Energy management

Had a really interesting conversation with a chap at Joppa this morning about Energy conservation and management etc. Not sure he was an environmentalist as much as he was a guy who gets the complexity of energy management and how it affects various interested parties.

We had a great rabbit trail on the damage that Organized religion does in various parts of the world...

glad the whole "so, what do you do" part of the discussion happened much later.

Made me think about the different reasons people have different discussions.

What is going on in your life or circle that makes you care about the environment or conservation? Anything?

short on time?

Ok so i was reading this and was challenged some by hearing how much effort Jim Collins puts into tracking how he spends his time...

It said he keeps "a running tally of how he’s spending his time, and whether he’s sticking to a big goal he set for himself years ago: to spend 50 percent of his workdays on creative pursuits like research and writing books, 30 percent on teaching-related activities, and 20 percent on all the other things he has to do."

i recently did up a time sheet to try to better answer the questions, what does a pastor do with his time?

It didn't help. There are so many different areas and tasks and responsibilities - it almost seemed to muddy the waters more.

This year I am going to set some of those goals for the coming year or 2 and categorize things a little better so I can make sure i am spending my time how i should.

Sharing the love of God

the more i think about the last post the more i think it strange that we have to relearn how to love people, and how to share God's love with people.

have we been living in another world so long that we have forgotten how to be social, how to be caring, how to be human?

Missional Living

At our church we have this cute little bookmark with the title: I will live the mission.

So i stumbled on this great little post by Jonathan Dodson @ thresurgence.com

I want to make sure I give credit where it is due by directing you to go read the whole thing there instead of here.

Here is a snapshot of what it means to live missionally in simplespeak.

* Eat with non-Christians
* Walk, don't drive ,around your neighborhood when possible.
* Be a "regular" at your local coffee shop, restaurant, market, hair cut, etc
* Hobby with non-Christians - find extra curriculars that you enjoy that you can do with all kinds of people
* Develop relationships with your co-workers and pray for them
* Volunteer with a non-profit once a month, and bring your family, friends and small group too!
* Instead of watching TV or playing XBOX, participate in city events, get in the mix
* Serve your neighbors - like weeding and fixing their cars.

so go on. Click here and read the whole post. It's better than my bookmark