The conclusive answer to where the church is going!

Finally. The TRUTH is here. You’re friend and friendly frollicking captain couragous has finally given the answer. Follow the link and may you’re eyes be opened to a new reality! :

http://asbojesus.wordpress.com/2009/05/11/722/

-brought to you by ASBO Jesus. Enjoy!

Like Newborn infants! …uncle Christian

Each of the six Sundays that follow Easter Sunday have been given a Latin name which describes the theme for the Church’s worship on that Sunday. I’m no master of language but do know that the 2nd Sunday after Easter is named- get this- “Quasimodogeniti Sunday. How do I know this you ask? Only because it sounds like “Quasimodo” the hunchback of Notre Dame. Ignorant, aren’t I?

 Nevertheless, the word literally means, “like newborn infants.” So, the 2nd Sunday of Easter is to be “like newborn infant” Sunday. Well…today is ‘newborn infant’ Wednesday because my sister in law is on her way to the hospital! Lots of contractions!

 1 Peter 2:2 reads, “Like newborn infants, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation.”

 There is a myth floating in some circumstances around my work that we’re supposed to eventually leave the nest and fly on our own and fend for ourselves. The myth is, it’s not good to remain like newborn infants in your faith. Eventually you get past all this confessing of sin and asking for forgiveness. Grow up, move on, progress.

Let me not be a one-eyed prophet. With all eyes open, I disagree, but understand that logic of thinking. All in all, I believe we’re never so grown up and mature in our faith than when we are like newborn infants who know just how totally dependant on Jesus we are. In fact, the more you grow in your faith the more you crave the pure spiritual milk of the gospel.

Have you been like a newborn infant in your faith lately?

 Happy quasimodogeniti.

 …I’m off. I’m busy preparing being an uncle.

Top 3 things to be done on Vacation

Top 3 things i want to do on my vacation

 Calgary with the Joyce Family. I’m gonna be an uncle! uncle christian. I dunno how long that will take before i’m used to THAT.

1.) read a book without worrying

2.) sit in the hot tub

3.) read a book without worrying while sitting in the hot tub.

Springforth 2009 Reflection

Well…it’s come full circle. Springforth has been very close to me in the short years of my 22 years of existence. First of all, at my first springforth i was a youth participating in all the events, workshops, worship, and billeting. Then, a few years later, it was I the college student youth leader who helped the youth pastor at Forest Hills Baptist Church. Fast Forward one more year and I ended up being in a band who PLAYED at this incredible event. THAT time i got paid.

Tomorrow, I will be bringing a youth group to the Springforth event as THEIR youth pastor. these are the kind of events that require reflection and thankfulness, graditude and expectancy. I’m very excited. May God continue to define and strech me in ways i couldn’t ever imagine.

Yes, I love hockey. So Is an NHL hockey team incredibly relocating to Southern Ontario?

It is speculation. It would be GREAT for Fans! It would be marketable. It would be an asset!! Heck, the hype might bring more rivals than the Leafs-Habs-Senators. If it was in Hamilton, Phoenix would be relocating to the backyard of the Great One’s HOME (wayne gretzky is their current coach) and i think that is a No-brainer. Yet, this is what the NHL commissioner thought of the bankrupt hockey team and the possiblity of moving it to a viable area with much more interest and potential from the fanbase.

“We generally try to avoid relocating franchises unless you absolutely have to,” he said. “We think when a franchise is in trouble, you try and fix the problems. That’s what we did in Pittsburgh and Ottawa and Buffalo prior to our work stoppage. That’s what we did when the perception was that five out of the six Canadian franchises around the turn of the century were in trouble. We fixed the problems. We don’t run out on cities.”

Umm what about Quebec; how about Winnipeg; how about Hartford? Hmmm…

id say bring in another canadian team.  the more the better!

A Blog Chart on Swine Flu; Twitter Hebbie Jeebies

It has been impossible to escape the news about swine flu. And its incredible how people are using the Internet, specifically social network sites, to connect with one another around this issue. As of yesterday, buzz volume about swine flu in the blogosphere was still on its meteoric climb, -but for the right reasons? What ticks me off is how people misuse things like the swine flu to get ‘numbers’ on their profile account.  Reminds me of Church Politics and head counting;  How do we escape the monster called ‘blogstats’?!?! 

All i’ve been seeing lately in my twitter account are mocked tweets on the discussion. One would wonder how easily this could create unnecessary fear about swine flu- i’m certainly not worried about it…maybe i should be. I’m just not into the hype.Then again, this joke actually made me laugh brought to you by followed tweeter phillyD.  Can you make me laugh in 140 characters or less? Quite the challenge. 

A blonde watching the news hears that 2 Brazilian men died from the swine flu. She cries & sobs “Oh my god! How many is a brazilian?

Halarious.

Ressurection & Ascention

I’M BACK.

Refreshed and Renewed and Ready to begin again.

Hope you enjoy the new networking features. I will be adding some more plug-ins and adaptations in the near future.  Give me time. Giving a Blog a make-over takes time and energy…and I don’t have that right now @ 2:18 in the morning.

In the meantime you can add me on twitter @ christiangowan

That will be a start.