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Wednesday, November 08, 2017

Disrupting Routines

Catalyst thought of the day: what routine in your life do you need to creatively disrupt? No use posing this question unless I’m willing to respond with an answer.

This is something I’ve given a little thought to recently – both my mornings and evenings could be more productive (that’s an understatement). In the mornings I need to get up earlier and exercise, and using the cool off time productively as well. In the evenings I need to watch less TV and (1) do the dishes, (2) exercise, (3) enter fewer contests, and (4) spend less time on my blog. Pictures make the blog more appealing and helps document that event, but they’re so much more time consuming. I do have some work arounds that could help. My recent laptop upgrade has made entering contests go faster, but I need to spend time selling on eBay instead. November and December are prime selling months, so I need to get a move on. 

Sunday School Lesson: Ephesians 5:25-33.  We reviewed the results of the Fall in Genesis 3 (shame, fear, hiding, blame) as well as the curse in verse 16 that resulted in power struggles and enmity between the husband and wife in marriage.  As John Piper said, Ephesians 5 is the rebuilding of what was destroyed in Genesis 3. 

Per Brian's notes on the board, in Ephesians 5 husbands are commanded to (1) love wife as Christ loved the Church (2) love wife as own body (3) hold fast to wife (4) love wife as self (5) nourish and cherish wife. Jesus is both (a) the example of how to love one's wife and (b) the source of strength to enable sacrificial love of one's wife.

Here is the application Brian wanted to be posted:
1.  The conflict in marriage traces back to the Fall.
2.  The remedy to the marital conflict is the gospel:  trust Christ, follow Christ, and allow Him to indwell and empower you in marriage.
3.  Husbands are to remember that leadership in marriage means to lead through sacrificial love.
4.  The husband's leadership includes the responsibility for (1) pursuing Christ individually (2) encouraging the wife's pursuit of Christ (3) making God's Word and serving God a priority in your family.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7   He encourages inserting your name in front of each description.

1 Peter 3:7  Likewise husbands live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. Brian encourages the men to memorize this verse this week.

This GT/UCLA basketball game in China is turning out weird. GT players suspended before the trip. Now Josh Pastner is being thrown under the bus by an ex-friend. One of the UCLA players arrested was the younger brother of Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. Coaches aren’t supposed to comment. Usually it’s hard to keep Ball’s father from commenting, but I haven’t heard anything (but I haven’t had my ear to the ground). The team managers might have to play.

UCLA’s head coach is Steve Alford. When Alford left New Mexico to take the UCLA job former GT guard Craig Neal moved from NM assistant to head coach. Neal had a great first year but was then fired after three so so seasons. I’d forgotten that after Mark Price graduated Neal stepped up and set an ACC single season record for most assists. At Tech Neal dated a girl I knew, whose son now dates our good friends’ daughter.  

Every Saturday the college football games seem to be epic. This Saturday will be great: GT/VT at 1 pm, GA/Auburn and Clemson/FSU at 3:30, and Miami/Notre Dame and TCU/Oklahoma at 8 pm. Interesting that of the top seven teams right now, I know several personal connections:

1. Georgia: Will & Anna
2. Alabama: several friends
3. Note Dame: a few friends
4. Clemson: Ceil
5. Oklahoma: Mary-Clayton
6. TCU: MC’s brother Thomas
7. Miami: Ceil’s Uncle Lennie taught there

Typical evening. Left work at 6:15. Dark drive home. Grilled chicken and tossed salad. Helped C with the dishes while watching the ESPN college football show. The Middle. The Voice. Blackish. The Mayor. Started to watch Kevin Saves the World but went to bed.

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