesus is the Head, He is supreme
·Joe Duke
·Dave Baldwin
·Lance Burch
·Jason Fullen
·Jodie Zorbaugh
·Our awesome Community Group Leaders
·Amazing worship team
·Passionate and loyal team of volunteers
·Incredible children’s ministry, from the Garden to Breakaway
·Make me want to build a time machine so I can be a teen again student ministry; I mean that. (I wish I had Lance and Jason building into my life when I was a student. On the flip side, I do get the benefit of them building into my life now--that's a good deal.)
·Fantastic elders (they didn’t pay me to say that; well, I guess they sort of do)
·We value C.A.R.E
·Influencing people to find and follow Jesus
·Super hot girl on the worship team
·Andrew Harrison on the drums
·The people who are LifePoint Church

I asked Melody this question, she said “Uh, a million things.”

I agree.

Another Bumper

Warning: i am about to vent for a minute...
Disclaimer: these are my opinions & thoughts. they may, in fact they very well could be, very wrong.


I came across another bumper sticker the other day. It read: “Jesus is the Answer”. Now I am sure the contents of that bumper sticker have changed hundreds of lives. The dude in that green minivan probably has had many roadside “bumper calls”—people coming down the aisle and finding God. It’s more than likely that people hungry for the answers to their deepest questions hunt him down to say thanks for providing the answers. So I’m probably treading on thin ice and shouldn’t question it, but what does that mean?

What does it mean to the average person who isn’t familiar with “Christian” clichés? Jesus is the answer—okay, let’s take the guy up on that: 2+2=Jesus? Nope. Oh, I know, what’s the capital of Maryland? Jesus. No, that’s not right. Wait, wait, wait…who was the first President of the United States? Jesus. That doesn’t work either. Hmm, maybe it would help if we knew what the question was.

Here’s my question: Why are we content to trivialize God? Why do we make it so easy at times for people to walk away thinking that Christianity is irrelevant and that Christians are odd balls not in touch with reality? And why, please tell me, why do we give nickel answers to million dollar questions?

Final Disclaimer: i am sure i am guilty of this myself, and maybe that's why it frustrates me so stinkin' much.

John Piper is Bad

Trust me guys, it's true.

Fire Passy

I know most would call this a pacifier. But, Elijah has a minor preoccupation with anything related to fire. So, he has decided that Addison's pacifier should be called a "Fire Passy".

Flowers and Allergies

Here's some spring flowers from our home. I love the sights but can't stand the itchy eyes!

My Time with the Royals

There was a time when yours truly played for the Royals. I know that may come as a shock, but it is true. As a matter of fact, there was a pivotal game in the season when I, get this, hit an inside the park grand slam. My distinguished play even led me to an all-star game. I'll always cherish my memories with the Royals. And, in true Nascar fashion, I'd like to thank Denny's Auto Body for putting a great team out on the field and for their support that year. Also, thank you to all those people who bought boosters to help pay for our hats and jerseys.

Actually, I've been waiting a long time to put Elijah in my old Jersey. You'll notice that number was later worn by one of my favorite Eagles ever, Randall Cunningham. Call it fate. Oh, by the way, we never won a championship either.

Obviously, I was older than Elijah when I wore this, but it fits him good.