tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84726581191295588012024-03-13T10:33:38.751-07:00.digdougWhen you dig below the surface...it gets really scary.Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-67627993445158382442012-01-24T04:30:00.001-08:002012-01-24T04:30:44.406-08:00The Gamble's next season of ministry<center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="100%" id="backgroundTable" style="margin: 0;padding: 0;background-color: #FFFFFF;height: 100% !important;width: 100% !important;"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="height: 100% !important;margin: 0 !important;padding: 0 !important;width: 100% !important;border-collapse: collapse;"> <!-- // Preheader \\ --> <table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" width="100%" id="templatePreheader" style="background-color: #26AAE1;"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="560"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="preheaderContent" style="padding-right: 20px;border-collapse: collapse;color: #FFFFFF;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 11px;line-height: 100%;text-align: left;"> Use this area to offer a short teaser of your email's content. 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After seven years of serving at Suncrest Christian Church I have resigned as Campus Pastor for the purpose of planting a new church in the Oklahoma City area. It was a bittersweet day announcing my resignation Sunday. We have made incredible friends in Northwest Indiana and served an amazing church family. At the same time it was one filled with a sense of purpose and confidence in God's next step for the Gambles. What is exciting is that I am not merely leaving Suncrest. I am being sent out to start a new church. That is what Suncrest is about. That is what I want to be about.</span></p> <p class="p1"> <span style="font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;">So, I just wanted to share this news with you and ask you to subscribe to a "mostly monthly" <a href="http://suncrest.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e9f210327fb449f8b0f97dbb3&id=5123e184e2&e=d6a0cfb4a2" style="color: #26ABE2;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">e-newsletter</a> that I will send to keep everyone interested in what is happening with the Gambles and the new church. If you would like to sign up just click <a href="http://suncrest.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e9f210327fb449f8b0f97dbb3&id=eb9f81d27d&e=d6a0cfb4a2" style="color: #26ABE2;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">here</a>. I've also started writing about it on my <a href="http://suncrest.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e9f210327fb449f8b0f97dbb3&id=2c6144a374&e=d6a0cfb4a2" style="color: #26ABE2;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">blog</a> to share more about what God has been up to in our lives and how He led us to this decision.</span></p> <p class="p1"> <span style="font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;">That's it. I hope you have a fantastic day and don't hesitate to drop me a line or connect on <a href="http://suncrest.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e9f210327fb449f8b0f97dbb3&id=53df44189c&e=d6a0cfb4a2" style="color: #26ABE2;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Facebook</a>/<a href="http://suncrest.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e9f210327fb449f8b0f97dbb3&id=151200ee62&e=d6a0cfb4a2" style="color: #26ABE2;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: none;">Twitter</a>/the real world.</span></p> <p class="p1"> <span style="font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif;">doug<br> <br> P.S. If you are reading this and thinking "why did he send this to me? I know this already." Let me apologize and blame it on technology (That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). I'm just trying to get the word out as broadly as I can. 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Obviously if you have checked it recently you know I haven't blogged much anyway. This season of planting Suncrest's second campus is so consuming that some extra things have to go. I've also realized that to make this blog something that adds value to others' lives I really have to work at it. It's a discipline all its own.