Pop Culture Quote Monday
This one comes with a visual hint!
We have a piper down, I repeat, a piper is down!
2007 – a look back
What I learned in 2007… HT to Barbara for the idea.
I learned that God can change me, even when I least expect it.
I learned that forgiveness isn’t about excusing the sin, it’s about saying the sin mattered, it hurt, and that I have to move on for my own mental health.
I learned that courage is directly tied to faith. (I really already knew this, but I learned to look at it in a different way.)
I learned how much I missed my friends from college once I joined facebook and they all came out of the woodwork.
I learned I’m way more liberal (politically) than I originally thought I was.
I learned that ice storms are particularly scary.
I learned that Iron Chef America is the single most delightfully ridiculous 1 hour on television.
I learned that ministry is something I not only enjoy, but need to have in my life.
I learned, most of all, the importance of our connection to one another.
Best Posts of 2007
I’m doing a twist on my “best of list” this year. No more pop culture lists – just a ego post. Some are my favorites, some get a lot of hits off google, some are just good lessons God taught me.
I started the year out with two heavy-hitting posts:
Top Ten Myths about Christians – Part 1
Top Ten Myths about Christians – Part 2
I loved writing these two posts.
The Death of Good Coffee I get tons of google hits off this one.
I Almost Ran Over Derek Webb One of my favorite memories of the year, and another post from which many, many google hits come.
The Dichotomy of Country Music By far my most popular post of the year. The Tick Song was huge on country radio this year (I think it even won a CMA) and rarely does a day goes by where I don’t get a hit on this post. Google “tick song country” and I come up third. Unbelievable.
Wounds Not an easy post for me to write. But I’m glad I did.
Small Victories The best moment of 2007 for me (except for when I found out the size of the scholarship Covenant gave me.)
And most recently, Growth , for which I still have some pondering to do.
Hucka-wha?
My cousin over at confession of a slacker mom made her decision a while back to support Huckabee in the coming election, and I had the chance to hear her reasons why over drinks at Christmas time. (The only time I stand to talk politics. The drinks part, not the Christmas part.) I still haven’t made my choice yet, but I found this turn of events rather interesting.
Brilliant play or strategic political savvy? I’m leaning towards the latter – maybe I’m just too cynical to believe he really had a change of heart.
My Theological Worldview
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| You scored as Emergent/Postmodern
You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don’t think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take place in relationships rather than through crusades and altar-calls. People are interested in spirituality and want to ask questions, so the church should help them to do this.
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The only thing I disagree with here is where is says I don’t think older churches connect with modern churches very well. While I do feel alienated from the older generation at times, I believe in the older church’s importance in the church culture. We have much to learn from them and too many people in my generation brush them aside as if they do not matter. But they do.
Stephanie Nelson 
