Got an iPad + my teaching notes = iPulpit ~ gotta have my creative builder guys at Discovery Church construct this for me!
PS - saw this at Orange and have been made aware the company is called Little Mountain Productions.
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G release / ship date ~ just now on Apple website - Friday May 7th!
I went on a ride a long with the CPC mobile ultra-sound RV yesterday. We were in Watts & Compton areas. It was inspiring and a bit scary. Since returning home to Simi I have not been able to stop thinking about the hurt, pain, anger and violence in those areas of our city and how they need Jesus.
Todd Clark
Discovery Church
I also Flickr, Twitter, Facebook and blog.
It was a great Easter celebration today at Royal High School football stadium.
I could not be more thankful for our Discovery staff ~ after weeks and weeks of planning ~ all I can say is WOW & WELL DONE TEAM.
We also had about 150 volunteers ~ in bright green shirts ~ you guys were off the charts ~ way to go ~ you guys were AMAZING!
I am so glad that WE GET TO DO THIS!
Love you all very much ~ see you this coming weekend ~ when we GET to celebrate HIM again.
Wanna guess where?
Todd Clark
Discovery Church
I also Flickr, Twitter, Facebook and blog.
Like many of you, surprised doesn’t even being to describe how I felt when I read John Piper’s announcement that he would be stepping down from his position at Bethlehem Church to spend the next 8 months working on his marriage.
I’ll be honest, I’ve never actually listened to an entire message
from John Piper (I know some of you now doubt my salvation) but I did
read Don’t Waste Your Life
But on the other hand, I see several species of pride in my soul that, while they may not rise to the level of disqualifying me for ministry, grieve me, and have taken a toll on my relationship with Noël and others who are dear to me. How do I apologize to you, not for a specific deed, but for ongoing character flaws, and their effects on everybody? I’ll say it now, and no doubt will say it again, I’m sorry. Since I don’t have just one deed to point to, I simply ask for a spirit of forgiveness; and I give you as much assurance as I can that I am not making peace, but war, with my own sins.
Noël and I are rock solid in our commitment to each other, and there is no whiff of unfaithfulness on either side. But, as I told the elders, “rock solid” is not always an emotionally satisfying metaphor, especially to a woman. A rock is not the best image of a woman’s tender companion. In other words, the precious garden of my home needs tending. I want to say to Noël that she is precious to me in a way that, at this point in our 41-year pilgrimage, can be said best by stepping back for a season from virtually all public commitments.
The difference between this leave and the sabbatical I took four years ago is that I wrote a book on that sabbatical (What Jesus Demands from the World). In 30 years, I have never let go of the passion for public productivity. In this leave, I intend to let go of all of it. No book-writing. No sermon preparation or preaching. No blogging. No Twitter. No articles. No reports. No papers. And no speaking engagements.”
I got a bit of a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when I read “In 30 years, I have never let go of the passion for public productivity.” Those words cut me deeply because they echo the words of my own heart. I make no bones about it that I often struggle with an addiction to public productivity.
In so many ways I’ve regretfully in different seasons communicated that building a great church is more important than investing in my family. I’ve had to go back and ask for their forgiveness each time. It’s easy to do because…
We live in a culture (including the church) that values and even demands public productivity while downplaying and often all together ignoring personal introspection.
This addiction to “Public Productivity” is strong. Just think, most of us get quite a few accolades for the hard work we put in at the office. When I work 15 hour day I often feel a great sense of accomplishment. I love the high risk decisions, the writing under pressure, and the raw excitement of ministry. In fact, being loved for public productivity can be exhilarating and addictive. It feeds my ego. This is why so many people end up with an inflated ego and a deflated family.
We’re praying for you here, Dr. Piper. Thank you for making this courageous decision to focus on tending the “precious gardens of your family.”
You not preaching will be the most powerful message you’ve ever preached.
Today at Discovery we will study the Monster Faith of Abraham & Isaac.
And we will realize there are two sides to every mountian!
Todd Clark
Discovery Church
I also Flickr, Twitter, Facebook and blog.
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