<br /><br />Perhaps after Suncrest-East launches I can get back at it (I'd love to blog about my experience after the fact. There's something about hindsight that brings clarity.) or I may decide that it is not something I want to maintain. Either way it has been fun and I appreciate those who have taken the time to read my random thoughts.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />doug<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-67329929268106370912008-07-21T14:14:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:28:04.924-08:00Suncrest-East location announced<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPF9SsuIO2e2rpkq6ez01_1Fk7C5FQ81Ehyvug88s6WE0UXn4mcS7-qfxwi35uHWDfNndgh01bxomZLN7hEUuXJqsFQ2wygeYdaN2kQHQNOwFjSU2_K239XwEOwjA67ml2nALCOwwMdkx/s1600-h/bm-image-738266.jpe"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPF9SsuIO2e2rpkq6ez01_1Fk7C5FQ81Ehyvug88s6WE0UXn4mcS7-qfxwi35uHWDfNndgh01bxomZLN7hEUuXJqsFQ2wygeYdaN2kQHQNOwFjSU2_K239XwEOwjA67ml2nALCOwwMdkx/s320/bm-image-738266.jpe" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225578639253199714" /></a></p>We finally are locking this in!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-25213070888752402592008-07-07T19:57:00.001-07:002008-12-10T23:28:05.144-08:00Getaway in the city<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vfWLFnCSJyzqmRrfgkk1gK9neIFf5X0-Z3RW_rHxWVm5ICiT-sfKUNHZxZFNOpzXsoADz1uih7VifrXD0QZxpxM8KCCjauiHDiNaUCgwJN22eaduNIsD6AKEsa6mCK7nw902m0DNENxp/s1600-h/bm-image-735410.jpe"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vfWLFnCSJyzqmRrfgkk1gK9neIFf5X0-Z3RW_rHxWVm5ICiT-sfKUNHZxZFNOpzXsoADz1uih7VifrXD0QZxpxM8KCCjauiHDiNaUCgwJN22eaduNIsD6AKEsa6mCK7nw902m0DNENxp/s320/bm-image-735410.jpe" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220471910792131858" /></a></p>For Sheila's birthday.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-16308741739702938882008-07-01T08:19:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:28:05.289-08:00What happens at staff retreat...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGA4znJeGB2IHW5u-xDkghHqJ0b_6Jjbc9TDvEDmNTBgPZ2TPx2DgEkRb1v4JQEbITVKyWfJqpZgmcKVcVWJv3kaGfRvsO5YoViyQ6BsC-IPyw1Kx0yXSQBgPefuC9hY8KMQj06RuoRX_/s1600-h/bm-image-734378.jpe"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRGA4znJeGB2IHW5u-xDkghHqJ0b_6Jjbc9TDvEDmNTBgPZ2TPx2DgEkRb1v4JQEbITVKyWfJqpZgmcKVcVWJv3kaGfRvsO5YoViyQ6BsC-IPyw1Kx0yXSQBgPefuC9hY8KMQj06RuoRX_/s320/bm-image-734378.jpe" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218065439792745858" /></a></p>more to come....<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-65535573579730564452008-07-01T05:30:00.000-07:002008-07-01T05:36:57.098-07:00Answered prayerI realized this morning as I was praying through my daily prayer list that one big prayer that I prayed almost daily for had been answered. Now, in some ways it is old news because I blogged about it over at <a href="http://www.suncresteast.org">suncresteast.org</a>. However, my practice on my prayer list is to check off those requests that have been answered. So it just really hit me this morning as I read "surpass exponential offering goal" that God had answered this prayer in a mighty way. The goal was $100,000. We have now received $108,000!<br /><br />Awesome God!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-6965948912114478872008-06-24T13:46:00.000-07:002008-06-24T13:56:08.737-07:00I like to "holla"So there is no doubt I get loud in my preaching. Usually I'm so revved up many people ask me how many cups of coffee I have had. In truth it was only one Grande from Starbucks ($1.96 thank you very much) that morning.<br /><br />However, I've always struggled a bit to NOT preach in one speed...fast! One time someone described my preaching as "trying to drink from a fire hose." Love it. Even though I do recognize the need for some rhythm and the use of different gears.<br /><br />All that to say in the evaluations that we solicit from some of our Suncresters this week, one reviewer wrote this:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I thought Doug was going to go crazy the chairs on stage. However, I thought he seemed pretty comfortable and did a good job of balancing the chairs with moving around. Always a plus when Doug doesn't yell.</span><br /><br />Makes me laugh.