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The Knapp’s Ministry Update February 2010

David Knapp — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:25:31 +0000

The Knapp’s Ministry Update February 2010 is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

Dear Friends & Family,

We have some good news to report. We have reached 100% of our one-time financial goal. We have one goal left and that is the $2,600 monthly support. We are currently at 39% of our monthly goal. Right now we have 10 churches that we are in the processes of contacting to see if they would be interested in supporting us.

We just found out today that the church in Peine, Germany may have 2 Let’s Start Talking teams (LST) coming this May and June. It is our desire to be able to help the church and LST teams with their readers. In order for our desires to become reality means we need to be living in Peine, Germany in May. We will continue to attempt to raise monthly support between now and then but once May is here we plan on stepping out on faith and moving to Peine, Germany. Of course this makes us excited and nervous all at the same time. Excited because it has been our desire for 4 years to return on a full-time basis. Nervous because stepping out on faith when one doesn’t have enough monthly financial support is naturally scary. We do know that since God feeds the birds and clothes the flowers that He will definitely take care of us (Matthew 6:25-34).

Prayer Requests

Please pray that the churches we are in the process of contacting would want to support us monthly.
Please pray that if it is May when we leave that we would work hard to get all of our state side concerns done.
Please pray that the LST teams will be able to come in both May and June.
Please pray that we could both just finally be where we both believe God has wanted us, serving in Peine, Germany.

Thank you!

Because of Jesus,

David and Amanda Knapp

Foto by Publik Oberberg

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German Life Series: Open The Window

David Knapp — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:02 +0000

German Life Series: Open The Window is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

Last week I talk about how Germans like their windows closed. This week I am going to talk about how they like to open them. So this begs the question, are they contradicting each other? Not at all.

Why Do They Open Windows

When I was in Germany Amanda and I had to open our windows each morning to air out the house.

What I Do Know

Open windows to prevent mold on walls.

What I Don’t Know

What happens if it is raining for 5 days straight. Do I open the windows or do I live in my stink?

What Do You Know

Is there anything you can add about open window etiquette?

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Plan B by Pete Wilson

David Knapp — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:00:19 +0000

Plan B by Pete Wilson is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

Plan B: What Do You Do When God Doesn’t Show Up the Way You Thought He Would?

Plan B from Cross Point Church on Vimeo.

Pre-order Pete Wilson’s new book Plan B

“Learn how God often does His best work in our most hopeless situations.

What do you do with a shattered dream? Or an unmet expectation? What do you do when your life isn’t turning out the way you thought it would? What do you do when you have to turn to Plan B?

In Plan B pastor and author Pete Wilson uses real life stories of disappointments and hurts along with the biblical stories of men and women like David, Joseph, and Ruth to help readers come to grips with the truth that they will face situations that in themselves they are completely unable to handle but that in them God is simply trying to get them to surrender their plans so that they can receive His. He identifies our common responses to difficulties and offers hope, helping us to

* Understand what God might be up to
* See how surrender helps us to receive God’s plan
* Embrace the community of believers
* Reconcile a God of love with a life of tragedy and suffering

Wilson points readers to the cross as not just the starting line but the centerpiece of our story with God and shares that it is there we turn in our Plan B and find the undeniable relationship between crisis and our hope followed by true spiritual transformation. ‘God wants to live inside the questions” says Wilson and then reminds us that “the cross is proof that He does not always change the circumstance but that He always has a purpose in every circumstance. He will never let go of us. He will hold us and His cross will be an anchor for us.’” -Editorial Review from Amazon

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Top 5 Super Bowl Champions

David Knapp — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:18:35 +0000

Top 5 Super Bowl Champions is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

This weekend is an American holiday because millions will be glued in front of their wall screens watching the most popular sports game in the world, the Super Bowl. I thought I would share what I consider the top 5 Super Bowl Champions and of course I will leave number 5 for you to decide in case I didn’t mention one you thought should have made it.

Top Five Super Bowl Champions

Green Bay Packers (1967)
Pittsburgh Steelers (’70’s)
San Francisco 49ers (’80’s)
New England Patriots (2000’s)
Who did I miss?

