SnapThoughts

Ox Qualifications of a Church Planter

Tue, 26 May 2009 05:25:12 -0400

Ox Qualifications of a Church Planter: Challenging. Very challenging.

"If you hear the Gospel and you are not set free, then you are not hearing the Gospel."

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:11:42 -0400

“If you hear the Gospel and you are not set free, then you are not hearing the Gospel.”

- Aaron Marshall (Wondering if this quote is true, won’t hurt my feelings if you tell me it isn’t)

Multiple Sclerosis Update

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:05:30 -0400

Plenty of meds. Healthier Lifestyle. Still Healing. No symptoms. Lots of trust in God.

Aaron Marshall
Feeling Groovy

"No amount of success at work will be adequate to compensate for a failure at home."

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:50:58 -0400

“No amount of success at work will be adequate to compensate for a failure at home.”

- Patrick Morley in Pastoring Men

Sowing Generously

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:42:00 -0400

Learning about “sowing generously” when it comes to the Gospel. So I have been thinking of ways to bring Christ in into relationships where it would be akward to up and start preaching at someone. So here is what I might say to someone:

“Hey, this may sound random, but if you ever feel like want to know more about Jesus let me know, I am pretty sure I can help.”

Then I imagine changing the subject, praying, and waiting for God to show up, maybe right then, but most likely later on.

Aaron Marshall
Still Fishing

My Big Fish

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:29:00 -0400

Got to go fishing this weekend. We had a little lake almost to ourselves and I got to fish for hours. This was the last of 5 fish that I caught and the biggest.

I am too tired to think of some spiritual application to fishing. See the quote right before this post if you still need something.

Aaron Marshall
Fished

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day."

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:07:00 -0400

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day.”

- Chinese Proverb - Re-inspired by Jesus

"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the..."

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:20:58 -0400

“You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong..”

- Abraham Lincoln

Watch this video...

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:45:05 -0400

Watch this video...

Personal preferences, denominations or tradition must never get in the way of mission

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:32:02 -0400

Personal preferences, denominations or tradition must never get in the way of mission: This was convicting for me.

Home Worship By C.H. Spurgeon

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:47:00 -0400

These first believers were in such a condition that their homes were holy places. I beg you to notice this, that they were breaking bread from house to house, and did eat their food with gladness and singleness of heart. They did not think that religion was meant only for Sundays, and for what men now-a-days call the ‘House of God’. Their own houses were houses of God, and their own meals were mixed and mingled with the Lord’s Supper. They elevated their meals into diets for worship. They so consecrated everything with prayer and praise that all around them was holiness unto the Lord. I wish our houses were thus dedicated to the Lord, so that we worshipped God all the day long, and made our dwellings temples for the living God. Does God need a ’special house’? He who made the heavens and the earth, does he dwell in temples made with hands? What crass ignorance is this! No house beneath the sky is more holy than the place where a Christian lives, and eats, and drinks, and sleeps, and praises the Lord in all that he does. There is no worship more heavenly than that which is presented by holy families, devoted to his fear. To sacrifice home worship to public worship is a most evil course of action. Morning and evening devotion in a cottage is infinitely more pleasing in the sight of God than all the cathedral pomp which delights the carnal eye and ear. Every truly Christian household is a church, and as such it is competent for the discharge of any function of divine worship, whatever it may be. Are we not all priests? Why do we need to call in others to make devotion a performance? Let every man be a priest in his own house. Are you not all kings if you love the Lord? Then make your houses palaces of joy and temples of holiness. One reason why the early church had such a blessing was because her members had such homes. When we are like them we shall have “added to the church daily of the saved.”

Simple Church and Heresy

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:50:33 -0400

Simple Church and Heresy

"Form should follow function."

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:24:30 -0400

“Form should follow function.”

- No Clue

Very Often My Wife is My "Way Out"

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:49:49 -0400

1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

Aaron Marshall
Standing

"The closer I am to God, the more my life becomes High Definition, sin and all."

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:41:17 -0400

“The closer I am to God, the more my life becomes High Definition, sin and all.”

- Myself (Inspired by Phillip Brannan)

Favorite Picture from Green Market Square

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:06:00 -0500

This picture is telling a story…

Soma Notes

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:27:00 -0500

These are some notes that show the core values, philosophies and activities of a very cool movement of churches/ missional communities in Tacoma Washington. I am a communications connoisseur so I really dig how they break down God’s story, Identity, and everyday Rhythms.

God’s Story

Creation
Fall
Redemption
Restoration

Gospel Identity (Who we are)

Family
Missionaries
Servants
Learners

Everyday Rhythms (What we do)

Story-formed
Listen
Celebrate
Bless
Eat
Recreate

Links for PDF Downloads-

(I got a secondhand copy, because there are notes highlighted in yellow.)

Aaron Marshall
Training as I go

Tribute to Puff Daddy... A very cool Cat.

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:22:00 -0500

This is Puff Daddy, also known as Benny. He was one of my favorite cats, that I have known for many years.

Puff went to be with the Lord yesterday (I dont care what all of you gritty theologians think). He was living with my parents and he died of cancer.

This was one of those cats that was so laid back that holding him was like holding a slinky or a floppy pillow. This cat meant a lot to me. He was around me through a lot of hard times in my life. He had an uncanny ability to know when somone wasn’t feeling good, and would plop down next to you and stay there for days.

He will be sorely missed and gladly remembered for being one of the greatest cats I have known.

Aaron Marshall
Bummed

Let Justice Roll Like A River

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:43:00 -0500

by Bobby Gilles, Rebecca Bales - Copyright © 2007
CCLI #4974842

Forgive us Lord, for passing by

When children cry for bread

Forbid it Lord, that justice lie

in tatters, cold and dead

Outside these walls run desperate streets

where greed is law and life is cheap

We bar the doors, refuse to see,

or hear the words You said:

(REFRAIN)

Let justice roll like a river. Like a river, let it roll.

Convict us Lord, we dance and laugh

ignoring those who weep

Correct us Lord, our golden calf

has lulled our hearts to sleep

The gap between the rich and poor

grows ever wider, shore to shore

There’s racial hate, religious war

and wolves among the sheep

(REPEAT REFRAIN)

Indwell us Lord, and purify

our hands to work for You

Enlist us Lord, to serve nearby

and ‘cross the waters, too

Your image-bearers on the earth

will never know how much they’re worth

unless we love and help them first

and show the way to You.

"Always think in concentric circles - suburb - city - province - country - continent -world - plan..."

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:32:00 -0500

““Always think in concentric circles - suburb - city - province - country - continent -world - plan with the circles in mind””

- Stephen Murray on keeping a BIG VISION