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-43114345173371966852008-06-23T07:59:00.000-07:002008-06-23T08:06:04.765-07:00N.T. Wright takes on Stephen ColbertLast month I had the honor of <a href="http://www.suncrest.org/314412.ihtml">teaching on Heaven</a> at Suncrest. One of my favorite theologians (in general and in specific on Heaven) is N.T. Wright. Below is an interview on the Stephen Colbert show. Not the typical thing you would expect to see Wright on as The Colbert Report is a show on Comedy Central. What is so great about this clip though is Wright is so poised, whimsical and clear in the interview. He is everything I wish other Christians would be when they appear on radio or television. What happens to the contrary more times than not is that they make us appear boring, irrelevant or judgemental. Way to go N.T.!<br /><br /><embed flashvars="videoId=174352" src="http://www.comedycentral.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml" quality="high" bgcolor="#cccccc" name="comedy_central_player" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="external" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="316" width="332"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-5898500548573371482008-06-21T18:14:00.001-07:002008-12-10T23:28:05.881-08:00saturday<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKALsR5jc0ZlLfUqQpH7LNgjIwdIyqMyGS7TevIC0t8zH8g0ZDBQNQpZImh9EQKquQ8vJA7PusL1vHeDamrldbmu9HyCnWTolTQcxSICscZnnFpnYVFOYMO9gNzmetfgk_uCLLs4_sd0R/s1600-h/bm-image-770727.jpe"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKALsR5jc0ZlLfUqQpH7LNgjIwdIyqMyGS7TevIC0t8zH8g0ZDBQNQpZImh9EQKquQ8vJA7PusL1vHeDamrldbmu9HyCnWTolTQcxSICscZnnFpnYVFOYMO9gNzmetfgk_uCLLs4_sd0R/s320/bm-image-770727.jpe" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214508071075587938" /></a></p>1 man
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<br>No Problem<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-51470285619121526162008-06-20T16:45:00.001-07:002008-06-20T16:45:22.606-07:00Friday's Foto<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougg/2595829627/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2595829627_cc52b51310.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougg/2595829627/">DSC00791</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/dougg/">diggity doug</a>.</span></div><p>Look's like we need a dental plan.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-50878542064748323852008-06-20T08:00:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:28:06.006-08:00Starbucks has free WiFi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdY0-oqyEukSPT2USBHOEAJXpmwPbc9mOZv42fgEnHXMQ9zDErPyeLeqVnsJ659xlwIe_a2THwFCaG7lKiTD15Jj7vs2HE-ziVBtNh6fizO56A1s88joSXg1mQRjq4a7oYNJBjnYpzTGW/s1600-h/PIC-0011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdY0-oqyEukSPT2USBHOEAJXpmwPbc9mOZv42fgEnHXMQ9zDErPyeLeqVnsJ659xlwIe_a2THwFCaG7lKiTD15Jj7vs2HE-ziVBtNh6fizO56A1s88joSXg1mQRjq4a7oYNJBjnYpzTGW/s320/PIC-0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211862384600174370" border="0" /></a><br />It's about stinkin' time.<br /><br />Read about it <a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080611-starbucks-settles-wifi-transition-lawsuit-with-t-mobile.html">here.</a><br /><br />I remember sitting in a Starbucks and this guy asks me about the internet there. I told him I never used it because it was like $10 and I could go down the road to Panera and get it for free. He said he would gladly pay because after all...it was Starbucks! I like Starbucks a lot...but not that much.<br /><br />Now with the use of a registered gift card you get it for free. Yeah Starbucks. Here's a pic of my gift card which reminds me of <a href="http://www.digdoug.org/2008/03/in-seattle.html">my pilgrimage to mecca. </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-66576422877117296192008-06-19T07:42:00.001-07:002008-12-10T23:28:06.481-08:00What I saw...<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3I6jdU9wV9UFrImk08RvXgrcKuXjxTE6sXd2SBEIDpitG-6wmPDErQy7Aq7X_6Zx3HsujV8eNJCLQB1q8i6qRpByA_eS6FMQAHhDVYylvfgXZQb29b9BWLTiThMWnjy15_UGAgHpiEBY/s1600-h/bm-image-763340.jpe"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3I6jdU9wV9UFrImk08RvXgrcKuXjxTE6sXd2SBEIDpitG-6wmPDErQy7Aq7X_6Zx3HsujV8eNJCLQB1q8i6qRpByA_eS6FMQAHhDVYylvfgXZQb29b9BWLTiThMWnjy15_UGAgHpiEBY/s320/bm-image-763340.jpe" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213603093384402322" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paper person overshot the porch a little.