NOT ONE LESSON

Nano (Red)
Shure ears
Lotion
Phone charger
Camera chord
PC power cable
A random battery
Throat Coat tea bag
Chapstick
Gum
Hand sanitizer
Checkbook
Thumb drive
Notes from last night’s leadership meeting
Sunday morning punch list
This week’s to-do list
Train / Bus card
Bus schedules
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
ROOTS Journal from this month’s sermon series
Sharpie, 2 pens and a highlighter
Sermon journal
Bible
Phone

NOT PICTURED: Canon Power Shot G9
What’s in your bag?

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PICTURE: Midtown station, 12:15pm
For the most part, the platform in the midtown station is a cold, uneventful place. It has a stand-offish vibe. No one talks. And no one sings. Ever. But this kid broke the seal. I heard him from the top of the stairs and the tone was nice. I hurried down to [...]

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Just when I was about to type the words “everything they play here at Caribou sounds like the Shins,” the Shins started to come through the speakers. It’s another BLINK moment for me. I should start adding those up and writing about them.
It’s Saturday morning, 7am. Normally, I’m on the bike, spinning through the city. [...]

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Everyone hold your breath: MARTA is in trouble. The state won’t step in. It never has. It’s one of the largest transit systems WITHOUT state funding. Craizness. To “save money,” they might close down on Fridays. Or is it really to save money? To me, it sounds like a message they’re sending. And it might [...]

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PICTURE: From this week’s work journal. Initial to-do notes go in here. Easter sermon made the list!
Sometime last year, I wrote these words on the blog: I read. I pace around. I write. I talk to myself. I talk to imaginary people. I draw. I pray. I sit still. I look out the window. [...]

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EASTER MESSAGE PREP KIT
So here we go.
The resurrection.
I’m excited (and nervous) to talk about it this weekend.
Without it, following Jesus is kind of silly, like those people at Disney World who believe in the “magic” of the park. I’m not unaware that from the outside looking in, the church looks strange and off-centered to believe [...]

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Sometimes I forget what I keep. Most of the things I keep are just little “I was there” reminders. Most amazing about these two items are the PRICES. $17.50 to see U2? Wow.
(Purchased old-school at Turtle’s Records, after camping out, of course)

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