Ponderlust | Ryan George

#175

Nov 5, 2011

Finding Not-so-random Words on My Screen

Writing a Eulogy for a Friend

So, for the last three days, I’ve been talking to God about it, asking for something worthy of John, worthy of his mom, worthy of answered prayer. Today, I interviewed John for an hour about his mom—a woman I’ve never met.

#169

Aug 6, 2011

Driving While Anonymous

Lessons From a Car Rental

But this week brought a different sentiment to the uninspiring rental car experience. This week, I wasn’t renting a car from a distant airport. This week, I was driving four wheels’ worth of milquetoast on roads I drive everyday.

#163

May 16, 2011

What Would Jesus Vandalize?

Vigilante Spray Paint

Hey, I struggle, too—not to judge, not to disparage, not to avoid. I’ve got a long way to go—at least as much as the facelift haters, probably much more. But I know my path toward Christ-likeness doesn’t take me up a ladder with a can of spray paint.

#157

Mar 13, 2011

Jeans for Jesus

Following a Prompting

At some point last autumn, I realized that my shorts were getting in the way. My dysfunctional, insecure psyche was liking the attention my shorts got me. Jacked—I know. When passing greetings revolved around my shorts, they couldn’t be about our guests or about Jesus.

#149

Dec 3, 2010

Fine Print Evangelism

Business Card Proselytizing

Jesus left heaven to come to where we are. He didn’t rain post-dated business cards on us. He didn’t ask us to weed through insider jargon to understand he wants us more than he wants justice for our sin. The choice he offers is essentially an ultimatum, but he wants *so much* for us to reciprocate his movement toward us.

#142

Sep 6, 2010

The Flight & Challenge of My Life

Pondering Legacy

“God left me here for a reason,” I inserted later into the indelible conversation.

#138

Aug 16, 2010

Breast Implants & John the Baptist

Insecure Motives

It’s just interesting to me where I and other people draw our differing lines and how those lines seem to sprout into moral boundaries.

#123

Dec 30, 2009

The King of Self-Promotion

Chasing Humility

I want to chase the God who instantaneously spoke undiscoverable galaxies into being, shrugged his figurative shoulders, and documented it for an eternity of spectators with just, “He made the stars also.”

#110

Sep 13, 2009