<br /></span></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-84668961405897349462008-06-18T08:00:00.001-07:002008-06-18T08:43:23.153-07:00Lifechurch.tvThose guys from Lifechurch.tv are just too cool. BTW, Suncrest is doing a God at the Movies series this fall. Can't wait. And no we did not steal it from Lifechurch.tv. We stole it from someplace else...<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1138140&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"> <embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1138140&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.vimeo.com/1138140?pg=embed&sec=1138140">Anything Short of Sin</a> from <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/lifechurchtv?pg=embed&sec=1138140">LifeChurch.tv</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/?pg=embed&sec=1138140">Vimeo</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-44515906343686659892008-06-16T17:38:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:28:06.882-08:00Filming in Chicago<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDzKvj263_Aoo_dbOgc4BThlUEzwDfJPLTpRjbX-Qxwg9CS7RnMTU96lbs4AmH9FHq444hVEy1IzlhuMsZO41Rl_clY_o4XPF_7Ke55v3q09eDQafNLVZXUldIwAS9ZpQTq6eL9uhw_eO/s1600-h/PIC-0012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDzKvj263_Aoo_dbOgc4BThlUEzwDfJPLTpRjbX-Qxwg9CS7RnMTU96lbs4AmH9FHq444hVEy1IzlhuMsZO41Rl_clY_o4XPF_7Ke55v3q09eDQafNLVZXUldIwAS9ZpQTq6eL9uhw_eO/s320/PIC-0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212645657998937330" border="0" /></a><br />Filmed some video for this week's message today. It was a great experience, even though I'm pretty uncomfortable on camera and can't quite make it into my "zone" when the camera is on. This is especially true when I'm on the street and people are passing by and staring.<br /><br />We filmed outside of Harpo Studios because I am speaking on "What would Jesus say to Oprah Winfrey?" this coming Sunday. We fully expected to be chased off but was only asked what we were doing by security and then left alone. That is, until we ran into Joe who goes to Suncrest and works for Oprah! Great to see him in a different context other than church.<br /><br />This video effort is a hybrid in concept of most of the videos we have done. This one more than others is intended to be a part of the message rather than stand alone from the message. In fact, I teach through the first point of my message on camera. (We did something similiar in the Catalyst series with Greg on video and me in person.) I wanted to try it this week as I have been really intrigued by others doing this. Lifechurch.tv has really made an artform out of live with video teaching. We'll see how it goes this Sunday. <br /><br />Thanks to <a href="http://www.worshiprising.com/">Kevin</a> for doing all the hard work of videoing and editing.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-42322899963960745872008-06-16T14:00:00.000-07:002008-06-16T14:00:00.982-07:00On minor prophets and their prostitute wives*Sometimes you read through Scripture and it totally messes with you. Enter Hosea. God basically told him to marry a prostitute as an illustration for how Israel was treating God. What's more, she left him and found another "lover" and then God told Hosea to go and get her back just like He had done with Israel.<br /><br />What is going on here?<br /><br />First, I think it messes with us because we have this working assumption that God always acts in ways that <span style="font-weight: bold;">we perceive</span> as good. So, when something we perceive as bad happens, we ask, "Where is God?" Our perception is not always God's reality. And our perception of what is good is not always what is actually good.<br /><br />Second, God's greatest goal in our life is not to make us happy. In a beautiful analogy to marriage, God said it this way in Hosea 2:9:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Those are God's ultimate goals for our life; Righteousness, justice, love and compassion.<br /><br />Third, He doesn't call everyone to be a minor prophet. It's true that many of God's servants in Scripture had it rough. Isaiah had to walk around naked. Paul had a "thorn in his flesh" that he couldn't get rid of. Some of the things these men and women had to endure seemed very cruel. And yet, however unfair we might think it was, they seemed to think that God had a greater plan and that everything would turn out for their good in the end.