This Is REVERB

Hello?

2009-03-26T05:16:00.003-04:00

Anyone out there who hasn't made the switch to my new blog location yet?

I'm still @ www.thisisreverb.com but you'll need to delete the old RSS feed and re-subscribe if you would like to get updates.

I lost some peeps along the way!!

Now on WordPress...

2008-11-13T13:07:00.000-05:00

Check out the all new me on www.thisisreverb.com

Share your interweb finds...

2008-11-07T18:37:00.002-05:00

EXAMPLES:

hulu
www.hulu.com // Watch your favorite TV shows or movies any time you want.

dafont
www.dafont.com // Huge archive of awesome free fonts to download.

I'm off to save the world...

2008-11-07T13:09:00.003-05:00

Too busy for a decent post today...too many projects due with too little time to do them all. So here's what I've been thinking about. What is my life for? What is this blog for? What am I for?

So here's a decent little thought on that subject:

My aim is to simultaneously comfort and confront each person I interact with.

Everyone has secrets...

2008-11-06T10:39:00.004-05:00

Everyone has secrets.

Little things that we don't tell others because we are afraid. Some things are private and just shouldn't be shared, but those things that don't fall into the private category are secrets.

If you know me for about nine seconds you'll realize that I'm not a very secretive person. I keep many things private that should be kept private. I keep many things in confidence that should be kept in confidence. As a pastor, people tell me their secrets or private things all the time. Those things I keep to myself.

People ask me sometimes why I am so open about my life and my secrets and the answer is simple: If you already know my secrets, you'll be much more open to sharing your life with me. True authenticity is birthed. Transparency abounds. That's it.

And so I need to get something off my chest. A confession if you will.

I LOVE McDONALD'S McRIB SANDWICHES!!!

I don't care who knows it. This sandwich is seasonal at McDonald's. This was designed to keep me below the 2 hundo mark on my scale, but I'm working diligently to beat the system anyway.

I order it with no pickles, no onions, and extra sauce. It's disgustingly delicious and it's been a secret pleasure of mine for years. Well no more. I'm coming out of the McRib closet and I'm proud to be living in a country where that is socially accepted. This sandwich might just get me through the winter blues.

G'head...fess up.

Randomography: Zoo // Church...

2008-11-05T14:31:00.004-05:00

Allison, Andrea, Ava, Harrison and I went to the zoo on Monday. Having an annual pass is really worth it...especially when someone else buys it for you.

I secretly want a bamboo forest to be growing in my yard. Unfortunately I have neighbors who would hate me...uh...more than they do now. Not you Mike and Lindsey...you love us. And we love you.

Why can't we have two fall seasons in a row instead of winter?

Heart = melts.

Oh Polar bear; why must thou maul my face when I pet thee?

Our church is moving. Never before have we been more aware that the church has nothing to do with a building than now. Our tribe is currently meeting in 2 locations for 3 services. We will be united under one roof in 2 weeks. While we won't own this building, it still feels a little bit more like "home" than a nasty movie theater. It's got some cool hidden spots too.

FlowerPower....

2008-11-05T10:10:00.003-05:00

There's a Randomography post coming soon. It's a big one and I don't have time to do it right now. It will be up later today.

So here's a picture of a pretty flower. You can use it as your desktop image if you like it.

Just click one that fits your monitor and then right-click to set as desktop wallpaper.

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Inmate #13780240...

2008-11-04T09:15:00.003-05:00

I had a chance to visit my sister yesterday. She's doing well and is excited to try living life again.

She has gained about 35lbs since I saw her a couple months back. I guess a diet of real food and no cocaine will do that for you. She looks so much better. Her face has natural color to it now. It's still got cow skin on it...but it's looking better.

A couple years back she was shot in the back by a cracked-out pimp. He threw her into the back of his car with his 9mm pistol pointed at her head. This man then proceeded to get into a high-speed chase with police where he crashed his car at approximately 100mph on the highway.

Amie was ejected from the car and slid on the pavement for who knows how many yards. Along with breaking many bones in her body, including her back, she lost nearly 1/4 of her face. After 3 weeks in the hospital she came home with us. Her face was grafted back together with calf skin that has now bonded to her real skin. It doesn't look great. This is one of those losses that will never be right during this season of life.

