Kretzu: Archive

Oct 30th

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Bike-A-Thon

It’s kinda like Toyotathon, but way cooler. One of the ways that we are raising money for our Haiti trip (click here if you haven’t heard about this yet) and the construction fund for the building down there is by having a bike-a-thon. I’m pretty excited about this because it’s super simple, fun, and everybody wins! Here’s how it works: The Haiti Missions Team...

Oct 29th

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“We lack the courage to create the new; we only try to destroy the old. The...”

– Erwin McManus, Idea Camp; Irvine 2009 (Each of these lines were in the same talk, but weren’t actually next to each other.) I was going through my notes from this conference yesterday and found these thoughts. It really hit me hard when he said these things, and I immediately started to put...

Oct 27th

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“Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou...”

– Mary E. Byrne & Dallan Forgaill I’ve been trying as much as possible to remember these words this week. With so much happening and so much not happening, it’s been really challenging the last few weeks to keep my mind fixed on what’s important. I know hymns use a language...

Oct 26th

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Oct 24th

Haiti Update.

Well, for those of you that missed the post, Es and I are going to Haiti in December. I am so excited and nervous about this trip. I’m nervous for a few reasons. 1) Es and I are leading the team of 12 people. This is new for me, and while I know that I can do it, it is still a lot of responsibility. At the same time, I think it’s good for a leader (of anything) to feel a bit...

Oct 21st

Watch

Saturday was one of those days where I felt like I had discovered the meaning of life. All was in its place, and it was good. This video is just a small glimpse of what that day consisted of.

Oct 18th

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What we can agree on.

Last night we had a small gathering of worshipers and leaders to discuss upcoming capitalC events and movements. It was really a great time. Seven guys from 6 very different churches. in the Des Moines area. We started the night off with a time of worship, and had decided that anybody could lead, but asked that the songs chosen would be hymns. It was beautiful. There was so much power...

Oct 18th