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Re: Behind the Scenes of Alison + Aubrey: Five Big Mistakes We Made and What We Learned

kimbontrager — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:06:24 -0000

I love the snake print leather & chain wrap bracelet!

Re: Behind the Scenes of Alison + Aubrey: Five Big Mistakes We Made and What We Learned

kimbontrager — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:05:58 -0000

i LOVE the studded Apple watch bands!

Re: Dear Blue Collar Church Pastor

kimbontrager — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:17:31 -0000

I know lots of pastors in this situation... these are good words.

Re: What’s Missing in So Much of Our Christian Work?

kimbontrager — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 12:34:14 -0000

so, so true. Wow. The difference between efforts that have the 'breath of God' in them and those that don't is staggering. One is all gears-grinding, creating momentum from dust, wrestle wrestle wrestle. The other doesn't guarantee comfort or ease... but there is a lightness and clarity that rises to the top. It's staggering to me that I've done both, and I know full well the dangers of crafting experiences with only the 'APPEARANCE of life'... and yet that is my default mode of operation if I'm not intentional.

Thank you for putting words to this truth.

Re: Glamorous Or Glorious Worship?

kimbontrager — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:30:18 -0000

VERY well said. Thank you for sharing this. seems like the tendency is to claim to want the 'glorious', but then employ the strategy of the 'glamour'. Because the glorious doesn't always translate so well to instagram. :)

Re: 6 Simple Tips to Help Your Rehearsal Go Smoothly

kimbontrager — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:05:30 -0000

Totally agree, Rob.

Re: 6 Simple Tips to Help Your Rehearsal Go Smoothly

kimbontrager — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:05:03 -0000

I also wonder if you could use some kind of small rolling file box or suitcase (carry-on size) for basic, commonly needed things like office supply-ish stuff. It could stay with whoever usually leads rehearsals.

Re: 6 Simple Tips to Help Your Rehearsal Go Smoothly

kimbontrager — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:54:50 -0000

So glad this might be helpful to you, Mayenne!

Re: 6 Simple Tips to Help Your Rehearsal Go Smoothly

kimbontrager — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:49:48 -0000

Thanks for reading!

Re: EVERNOTE – Top Five Uses For Evernote

kimbontrager — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:15:36 -0000

thanks for all your tips & ideas. have used evernote for a while, but love hearing new ideas. Have to say... I'm totally committed to my Grocery IQ app for grocery lists, though. :)

Re: Stopping the Secret

kimbontrager — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:27:44 -0000

hi Nicole. thanks for sharing this cause and sharing your heart!

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Re: http://joshuarwhite.tumblr.com/post/589975196

kimbontrager — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:22:09 -0000

very very very cool. love it. thanks for posting!

Re: a california girl in kansas (I think verb [ict] is going to run out of content...)

kimbontrager — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:07:59 -0000

For what it's worth, I think what you're doing is brilliant. Thanks for taking the risk.

Re: Train Station Dance

kimbontrager — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:12:07 -0000

I'm glad you said you get a little emotional over things like this. I always do, too, and have never been able to figure it out. High school variety show concerts, musicals, anything kids have rehearsed and are performing... even dolphin shows. DOLPHIN SHOWS. there's always a moment in things like that where I lose it a bit.

Re: Your Country Music Guide

kimbontrager — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:34:37 -0000

made me laugh. out loud even.

you SO have to write a sappy song. but somewhere in the middle weave lyrics in that completely destroy the sappiness if anyone's actually paying attention.

please oh please oh please.

Re: Noisy Babies in Church

kimbontrager — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:12:33 -0000

ha!! that is brilliant! great job Kasidy!!

she's talking.. she's talking... I see a flash of TVo here... a spot of JVo there.... :)

Re: Cyber-Confessionals

kimbontrager — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:43:41 -0000

Thanks for writing about this worship experience. Truly sounds amazing. But... a question: what DO you think worship would look like if Tim Burton were a worship planner guy?

seriously... porcelain dolls? :)

Re: Interactive Worship #3—Boring Sacraments

kimbontrager — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:08:59 -0000

Great ideas. Thanks for the challenge to think differently about these sacraments.

Re: Church Censorship and Banned Staff Words 1-5

kimbontrager — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:56:30 -0000

only someone found in the-awesome-generation-referred-to-in-number-five could tell Hybels to 'keep on rockin' the Casbah' with any amount of authenticity. Love it. :)

Re: Pastors and People #8

kimbontrager — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:38:31 -0000

I've been a bit behind in my blog reading, but just took some time to really sink into this series of posts. Having seen/lived the church staff life for a while, I wanted to stand on the table and scream, "yes! yes! yes!" several times. But I didn't. So as to not frighten my children. :) So, so many things you wrote are true to our experience, but you've added appropriate perspectives of 'don't let this happen!' both from the pastoral and the congregational sides of things. I love that. I'm going to refer lots and lots of people to this series of posts. Thanks for writing them.

Re: Obama Leaves His Church (and 10 things to know about leaving yours)

kimbontrager — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:10:15 -0000

great advice.

Re: Prayer Posts and Prayer Dares #7

kimbontrager — Sun, 25 May 2008 11:42:16 -0000

I do agree and have had the same concerns. Another concern that runs alongside these: the assertion that 'God blessed an event' or 'really answered our prayers' because the logistics of an event went smoothly. It didn't rain at an outdoor wedding. Or the caterer did actually bring all the food on time. These are the measures of God's intervention. Of COURSE God can and does and will intervene in this way. It just bothers me that we fall into measuring God's presence by whether or not the plans we've made actually work.