And that's okay. The most exciting thing right now is that she is not focusing on her external beauty and she's focusing on the beauty that is held within her. She's reading like crazy...she's getting healthy spiritually, physically, and mentally. She's the happiest she has been in a very long time...in jail.

She was super excited to see me. I told her I'd come back soon too...and I actually want to.

Hmm...not sure what else to say. I'm open to comments or questions.

pee-ess - It's real big illegal to take pictures/use any form of electronics when visiting an inmate...so please don't tell on me. Oh, and any law enforcement that might be reading...uh...um...sorry.

Some things...

2008-11-03T09:25:00.004-05:00

Ava is not quite sure if she likes Mama with a fro.

For those curious about an update regarding my sister...so am I. I showed up on a day where she wasn't able to have visitors. I dropped $35 into her commissary account so she knew I was there...I'm going to try again today. Sometime between 1pm-3pm I'll have 15 minutes. Thank you all for praying, commenting, and thinking of us.

I got a new flash a few days ago. It's a Nikon SB800...it's fun.

In the past week I have been mistaken for an employee of a store...4 times.

The first time was at the grocery store when a mean old lady on a motorized cart buzzed up to me as I shopped. She said, "I need some Rice-A-Roni, but I want the chili kind." to which I responded...."Um, uh...I can help you find that...I'm not quite sure where it is though." to which she responded, "Don't you work here?" to which I responded, "Nope. I can help you find it though." to which she responded, "Well ain't I just a damn fool!!" and she buzzed away.

The second mistaken employee identity happened at Best Buy as I was killing time looking through CDs. A man approached me and simply asked if I worked there. I pointed him towards 50 or 60 people in bright blue Best Buy shirts.

The third and fourth times people thought I worked somewhere was in a Borders bookstore. I received a $50 gift card for Pastor's Appreciation Month (<---who knew right?) and I was meandering back and fourth trying to figure out what to spend my free cash on. Two women at two different times...one young and one old asked me if I could help them find the language books. Seriously? Do I have a way of looking very employee-ish when I'm in a store? I'm wondering if I walk around like I know what I'm doing or something. This happens all the time...does this happen to other people? I can honestly say it happens to me at least once every couple of weeks. I want some answers.

I ended up buying a cook book that I've wanted for a very long time. I don't normally buy cookbooks because I'm a bit of an off-the-cuff kind of chef. But this cookbook is one of those books you really want to have. THE SILVER SPOON. It was just translated into English a couple years back and it's all about authentic Italian cooking. It has everything in it.

There is a guest post up on the Pioneer Woman Cooks website right now...check it.

Ryan and Carrie celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary by brewing up some beer yesterday. Our whole house smelled of yeast and overall stank.

That's enough randomness for today. Over and out.

Java Ritual...

2008-11-02T08:00:00.004-05:00

It's Sunday @ 8am and I'm heading off to ~~work~~ church. Before I get there however, I will have stopped at St. Arbucks for my favorite drink. A Grande Quad Vanilla Latte.

Throughout the week I drink regular coffee...good quality coffee as I've posted here, but regular coffee nonetheless. For some reason though, I've dubbed Sunday as my fancy coffee day.

I feel like a better human with a good cup of coffee in my hand. I act like a better human too.

The drive will also include something moody and raw:

I do this every Sunday and If I can't for some reason I feel all jacked up.

What does your ritual look like?

Guess that celebrity...

2008-11-02T00:25:00.001-04:00

A letter from Amie...

2008-10-31T10:56:00.003-04:00

Amie is my sister. She is 24. She's in jail.

We received a letter from her yesterday. I couldn't stop thinking about it.

I haven't heard from her in over 2 months. That's pretty short really...it's usually longer.

As I re-read the letter in my mind last night I asked Allison if we could pray together. It was definitely one of those times where you experience mercy for someone a little bit like Jesus. I had a hard time holding my voice together as I asked God to let Amie shine.

Amie lived with us for a while...we introduced her to the grace and peace that only God can offer. Eventually, she would give in to the flesh and try to bury the spirit that's inside of her. Try is the operative word. That pesky spirit always rises back up. Always.