<br /><br />Most of us will not be called to bear the weight of something like Hosea. Yet we face our own challenges everyday. Maybe the most important thing we can learn from Hosea is not "why" they had to go through something tough, but "how" they made it through.<br /><br />*Thanks to David Bazan for writing a song with that title. One of the best titles I've ever seen.<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-11183430689391995302008-06-15T08:00:00.000-07:002008-06-15T08:00:02.662-07:00How are you growing as a father?I have to ask myself that question today. It's an appropriate time to pause and consider how I've grown as a dad. I've noticed something interesting with each child being born. My love for my children has grown exponentially over the years. When my first was born I did love him, but it seems I love him even more today. Along with that my desire to grow as a dad has grown. <br /><br />I've had to give up some things along the way to be a great dad. I'm not going to be a good golfer. I'm not going to have a lot of hobbies. I'm not going to travel a lot. <br /><br />And yet, despite all the things I'm not going to be or have, the one thing that I <span style="font-weight: bold;">get to be</span> that more than makes up for any sacrifice is <span style="font-weight: bold;">dad</span>. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">one</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">only</span> dad to Ethan, Daisy, Grace and Ben.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-77500728372604627472008-06-14T14:16:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:28:07.173-08:00Ethan's gonna Know Sweat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB04Q10uYIaYI2VKIvB64n92GZNlXy4b8fFRactrt74r83lHtUu0Hkdm4RdLblqco3LN3LskgnDIT8ZR0Epc0_9zVeaPkHWRwkJDLYxqpW8bp7uGDrWtsC92-1yo-ATpp4fW2EUecdG_-8/s1600-h/PIC-0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB04Q10uYIaYI2VKIvB64n92GZNlXy4b8fFRactrt74r83lHtUu0Hkdm4RdLblqco3LN3LskgnDIT8ZR0Epc0_9zVeaPkHWRwkJDLYxqpW8bp7uGDrWtsC92-1yo-ATpp4fW2EUecdG_-8/s320/PIC-0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211849862298827506" border="0" /></a><br />My son headed off with the Student Ministry for Know Sweat, a CIY sponsored mission trip. I love it that he gets this opportunity because mission trips are the most life changing thing anyone can do. Kid or adult, they can change your life. I've seen it with teens in youth ministry. I've seen it with adults. God does something unique when we get away and serve. Maybe I should say, we are open to God doing something unique when we get away.<br /><br />It was hard for Sheila to let her "little boy" go, but we both know it will be a great trip for him.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-16703580696625737752008-06-12T19:41:00.000-07:002008-06-12T20:14:00.856-07:00What does this mean?<span style="font-style: italic;">You go on a trip to see your extended family but you can't stop thinking about the new Suncrest-East campus.</span><br /><br />It either means I really need a vacation or I'm stinkin' excited about <a href="http://www.suncresteast.org">Suncrest-East</a>. I'll think the latter even though the first may still be true.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-67090380923586224362008-06-10T15:04:00.000-07:002008-12-10T23:28:07.364-08:003 things I love about Oklahoma...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjSlKMmQxo6DhraZzfhkPh2tmW8UKq8gI2C-VyHSGAxNbjj2xSl8o4PhKne-5m75z21aV-fOY5wPB-HYgmNEFigq7hWtZHkCi8QnRrE-LSvLtIxM20SQsqDMHDnBVDUuDhqDcVmsjpbCh/s1600-h/PIC-0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjSlKMmQxo6DhraZzfhkPh2tmW8UKq8gI2C-VyHSGAxNbjj2xSl8o4PhKne-5m75z21aV-fOY5wPB-HYgmNEFigq7hWtZHkCi8QnRrE-LSvLtIxM20SQsqDMHDnBVDUuDhqDcVmsjpbCh/s320/PIC-0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210378379372900034" border="0" /></a><br />3 things I love about Oklahoma...<br /><br />1. Less traffic;<br />2. QT gas stations...the best in the country<br />3. Friendly people EVERYWHERE.<br /><br />3 things I could live without...<br /><br />1. People who drive UNDER the speed limit (okay, not limited to OK, but there does seem to be an inordinate amount of drivers like that here);<br />2. Wranglers everywhere!!!!