* this post is part of the february 2012 synchroblog on economic inequality. i originally wrote it in 2008 but right now i am out of town with no internet, so i thought i’d share it again with a few small tweaks. it might not fit exactly with the theme but i hope it points […]
Read Moreplant new trees.
“then God said, “let us make human beings in our image, to be like us.” – genesis 1:26, NLT this past week i saw a flurry of facebook posts about john piper’s latest words about masculine christianity. i am pretty out of the blog-reading circuit because there are only so many hours in the day […]
Read Morepracticing friendship
* this is part 2 to the last post: let’s be friends. oh wait, we don’t know how to! i wish learning new things were as easy as taking a class, watching a youtube instructional video, or reading the perfect how-to book that provides all of the answers. for fixing kitchen sinks, it probably works. […]
Read Morelet's be friends. oh wait, we don't know how to!
“there is nothing on this earth to be more prized than true friendship.” – st. thomas aquinas remember that book, “all i ever needed i learned in kindergarten”? sure, some of what we learned when we were five would be helpful to us as grownups. but i’m also going to make a supposition that even […]
Read Morelinear: never was, never will be
* this post is part of the january synchroblog, a bunch of bloggers writing on the same topic. this month is being hosted by provoketive magazine and is centered around the theme of hope. the provoketive link list is at the bottom. that’s a lot of hope! * * * * * Even before I […]
Read Moredreaming & making what could be, be.
in honor of martin luther king, jr. day, i thought i would post a little excerpt about dreams from my book, down we go: living into the wild ways of Jesus. it was originally inspired by a post i wrote in 2007 for the refuge blog called “we have a dream”; then i modified it […]
Read Moreit's a helluva lot of people being influenced
when it comes to church, i firmly believe that the “best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better.” at the same time, i think it’s sometimes worth calling out its inconsistencies when it comes to the so-contrary-to-the-non-oppressive-ways-of-Jesus as a reminder and to gain resolve & clarity on why we feel so passionate […]
Read Morelet go or be dragged
i ran across this american proverb a while back & then a dear friend gave it to me on a magnet for christmas: “let go or be dragged.” it is so appropriate in more ways than one, and now i see it first thing every morning when i get creamer for my coffee. i need […]
Read Morethe catch-up list
wednesday my four youngest kids went back to school after a great winter break. yesterday i dropped my oldest son off at the airport and sent him back to college on the east coast. now it’s catch up time! i have all kinds of posts swirling around in my head and january is going to […]
Read Morehappy 4th birthday, little blog.
4 years ago today 12.31.07, i was holed up in my house over christmas vacation starting this blog & joining facebook for the first time. wow, did those 4 years go fast. i am so thankful for the relationships i’ve made here, many of you i’ve now had the privilege to meet in real life, […]
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