I've watched Amie live on the streets as a crack-addicted little girl for half of my life. While she's had experiences that most of us can't even imagine...she's still never really grown up. Not the way people are supposed to grow up. Not the way I wish she had grown up.

Everyone hates the situation and we want answers and we want to be able to fix it. It's just not that easy sometimes. Sometimes you are forced to make the most of a train wreck. It's tough for me to not be resentful...not be angry...not be numb to her. But I have to choose to contend for Amie. I have to pray for her. I have to lift her up. I have to forgive her and encourage her. I have to love her right where she is. Good Lord this pisses me off and makes me cry at the same time.

Please pray that 75 days becomes 75 weeks, 75 months, and so on.

Keep fighting.

I've got a lot to do today...but I'm not going to do it all. I'm heading out to visit Amie. I'm her big brother and I believe there will be a day of restoration.

This is how we roll...

2008-10-30T12:32:00.012-04:00

Blogroll that is.

The people have spoken (at least the Reverb readers have) and here are the top 12 blogs you all have listed:

#1. The Pioneer Woman - This one is obvious. Ree is fantastic when it comes to storytelling, photography, and cooking. It's going to be hard to find a better blogger out there. Technorati is showing that nearly 13,000 people are linking their blogs/websites to The Pioneer Woman...that means nearly 13,000 people have taken the time to actually help build her readership. She's got it going on. She has a TRIBE and if you're not on board yet...you might be soon.

#2. PostSecret - The one can get a little racy, but it's real. People love to look into the lives of others...especially into their closets where the hush-hush stuff lives. While I'm sure many of the postcards are phony, I would bet the majority of them are true. We can all connnect with a post secret at some point.

#3. Dooce - This one is new to me. In one breathe it's disturbing and in another I just can't look away...I think I like it. Transparency abounds with a spicy sense of humor. I'm sure we would disagree about many things, but then again I like to argue. Bookmarked!

#4. Fat Cyclist - Fatty started a blog a while back as a project to get in shape and share stories of cycling. Cycling and being in shape have taken a back seat to the metastatic breast cancer that is attacking his wife Susan. Please visit this blog to show support, learn, pray, and whatever else it is that pulls us into these stories of life.

#5. Cake Wrecks - Always good for an interwebernet laugh. These are simply cakes that have taken a wrong turn somewhere...maybe they're ugly, creepy, inappropriate, or just plain wrong.

#6. I Am Bossy - Bossy is married to John Cusack...John just doesn't know it yet. Very creative lady. I think I want to be more like her.

#7. Matt Logelin - Life and death in a 27-hour period. You can read about what happened here.

#8. Allison Wonderland - No way! I like, totally know that chick. She's hot.

#9. Smitten Kitchen - While you all might like this blog...I hate it. It makes me all hungry and inadequate feeling when it comes to food photography. *secretely loves this site*

#10. C Jane Enjoy It - This one is new to me also. Velly intallesting.

#11. Stuff White People Like - Umm...I like it.

#12. OhMyStinkinHeck - Heather has a great blog. She definitely knows her way around the interwebs and she's got some great photography too. And cool hair.

And since you asked <---haha! I made that part up! I'd like to share a few of my faves with you:

RagamuffinSoul

Michael Ruhlman

Flowerdust

TheBlogIsFound

Brand New

WineLibrary TV

Happy clicking.

We have a winner...

2008-10-30T12:13:00.002-04:00

Congrats Mike! Email me at detzelpretzel[at]gmail.com to claim your prize!

Everyone else...check back today for a post about your favorite blogs!

Contest: Christian Crap Edition...

2008-10-29T10:40:00.004-04:00

See this pile of stuff? I want you to have it.

As I was cleaning and organizing the other day, I found several books and DVDs that I had more than one copy of. I checked, and being that I am only one human, I realized I didn't need more than one copy of these items.

It's good stuff...really it is. And you'll just have to trust me when I tell you that not all of my stuff is "Christian" stuff...it just seems that the stuff I have more than one of is...well...Christian.

Included is:

The Final Quest by Rick Joyner - This book is INSANE!! It's about a prophetic dream and the imagery is incredible. Fast read.

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller - Authentic and awesome.

