Just the highest points of NYWC

some things that really stand out in my mind from the weekend at the NYWC.

Tony Jones- Wow what an amazing guy, i have read a book by him and i knew that he was a great guy, but as i met him and went to some of his seminars, it was probably the best thing in the world for me. He really knows his stuff, and what hes doing, and hes freakin smart. One nite we went to a diccusion about theology of post modernism, and it was awsome, some stuff went way over my head, but here is something said by him that makes me think: maybe Jesus' divinity was hidden from Him all his life until His 3 years of ministry, and thenit is slowly revealed to Him. WHAT!!!! thats not what i have been tought my whole life, crazy but dang sounds a lot more logical to me after talkin about it, but im still not done thinkin about it.

Doug Fields- just a really great guy and knows what he is doing, just someone that i really look up to a lot more, because hes just like me, hes funny and messed up on stuff, he just made me see how you can have fun and really love God and show others that you can have fun and be a Christian too.

Tony Campolo- Man first of all he is the oldest coolest person in athe world. it just felt like everything he was saying should be wrote down and put into a book, which he prolly has already done, but he is just out there living his faith and its cool to see such and old guy have so much fire in his life, most ppl that have had a stroke and are that old are living in a retierment home (he does this) and just sit around and wait to die (he isnt doing that) and it shows me how if this old guy can be doing it why not me.

Shane Claiborne- ok if you know who i am at all, you know this guy is the freakin man!!!(as james put it, rob bell to james is like shane claiborne to me) well it may not that bad because as of right now i havent started dressing like shane, even though i am done buying sweatshop clothes thats for sure. But i think that the craziest thing that ill tell you about him was that he took the money that he was earning from talking at the convention and put it all in to 1 dollar bills. after this he put a stamp on everyone that says "love" on it and he said that he prayed over every one of them, and i dont think shane is lying so he prolly did it. then he spread them out in front of the stage, and told us that we need to go out and pretty much become Christians, to go out into the world and love, what i heard was go out there and take care of the ppl that God is wanting us to take care of, but yet so many ppl just look over. he is just such a role model in my life now and for a little while now, oh ya i also talked to him and freakin shook his hand and talked to him, hes a lot taller than i thought. so ya crazy cool.

dave crowder band- all i have to say is dang the church that he plays at every week im guessin is huge, but ya they were awsome for sure, instant fan from the weekend for sure

the whole weekend was great, i know im missin a lot but sometimes i get tired writing and being on the computer this long so ya, but ill never forget hiding under the bleachers with jeremy, or seeing lacy shake like crazy on stage with illusionist, or gettin lost going from the elevator to my room,

it was an all around great weekend and i think i learned so much in the weekend it was pretty crazy, i just want to say thanks for the church for giving me the oppertunity to be able to go down there for sure. wow ya thats a lot sorry if you read it all

peaceout