Chris's Musings

I really like Macs.  I love my iPod, and the iTunes store is my place to buy music.  So, you can imagine that this blog post is a little shocking. I am pretty upset with Apple right now.  I got a really terrible deal when I took my MacBook in for repair at the Apple store, and I'm at a loss now for what to do. Seriously, Apple.  I love your technology.  I love your product.  But seriously the treatment I got this week over my laptop repair was unacceptable, and it leaves me baffled because I'm used to getting a great experience.  This is a little bit of a shock. A week ago, I had an accident where some Diet Coke was spilled on my MacBook and it caused some of the keyboard keys to stick and the kicker was that my power adapter stopped charging my computer.  Obviously, without being able to juice the machine, this was a showstopper. So, I go to the Apple Store and talk to a Genius at Perimeter Mall about my issue.  The person that I tal...

So - at dinner club last night and all around the twitterverse everyone's talking about the end of the world. Yes - somebody else with a formula and some loose scriptural interpretation has predicted it. Again. And he's likely to be wrong. Again.  (Yes - this same guy has predicted it before and struck out). So - while I'm pretty sure I'll see you all and have something witty and snarky to say to you on Sunday, the thought gives me a little pause, because Jesus didn't really tell us when he's coming back.  He just told us that he was. So, it could be today. And I'm not a prophet, and I don't have a formula, but it could be today.  And then again, it could be tomorrow. My question is: Does that make you happy?  Or does that make you afraid? I think there will be two types of people who will fear Jesus coming.  The first are people who have lived like there is no God... and then will see Him, in all of his glory.  That would be very sca...

My small group is about to go through Tim Keller's Gospel in Life study in our group time in the next couple of months.  I am becoming a big fan of Keller, partly because of how clear he is in his message and the intellectual depth that he brings to the discussion (plus:  anyone who quotes Edwards & Lewis is cool in my book... just sayin'). So I'm started getting ahead a little (probably because I'm the leader... it's my job to know what's up), and in reading through the section on "City" we are reading through this letter that Jeremiah wrote to the Jews exiled to Babylon in 586 B.C., and in it he writes: "Build houses and settle down." - Jer 29:5 "Plant gardens and eat what they produce" - Jer 29:5 " Marry and have sons and daughters" (and encourage your kids to do the same) - Jer 29:6 "Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile.  Pray to the LORD for it, becaus...

Happy Mother's Day! And in that light, I think Andy Stanley did all of the mom's and future mom's in his audience a big favor by taking a huge risk and being willing to step on we mens' toes.  And it's something we need to hear as men in our culture. I'm not going to give you the cliff notes of the talk, because the talk was way too good (and important) for me to summarize it in a weak blog posting.  But, if you really want to know... we need be cherishing women.  All women.  All the time.  Period. In every way. In our thoughts. In our actions. In our choices. The details of that, which Andy talks about today, are very edgy.  You can listen to the talk to know what I'm talking about :-). It was a little convicting for me, because the gravitation of this culture is strong and if we don't by the power of the Spirit swim upstream then it will take us with it whether we like it or not.  I prayed that God would give me grace where I didn't al...

I'm pretty stoked about this weekend.  Starting tonight, I'm heading to meet some friends for the Zac Brown Band concert at Verizon.  It should be a great show. My favorite song of theirs, of course, is "Chicken Fried."  However, a week ago I got on the scale, saw something I didn't like (a number too big), and decided to make some changes till I get back to my "ideal weight."  Which means, no fried food and definitely no beer (I hate beer anyways but I'm cutting all "mature" drinks out till I'm back on track... it's good for me :) ).  So I figure I'd have to sing this instead. I'd like me some Chicken Fried Cold beer on a Friday night But this pair of jeans don't fit just right... So I'm giving it all...all...yall, up.