Wild at Heart by John Eldredge - Must read for all convex humans.

Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis - READ. THIS. BOOK.

The Shack by William P. Young - Who am I kidding, you've probably read this.

Nooma DVDs by Rob Bell - I heart Noomas. Rain, Sunday, and Bullhorn are included. These are spiritual short films sure to challenge, inspire, and mess you up.

EPIC by John Eldredge - About stepping into the biggest story of all.

The Message New Testament - Awesome little pocket-sized bible paraphrase in everyday language.

LOVE WINS stickers too.

NOT PICTURED ARE SECRET ITEMS THAT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED. Just imagine what these could be...a new car...pocket lint...a trip to Hawaii...some broken crayons. You just never know.

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So here are the rules. Post your favorite blogs in the comments section. I don't care if it's 2 blogs or 20 blogs. I just want to know what blogs you're digging. Only ONE COMMENT per person....include all blogs within that one comment.

Saying your favorite blog is This Is REVERB will not raise your chances to win as this will be drawn randomly from the comments. Saying your favorite blog is This Is REVERB will however cause me to do the happy dance.

The winner will be picked tomorrow, October 30th 2008 @ (or around) Noon (my time).

DO IT!!

Together...

2008-10-28T08:10:00.004-04:00

I lead a life group.

If you were to ask me to define what a life group is, I would have to say it's a group of people coming together to experience life together. It's a group of people who have said YES to community and NO to isolation.

There are 14 of us men on a spiritual journey together. Sometimes we study the bible. Usually we act like idiots. Always we challenge one another to bigger and greater things.

There is something about the regularity of a weekly meeting together. Every Monday evening around 5:30pm people start trickling in, and they typically trickle out around 11pm. I've been leading a group at my house for around 4 years now. It's been a huge mix of people. Men and women of all ages and backgrounds. Over time, we grew to such a large co-ed group that we decided to split off into a men's group and a women's group.

My wife has been leading that women's group ever since. We've both had other groups birthed off of our original groups too. And there's a reason for that...because we don't want to keep such an amazing thing to ourselves. This is something that needs to be shared.

You have to ask yourself some questions:

* Who is speaking into my life?
* Do I have people I can trust with my stuff?
* Who can I call at 3am when everything is crashing down?
* Do you fully know anyone?
* Are you fully known by anyone?
* Do you have others to lean on when you're too weak?
* Are you trying to rely on yourself for everything?

Now I fully realize that the idea of a group like this is a foreign thing. It shouldn't be. We are east of Eden in so many areas of our lives. The intention of this world has been off kilter for so long that we've come to a place in our lives where we never want to have true and intimate contact with other humans...and we're lonelier than ever.

Did you know that a Belgian work horse, when properly trained, can pull upwards of 8,000 lbs?

More interestingly than that however is the fact that two Belgian work horses, who have never worked together, can immediately pull upwards of 24,000 lbs. This is without training together. Have them work with one another for a little while and they'll be dragging over 32,000 lbs behind them in no time.

Simply by working together.

Are you a lone ranger? Do you try to do everything on your own? How is that working for you?

The end.

Fortitude...

2008-10-27T09:25:00.006-04:00

Before we go anywhere else, I'd like the record to show that I stinking hate olives. Now that we're clear...we can continue.

This is as happy as Ava looked on Saturday. She was "pee-ohed" at me big time. It would seem that the idea of being temperate as mentioned in 1 Timothy 3 was being lost on me that day. Mom was at work and it was just us.

You see Ava has a thing for wielding unwieldy objects. One of her favorites is the broom. She seeks out our broom at least once daily and carries it around the house, knocking about clumsily. Nothing is safe when Ava has a broom in her hands. Inevitably, she'll turn around in a cartoon fashion, unaware of her broomstick radius, and smash into a picture on the wall...a glass on the counter...and so on and so fourth.

"Ava. Put that broom down before you break something."

"Ava! Put that broom down before you break something!"

I had the stove and buffet cabinet moved out so I could clean behind them. Sometimes you just get an itch to clean something and there's only one way to scratch it. As I vacuumed and scrubbed, I heard Ava in the kitchen with the broom that I had just put away...again. I had already told her twice to put it back, but research shows that 2 year old humans don't always listen when you want them to.

