Thoughts of Kezrush

Revolutionize I/O and Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:01:00 +0000

Many people are either to logical and treat everything as a basic I/O device - input this, get that output. These people usually get a lot done, but they often fail to produce that beauty and quality.

Others are too artistic and try to see the potential beauty and creativity in everything. They are great at seeing what could be and provide the needed motivation to spur on greatness, but they often get lost in their own imagination and never get anything done.

The best is when these two parts of the brain or an organization refine and redefine each other. These people and organizations reach a greatness that could not be obtained on their own.

Example - Think of Apple and Steve Jobs. They continually pump out beautiful and elegant products that are simple to use.

Also check out 3M. They have all the kinds of post-its, tape, glues and other crazy office products. It’s all due to the fact that every Friday they let their employees play in the lab and come up with new products. It’s an incubator of creative and engineering.

Both of these companies are revolutionary in their industry.

Are you allowing your brain and your organization to fully embrace and revolutionize, both sides of their brain?

Hmmmm

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:42:00 +0000

I am spending time at my parents since Sondra is at the Women of Faith. We always eat Fast Eddie's Pizza and Jones Chips and tonight was no different. Also Trev, my brother, and I watch episode after episode of Scrubs.

Cutie!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:19:00 +0000

Selah swinging...

Making the Band

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:06:00 +0000

One of my best friends and former band mate, Lee Klopfenstein, who is employed at the Richland Academy is making bands out of local talent. Check it out! Sign up now, auditions are just around the corner.

Guess who is on the auditioning panel? Yours truly!

Battle in My Brain

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:52:00 +0000

Most people are primarily left brained (logical, structured, and ordered), or right brained (artists, expressive, and free thinking). I on the other hand have a battle in my brain everyday to see what side of me is going to win out.

The Engineer* in me says…
where is the system, the process, the check-list, the building blocks.

The Artist* in me says…
where is the spontaneity, the beauty, the response to reality that I so desire.

This blessing, which sometimes feels like a curse, often allows me to wrestle with and see things that others don’t.

[Continued tomorrow]

*Yes, I am literally an Engineer (B.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology) and a Artist (write, record and produce).

FREE TICKETS AND GAS!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:05:00 +0000

Hop over to thesticks.tv and register to win a free ticket!

Also check out how you can win free gas!

The Girl Effect

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:42:00 +0000

I'm a supporter of micro-financing sites and organizations, such as Kiva.

Recently I stumbled upon The Girl Effect.

What a creative and visually pleasing video, that calls you to action!

Grace and peace to you...
Grace and peace to humanity.

Selah Swinging!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:55:00 +0000

What Makes A Healthy Church Member?

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:12:00 +0000

In Tim Challies Book Review of What Is A Healthy Church Member?, he highlights the 10 characteristics of a healthy church member.

A healthy church member is...

an expositional listener
a biblical theologian
gospel saturated
genuinely converted
a biblical evangelist
a committed member
seeks discipline
a growing disciple
a humble follower
a prayer warrior

What would you add to the list?

Busy with the sticks!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:10:00 +0000

I've been busy the last few days working on a gathering of pastors that I'm helping to market and produce.

We rolled out the website yesterday at www.thesticks.tv

I highly recommend attending the sticks gathering if you are a pastor in smaller town and cities. Let me know, if you are going.

Grace and Peace!

Random Selah Video

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:06:00 +0000

Community | the Exception

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:33:00 +0000

Recently I have came to the conclusion that although most things can be spread through vision-casting. Relational community and intimacy cannot.

The more you talk about community, the more it will elude you.

It recently dawned on me why this is...

If I butter my wife up with talk about being intimate and romantic, yet I never trust my own intimacy with her our relationship will dwindle. The effect is that the more I talk about intimacy the more she will be turned off by it. But the more I show and live intimacy the more it will flourish.

As you try to create community in your church (small group, house church, sunday school class, etc.) spend more time creating an environment for it to flourish in and less energy talking about it.

Here's a funny cartoon I found on 'Community Church'

Missional Posts

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:25:00 +0000

Here are some short, but great content I've found out on the web about Missional Church.

Alan Hirsh on Out of Ur explaining the meaning of Missional

A Churches Missional Resolutionst:

We resolve to learn and speak the language of our culture.
We resolve to sincerely listen to people and their ‘stories’.
We resolve to be a Christian community that is counter-cultural/intuitive.
We resolve to live out our Christianity in our work and recreation.
We resolve to demonstrate the unity of the church in the city.

Nic asks... What If The Church?

…could make a food pantry experience, not feel like a food pantry
…could build entire housing complexes and give them away
…would provide free bus passes to people in the community who didn’t own cars
…could provide transportation for elderly people to go to the doctors
…could teach single moms a skilled trade for free, so they can get a better job
…could be the center of the community
What would it look like for a church to serve it’s community,
What could we accomplish?

Generational Interview

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:27:00 +0000

Recently I've seen some really good interviews with different generational leaders, thinkers and pastors in the church. Here are two of my favorites:

Three Degrees of Separation
Church and Politics
with Chuck Colson, Greg Boyd, and Shane Claiborne

Pastor's Q&A
with Mark Driscoll
interviewing John Piper and Matt Chandler

I've been attending the church I grew up in. When I'm there I try to take time out to talk to the elderly [in age] to get their wisdom and story. I tell you what the newest thing fades, fads where out, but wisdom always wins out.

Relish your elders! Their story is invaluable!

Corny 4th

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:06:00 +0000

Selah eating corn on the 4th.

Sondra's Graduation [Photos]

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:05:00 +0000

Here are some photos from Sondra's Graduation! I'm so proud of her.

Yesterday Sondra had a job offer at MedCentral Mansfield. We are praying to see, if this is where she feels she should be right now.

Grace Based Parenting

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:11:00 +0000

This has been my favorite parenting book to date.

Vic and Cassie's Wedding!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:52:00 +0000

I'm proud to present Mr. and Mrs. Victor Swisher!

Last Saturday I had the privilege to conduct the wedding ceremony for one of my best friends, Vic Swisher, and my cousin, Cassie Smith.

We had a great time at the reception, I only wished I would of danced with my smokin' hot wife more.

Selah Sings

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:05:00 +0000

She's going to be the next sensation!

What's Underneath?

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:39:00 +0000

I am generally a grace filled person because I have experienced tremendous grace in my own life.

Often I have conversations with people who ask me, "How do you care for those who are so negative and abrasive?"

I try to explain to them that what the person presents on the outside is a reaction to what is going on in the inside.

The making of this music video by Alanis Morissette explains it very well.

Then I explain that it is not by my own merit that I experience salvation, but it is through the good news of Jesus. Therefore I have no right to approach someone who is without Christ with an ounce of righteousness or I will do damage to the good news I hope to share with them.

God's grace provides a joy that cannot be stopped! Embrace the gospel, share the good news!

Backseat Blessing!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:21:00 +0000

I am so blessed to get to see this in the back seat of my car.

Crawling!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:50:00 +0000

I can't believe how fast time flies by...

On Friday she started getting around and each day she is better and better at crawling. This video was recorded yesterday.

Uncle Joel and Selah!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:13:00 +0000

I love her laugh. It make me :)

Video was recorded on 6/8/08

Happy Father's Day!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:23:00 +0000

Selah and Sondra at church on Father's Day!

Graduation!

noreply@blogger.com (-=Kez=-) — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:37:00 +0000

I'm so pumped for tomorrow.

My loving bride graduates with her R.N. degree from MedCentral College of Nursing!

We are having a party for her at my parents with fajitas, fun and friends.

Life is good!