<br />3. Living 10 hours from it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-17745411839305257022008-06-10T08:00:00.000-07:002008-06-10T08:00:03.639-07:00On delayed gratification"The next time there's something that you just can't live without, wait for a week and then see if you're still alive."<br /><div style="text-align: right;">Guy Kawasaki<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Art of the Start</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-9106209582558687082008-06-09T08:00:00.000-07:002008-06-09T08:00:03.356-07:00On taking risks"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."<br /><div style="text-align: right;">-Oscar Wilde<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">"Ignorance is not only bliss, it's empowering."<br /><div style="text-align: right;">-Guy Kawasaki<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Art of the Start</span><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-48139881929575894002008-06-07T10:58:00.000-07:002008-06-07T11:08:41.903-07:00Ahhhh..the beauty of Google mapsI realized the true beauty of Google maps this week. My wife left for a trip to Oklahoma and then on to Dallas to help her sister with a family matter. The first great use was when she called from Tulsa and could not find her Sister's apartment. Yahoo had messed it up. So I jumped on google and directer her turn by turn. You could say I was her personal GPS system. <br /><br />Then later that night as they were looking for the hotel in Dallas, I provided turn by turn directions again thanks to Google. We almost bought a GPS unit before she left, but decided to save the money. <br /><br />Gotta love it when technology really does help you.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-9681715006955920452008-06-06T08:00:00.000-07:002008-06-06T11:06:51.452-07:00Land of a Thousand Hills CoffeeI've blogged about them before and I'm still getting my coffee from them. In fact, I'm thinking we need <a href="http://www.landofathousandhillscoffee.com/">Land of a Thousand Hills coffee</a> for <a href="http://www.suncresteast.org/">East Campus</a>! Here's a video about what they are doing. I want to have some fun with this so the first one who comments gets a free bag of Thousand Hills coffee! Now just to make sure you watch the video you will have to tell me what the video says the farmers used to earn per lb when they worked alone and what they earn on average with partnership.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vg3eXPrQwKQ&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vg3eXPrQwKQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-19753897118678539392008-06-05T08:00:00.001-07:002008-06-05T08:00:00.772-07:00Daisy and Locks of Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2550772075_b32be075a0.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2550772075_b32be075a0.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2550770193_5dc8c74c2e.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3039/2550770193_5dc8c74c2e.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was sad for mom to do it, but Daisy really wanted to donate to<a href="http://www.locksoflove.org/"> Locks of Love</a>. I loved her long hair, but she looks beautiful in her shorter dew.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2550771043_6171d70187.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3085/2550771043_6171d70187.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472658119129558801.post-33890542198168635882008-06-04T08:00:00.000-07:002008-06-04T08:00:01.875-07:00Christianity vs. BuddhismNot an exact quote, but the gist is there:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The reason someone is more likely to pick up a book on Buddhism than Christianity is because Buddhism presents itself as a </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">way of life</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> and Christianity presents itself as a </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">system of beliefs</span><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">--Peter Senge<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://widgetserver.com/syndication/subscriber/InsertPanel.js?panelId=396ccf73-5c4f-4b32-a78b-a4a8291631c9" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Get great free widgets at <a href="http://www.widgetbox.com">Widgetbox</a>!</noscript></div>Doug Gamblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522369806988089778noreply@blogger.com0