Just as I turned to plead my case with a 27 month girl she knocked something of insignificance off of the table with the broomstick. Out of my built-in superhero reactionary D.N.A. I jumped to save whatever was about to break. When I jumped, my foot caught the power cord of the vacuum which was very conveniently wrapped around one of these things:

It was (as in past tense) filled with kalamata olives, anise (aka nasty black licorice flavor), and some really sour smelling vinegar. It crashed on the floor spilling out approximately 730 terrible little flavor bombs and about a gallon of vinegar...on the rug. I was not pleased at this.

I turned towards Ava, who by the deer-in-the-headlights look knew something bad had just happened, and I fired off.

"DAMMIT!! GIVE ME THAT DAMN BROOM!!!"

I grabbed the broom from her and I hurled it down the hallway where it crashed into the laundry room door. I looked down at Ava, probably looking monstrous, and terrified, she just ran into the living room.

I cleaned up the mess of broken glass, olives and vinegar for about 20 minutes and when I was cooled off I went in to see if Ava was okay. She was curled up on the couch with tears in her eyes and when she saw me she apologized immediately saying, "I'm sorry Dada, I'm so sorry...I'm sorry Dada."

This apology made me feel just above Adolf Hitler on the scale of morality.

I told her there was nothing to be sorry about and that it was my fault for breaking the glass. I told her I was sorry for yelling and sorry for cussing and sorry for throwing the broom across the house.

She hugged me and told me it was okay and then she kissed me on the cheek.

Thank God kids are so resilient. Ava got over it much faster than I did. I don't want to be that guy. I don't want to be that guy who blows up and cusses at a 2 year old. I don't want to be that guy who throws things. I guess I'm just confessing this publicly so you'll hold me to it...don't let me be that guy.

I want to be that guy I was on Sunday. That guy who builds amazing forts with his little girl and never wants to stop playing with her.

Scanned Discoveries...

2008-10-24T17:34:00.010-04:00

Today was a day of organizing and de-cluttering. I wasn't as effective in my task as I had hoped due mostly to all the things I was discovering whilst cleaning out drawers and closets. Memories ebbed and flowed back and fourth as one photograph lead to another and past spelling mistakes were revealed. Can you find the mistake in this one?

As I stacked CDs, books, and movies I can't help but to recite lines in my head. I must have replayed Long Duk Dong's eloquent pick-up line 20 times.

"What's happenin' hot stuff?"

Many a photograph was rifled through.

Some more explainable than others.

ALAS! The crown jewel of my discoveries today! It would seem I was interested in the idea of blogging before I knew what it was. 16 years ago I started a scrap book.

Cover letter and all...

Tomahawkchop!

click image for larger size...

EVERYBODY knows...

Eric Silz is still one of my best friends...I went to Honduras with him...he's in Honduras right now serving, and making a difference, and connecting with the least of these. I know I could call him at 3am for anything. Some of these kids didn't make it past 25.

I was way into commas then.

One of the only things I've ever held to.

Why don't you take some time this weekend and post something oldschool...it's like salve for the soul. Copy the link to your blog and post it in the Mr. Linky box below...come on, you know you want to do it.

Randomography: Downtown Cincinnati...

2008-10-23T14:54:00.002-04:00

Went out last night for a walk.
pray.
shoot.
think.

I only had one lens with me...and I forgot my tripod.

New tires after a blowout on Tuesday.

The air is so crisp and peaceful right now.

Solitude. Rest. Sabbath. God, speak to me.

Heading home.

My familiar loves. They are one with the fruit snacks right now. Maybe I shouldn't have bought the 48 pack.

Interesting searches...

2008-10-22T19:33:00.003-04:00

Wow...may I first of all say that the responses on that last post were amazing. Thank you for sharing. Whenever you open yourself up like that, you can trust that you just made someone else feel not so alone. Authenticity and transparency spread like a awesome fungus.

So anyway - I always love the google searches that land people here at This Is REVERB.

I use Statcounter to figure these things out. Here are some of the good ones from this week:

* son uses too much toilet paper OCD - I would have to assume this came from this post.

