Thank you Andrea for pointing this one out. Oh how I long for a little Soul Train moment at my church during the offering! Come on Harbor, represent!
What if giving to God were this fun? Would people give more? Or would more people give? I dunno, but we’d all be better dressed!
I love this video for two reasons. First, the guy teaches a skill that I didn’t know but would have saved me a lot of time and frustration. How many times have I laid out a 100 foot extension cord and spent 20 minutes untangling it? Second, I love how this guy almost talks down to the audience. You can imagine what’s going on in his head, “You idiots don’t know how to do this?”
Intuitive is not Intuitive to Everyone
Yesterday, I went on a bike ride with Megan. She’s a little late coming to the bike riding club, but she took of the training wheels yesterday and just got it. As she zoomed around the park I rode behind her sharing some encouragement and advice. To her it seemed counter-intuitive that by riding faster she was able to go straight easier. I tried my hardest to not talk down to her because I know she’s like me… she’d rather figure it out on her own than have me telling her.
It’s really the same for any new skill. There is a master teacher, who does it more by intuition than being aware of each step. And there is the learner who has to wrestle his mind and body through the steps. You get through it once, it’s usually slow and tough, and it gets a little easier until you master it.
Chances are that you’ve mastered a skill that you just do intuitively and that there are others who marvel at it. The trick is, getting intuitive at handing over those skills.
This makes me so jealous. I want to go!
Awesome video. When I saw it I laughed and went “hmm” at the same time. Isn’t it ironic that the thing that cleans and refreshes us… in massive quantities crushes and destroys?
As an introvert stuck in an extroverts world I often feel relationally crushed by human interaction. For example, one of my biggest struggles in serving in ministry was the always on nature of events, retreats, and mission trips. I would ache for alone time to reflect on what was happening, but feel crushed by the urgent needs of my students. I’m ashamed that there were moments of imbalance where I would snap at an adult volunteer or student… not because of what they did or said but because they inhabited the space my introverted mind wanted to protect.
What are the types of things that crush you with their goodness?
What are some centering activities you do when you feel crushed by things that are meant to refresh and cleanse?
I can think of at least 100 ways this is useful for ministry.
I love working at YS. Here’s an example of our silliness.
This is the type of celebration a wedding ceremony deserves. I can’t lie, this made me tear up and feel all sappy.
I really want to know what the pastor said when the ceremony started!
OK, clever and cute. But does it make you want to buy water?
HT to John Daly