Bick's Quicks

Mad Power

"You have the power, through God, to survive your circumstances; it is the same power given to Jesus through his most difficult time--his suffering on a cross.  It sounds cliche, but in order to make the most of the environment and circumstances God has ordained for us, we have to rely on him."

Anne Jackson in Mad Church Disease

Hint for Dudes

A man’s cologne isn’t meant to mark his territory as he roams from place to place, it should only be noticed by those in intimate proximity.  

h/t: The Art of Manliness

Leadership Won't Last

"If history teaches us anything, we learn that leadership is temporary and so it must be constantly renewed both individually and collectively"

h/t Leading Blog

What Are You Living For?

Does your life have a purpose? Are you contributing anything useful to this world, or just shuffling papers, banging on a keyboard, and coming home to a drunken existence on the weekends?

--Tim Ferris, from his book The 4-Hour Work Week

Your Life

This from Tim's notes on Donald Miller's talk at Echo:

My friend said, "Life is meaningless." I said, "No, life is fine. Your life is meaningless." It's the story my friend was writing with his life that he didn't like.

Blogging Scripture to Live By...

Wise people use their words to spread knowledge,
but there is no knowledge in the thoughts of fools.

-proverbs 15:7

True Believers and Snakes in a Church

"You can purchase anything off the Internet except common sense," Harrison said. "A venomous snake isn't a pet. You don't play with it. If you do, you're an idiot."

Full story here

Discipleship

But what would the American church look like if we began to acknowledge that it will take more than programs and education, more than community and fellowship, more than doctrinal precision and striving to restore shalom in Creation to make us disciples?

                                                                      --Brandon O'Brien

Made Me Laugh....

"Most church bands are full of skinny dudes who wear women pants and they would make hot chicks. Our guys look more like they would cut your heart out with a rusty butter knife." 
---Gary Lamb-Revolution Church

Making Space For What's Important

We cannot make friendship and love happen.  They come, when they come at all, as gifts.  But we can make space for them.

--John Ortberg