Kairos Pics!

It has taken me a while but I finally have uploaded pics of this years Kairos House! Since Mark is taking sign language this semester he has been teaching all of us how to sign so we decided to spell out Kairos House in the second pic! Enjoy...

Bethesda Update!

My Favorite band Bethesda just released their very first Album! Its called "Simply Said" . I am so excited for them and for the beautiful creation of music that pours out of their beings. They are beautiful. You can go to their myspace page to hear a few of their songs. They have my favorite song " Three Encounters" on there with a violin and cello piece newly added to the track. Here is a pic of them at their latest concert...

Garden Update!

Well, Fall is here and the garden is slowing down. The potatoes are growing well underneath the soil while the basil and parsley are still exploding above ground! Very Exciting!


We only managed to grow one Pumpkin this fall and he is a little guy. But I am still excited to crunch one some baked pumkin seeds smothered with sea salt and garlic!

Our spinach dried up about two months ago now with little to no hope in growing more. I thought I would try out an experiement in replanting the seeds from the spinch earlier in the season. For two whole months nothing happened. I kept watering them and fertilizing them but still nothing. Well today as I was inspecting the progress of the garden I saw baby spinach shooting out ot the ground all over the place! SUCCESS! My experiment worked but with realy weird results. Why in the world would they have come up two months later after planting them? Oh the miracles of nature, shockingly delightful!

Bethesda!

My favorite band Bethesda just had another show last Friday evening at the D.I.T. Fest. It was awesome! Unfortunately they don't have any solid recordings right now but they are fixing that this Saturday so I will put a link up soon to that. If you haven't heard of them before they are a group of 5, Shanna Eric, Dan, Jesse and Justin, who all attend my church, The Vineyard Community Church in Kent. Their blend of bells, guitars, bass, drums and horns are rhythmically delightful to your ears and accompany their creative and thoughtful lyrics well.

This afternoon, The Kairos House will begin our Fall retreat together. It will be held from Friday, today, until Sunday evening in a friend's home in Akron, OH. We will be spending most of our time eating good grub, dreaming dreams of justice and faithfulness together, studying the scriptures to better understand our call to live in community, getting to know one another in new and refreshing ways while also celebrating life together. I am super excited to begin this new journey with old and new friends and am eager to experience God in the midst of it all. Below is the definition of the Greek word Kairos. My Girlfriend typed it up for the house last year about this time.


"Kairos (καιρος) is a Greek word that has a few definitions. In ancient Greek the word means “the right moment” or “the opportune” coming from archery and weaving. New Testament Greek differed slightly from the every day ancient Greek. In New Testament Greek the word is used in contrast to chronos, another Greek word for time. Kairos often refers simply to “God’s time.” While chronos refers to the measurement of time, quantitative and chronological passing of time, kairos refers to moments, an opportune time, a qualitative notion of time. Kairos refers to changing points in the scope of chronos. Kairos comes in Jesus. Jesus is the fulfillment of all the Jews had been waiting for, the decisive moment in history, a turning point. He brings about a new kairos, a new time." (Donne)