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Tim Tebow and Freedom of Speech

David Knapp — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:07:04 +0000

Tim Tebow and Freedom of Speech is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

Feel free to leave your view in a comment also.

Click to see a humorous view of the Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad.

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Do You Have A Mentor?

David Knapp — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:00:01 +0000

Do You Have A Mentor? is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

mentor |?men?tôr; -t?r|
noun
an experienced and trusted adviser
• an experienced person in a company, college, or school who trains and counsels new employees or students.
verb [ trans. ]
to advise or train (someone, esp. a younger colleague).

I can count on one hand the number of mentors I have had in my 31 years. I have asked people to mentor me and some one didn’t and another did. I have had mentors who I didn’t realize were mentoring me until after I had moved on to a new location.

One of the best places to find a mentor is through authors. No I am not speaking of a hip, young and cool author whose hardest challenge in life was turning 30. I am talking about men and women who have more than likely passed on or who are getting awfully close.

I want to read a book by somebody who has lived it. I don’t need theories about life and ministry; I need the wisdom that can only come from first hand experience. I want to know that the author has worked as a pastor so long that he was able to choose grace and mercy over bitterness. I want a mentor who is gray and old and whose very presence looks similar to Jesus’.

My current mentors include Eugene H. Peterson and Henri J.M. Nouwen. These men write with grace and depth. When I turn 80 I hope I have lived a life like theirs because I believe they have lived their life like God has wanted them to.

Do you have any mentors?

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The New Look of Mosaic Mercy

David Knapp — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:19:28 +0000

The New Look of Mosaic Mercy is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

Welcome to the new look of Mosaic Mercy. Yesterday I decided to switch themes. I think that this theme is easier on the eyes than the last one. Even though it looks kind of girly I like the stitch design. The sidebar has some nice features also such as a place for my not so frequent Twitter updates and a place to put my most recent videos. I have added a Flickr widget that rotates between 3 different photos each time the paged is refreshed. Since IntenseDebate didn’t work out I still have the Top Commenters widget which is currently set to record your number of comments for the next 20 years! Can you say overkill? Plus I still have the rotating link love down at the bottom of the sidebar. If you would like to trade blogroll links let me know. Hope you enjoy the new look.

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Mosaic Mercy Top 10 Posts January 2010

David Knapp — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:04 +0000

Mosaic Mercy Top 10 Posts January 2010 is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

Here are the Top Ten Posts for January 2010

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McDonalds Is Going Green In Germany (23 views)
10 Twitts You Should Follow On Twitter (21 views)
Celebrate A Day For Introverts (20 views)
Top 15 WordPress Plugins (19 views)
Wordless Wednesday (9) (18 views)
Partner With Us (16 views)
Oxyclean Religion (16 views)
How Fast Is Mosaic Mercy (16 views)
The World’s Best Cup Of Coffee! (14 views)

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Is Intense Debate Worth It?

David Knapp — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:32:10 +0000

Is Intense Debate Worth It? is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

I am having problems with the size of Intense Debate. It over flows in places it shouldn’t. They give us CSS Style Sheet tips for this problem but I know very little about it. I will try to fix this when I have time.

Does anybody know of a custom CSS Style Sheet that is available for use with Intense Debate?

Also my computer is making a ping pong noise so I Googled this. Somebody said this indicates that my hard drive is getting ready to crash and another says it is a key stuck on the keyboard. Yeah! I will be back but I am not sure when.

Update: I have deactivated Intense Debate for now. I really just want the features that came with it. WordPress comments look a whole lot better anyhow.

Update: Taking Kendalf suggestions into account I may try this Intense Debate again.

Update: Just received an email saying thier guy in Sweden is going to look at the problem.

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German Life Series: Close The Window

David Knapp — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:01:33 +0000

German Life Series: Close The Window is a post from: Mosaic Mercy

Just like the French to keep the windows open!

Germans don’t like the window open. Supposedly the breeze that comes through the window will more than likely make them sick or worse but we won’t talk about that.

What I Think I Know

Close the window on a moving train.
Keep the window closed in your stationary home.

What I Don’t Know

If I need to keep my automobile window closed while driving.
How to close the window on my bike.

What Do You Know

Is there anything you can add about the do’s and don’ts to closed window etiquette?