* trouble with neti pot - Yeah, that's gotta be this one.

* 8 ball eye syndrome - Hmm...8 ball huh? How about this post.

* a truck hit me - Or at least it felt like it in this one.

Of course there are many other paths people use to find this blog. It's a bit humbling to me to see (via Technorati) that 90 people have linked to this blog from their blogs. That is amazing. And it's truly appreciated...while I love the attention, the really nifty thing is that I'm getting to know so many of you through your blogs and comments.

Some of you I know in real life and some of you only on the web. And then there are some of you who I am meeting in real life after meeting you one the interwebernet. People like Cheri.

Cheri, her husband Kirk, and their daughter Cara came to Vineyard Westside this past Sunday and I got to match up real faces to digital ones. Pretty cool. Here's proof:

The internet is a funny place. What used to be super strange and awkward is becoming more and more normal and accepted. Carlos over @ www.ragamuffinsoul.com is onto something. He's always talking about authentic community being a real possibility online.

So...all that to say thanks. Thanks for the link love. Thanks for sharing yourselves via comments and emails. Thanks for making me think...more.

I can't wait to get to know you more. You're making this blog interesting.

Finish this sentence...

2008-10-21T14:10:00.005-04:00

click image for random story

I wish that I had [blank] so I could [blank].

Do not watch this video...

2008-10-20T12:42:00.003-04:00

...if you are:

* Prone to whininess.
* Prone to being offended.
* Prone to a moral high-horse.
* Prone to a weak stomach.
* Prone to liking me for my mad pastoral skillz.

What you are about to see is not a re-enactment. This event took place yesterday afternoon during the lousy Bengals game. My brother-in-law Chris called me a few days prior to see if I would be available with my video camera to film something important. A milk challenge.

You've been warned.

Milk Challenge: White Vomit Edition. from Ryan Detzel on Vimeo.

Randomography: Library // Hayride...

2008-10-18T12:24:00.002-04:00

Here are some of the recents:

Ava Beans meets another princess...

Mama princess reads to them...

And now for something completely different...

Uncle Chris and Beano...

Aunt Andrea, that little kid again, and Mama...

This place is kinda creepy...

Harrison...

Lessons in good parenting #348...

Go out and do something...it might just be fun.

Pragmatic Perusal...

2008-10-17T12:15:00.005-04:00

Here are the 3 things I'm reading and what they're teaching me thus far:

TRIBES by Seth Godin <---click on Seth's head to read his blog.

Seth Godin delivered a powerful presentation of the Tribes idea at Catalyst 08'. It was exciting and quickly became even more exciting when they announced that he brought over 12,000 books with him to give away to every person attending...free is good, but it's even better when the free thing itself is good.

Tribes has been teaching me that:

* The internet eliminates geography.
* Everyone is a leader of something.
* Leadership is not management.
* People are changing the world, maybe not your world, but changing the world nonetheless.

Approximately 40 pages in so far...

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CREATING COMMUNITY by Andy Stanley and Bill Willits

Part of my job with Vineyard Westside is working with our Life Groups, that is, small groups of people getting together throughout the week to learn, grow, pray, and have fun together. I will admit that I am good at leading groups, discussing things about groups, helping people to make their group better, but I am not very good when it comes to coming up with systems for how to get more people involved in groups and such.

This book is helping me to figure out some systems for our church regarding our Life Groups.

Creating Community is teaching/reminding me that:

* We have more people around us than ever, and yet we are more lonely than ever.
* Groups cannot be an appendage to what we do with our church, they must define our church.
* Man was not created to be alone, in fact, God says it's NOT GOOD.
* Starbucks might have a better understanding of this than most churches.
* A very small majority of homes are built with front porches now...this is a problem.

Approximately 60 pages in so far...

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NEHEMIAH in the Bible <---check out YouVersion.

I'll be honest with you...I haven't started reading much of this yet. I have however devoted to read it. I've gone through it before, but all I really remember is that Nehemiah pulled off a secret plan to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem in a really short period of time.

What I'm hoping to learn about:

* Restoration
* Leadership

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Tell me what you're reading and what it's teaching you.

Pretty please with sugar on top?

Caption needed...

2008-10-16T17:19:00.000-04:00