Three Legged Stool

What is the most important leg of a three legged stool?  I have heard this addage time and time again, with the witty answer, "it' s the one you don't have!"  How clever, but if there is a leg missing, it isn't a three legged stool now is it?

 

I think the more reasonable and accurate answer is, of course, not any of the legs at all.  On the contrary, the seat is what makes the stool usefull.  After all usefulness is the original purpose of all furniture.

 

In our world of power and importance, everyone seeks to be the key role--the one that will make the headlines, but what we really need are some seats.  Don't strive to be important or powerful, but strive to be usefull.  Find a problem and provide a solution.   Don't do it for the results it can yield in your own life, but the usefulness you can provide for someone else.

 

Yeah I know that the picture is technically a 4 legged stool, but the seat part was really cool, and that’s the point of the story!

Switchfoot Rocks

Sandy and I are at the switchfoot concert tonight. I love these guys

So Talented

The girls were drawing on the white board after church last night and i saw the little curly headed people that Ava was drawing....pretty good for a three year old.

Snowflake Lane

We took the kids down to Bellevue on Friday after Thanksgiving to the
Snowflake Lane presentation. It was pretty fun with the fake snow and candy
and all. We saw a ton of people we knew down there--the whole McKenney clan
was down there to see Will, who is drumming in it this year again.

It came really fast but I am ready for the whole Christmas experience this
year.

I never knew....

That you could buy a neon stool cover at the mall. You gotta love this country!

I am so Original

I was just reading my friend Josh Hebert's blog, and wanted to repost a link that he put up. I am not too familiar with Tim Ferriss, but this video interview with him was pretty interesting. I think I might read his book.

You can read Josh's post here.

Faith and a New Blog

Well, I guess it has been a few weeks since I last made a post.....oh well. This summer has been amazing...great weather, great experiences travelling (around the country and around the world). We leave tomorrow morning for Montana for a few days. It should be fun.

I got a chance to preach here at Cedar Park yesterday morning. I had a lot of fun. It is one of the things that I get to do that I really love. There is just something about teaching from the Scriptures and knowing that people are being built up in their faith. I really love it.

Anyway, the text I spoke from was Hebrews 11. At the end of the message I offered what Hebrews 11 might look like if it were written to Americans today instead of Jewish Christians in the first century AD. Here is what I came up with:

By faith the stay at home mom cares for her children, teaching them the way the Lord cares for his children.

By faith the firefighter walks willingly into danger to rescue those in need, knowing that God will protect them.

By faith the computer programmer writes code knowing that from a single web page, or program, the Gospel can be preached a thousand times.

By faith the contractor builds houses, offices, marketplaces where people will live, work, and shop knowing that God is in these places.

By faith the manager looks after the people who are entrusted to her. She uses the gift of leadership that the Lord has given her.

By faith the retiree awaits God’s adventure every day…who’s path will they cross? With whom will they share what the Lord has done for them?

By faith the husband chooses to love and be faithful to his wife, just as the Lord chooses to love and be faithful to him.

By faith the teacher imparts sound instruction to every pupil trusting that God has already prepared the student to hear it.

By faith the student studies and learns every bit of wisdom, knowing that Jesus himself grew in wisdom and was required to study.

By faith the soldier fights the good fight, knowing that the freedom that every American enjoys is not free.

These are all commended for their faith.