I must follow, if I can

Pursuing it with eager feet / Until it joins some larger way

  • Clichés are so cliché…

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on July 25, 2007

    I was watching the ABC World News Webcast on my Apple TV and David Muir keeps using the phrase “sea change”. I couldn’t figure out what he was talking about, so I Googled “see change” and “seed change”. My “seed change” query turned up a blog that linked to an... [Read More]

  • The Christian in the Shop Window

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on October 19, 2006

    Although the idea of community is a huge part of the Christian life (Gr. ekklesia: translated “church” in the NT–“kirk” if you’re Scottish), there is a huge danger on relying on what the people outside of yourself think about you and how you’re doing. All that they’re seeing is what... [Read More]
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  • Chico

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on October 13, 2006

    I recently applied for a job at Auctiva, a dot-com in Chico, and today they made me an offer! I feel really good about this. There’s a huge amount of peace. And I am thankful for the Lord’s providence in this. He brought me to the place where I was... [Read More]

  • The good news… part 2

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on October 8, 2006

    Tomorrow at 2 PM I have a telephone interview for a job at Auctiva, a company in Chico, where my pal Sean Brown works. I’m excited about this, for a couple reasons. First, there’s the fact that I’d get to move back to Chico!!! Also, I don’t want to be... [Read More]

  • Zen and the Art of Control Freaking

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on August 5, 2006

    Sometimes God teaches us through circumstance. For instance, he might govern things so that as we read through the Bible, we come to a certain passage at the opportune time, so that it corresponds with other circumstances around us that serve to illustrate a theological lesson. [Read More]

  • Getting back in the saddle

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on July 29, 2006

    I’ve been asked by the pastor of a very small congregation to lead worship place of my Dad tomorrow morning, because he’s driving my Mom to Henderson to see Gayle Erwin teach (lucky…). [Read More]
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  • Bonus Baseball in San Francisco

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on July 23, 2006

    I don’t know if any of you know this, but I’m a Padres fan. Born and bred in sunny San Diego, California, I grew up listening to games on the radio, watching them on TV, and even going to games with my family. I even have some souvenirs! The bat... [Read More]

  • Giving Is a Party

     By Aaron Lord

    Posted on July 23, 2006

    Kent Hughes may be a gifted teacher, but there are things to disagree with him about. One issue troubled me recently when I was reading his chapter on giving in Disciplines of a Godly Man. First, I’d like to say that I know that I give less than I should.... [Read More]
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