“a new command i give you: love one another. as I have loved you, so you must love one another. by this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” – john 13:34-35 * * * * * today is maundy thursday. i’ve heard the word for years […]
Read Moreevangelometers & the ways of love
last wednesday at our house of refuge we had an interesting and challenging conversation that was all over the place related to theology. i thought it was so beautiful because in most of my christian experience if someone had been saying a few of the things that were being said they would have most definitely […]
Read Morefriday.saturday.sunday.death.lament.resurrection
sometimes i go on a little kick and carry out a theme in every little place i possibly can carry it out. a few years ago we did a series leading up to easter that focused on the friday-saturday-sunday of holy week and carried it into the metaphor of our real life experiences. friday representing […]
Read Moreletting go
well here are, over halfway into lent on the road to easter. it’s an odd journey for many; i know many of you are honoring the season in some way, shape or form, and yet others of you don’t have it on your radar at all for all kinds of reasons. one potentially dangerous thing […]
Read Morethe wall & the wilderness
“lent is not a ritual. it is a time to think seriously about who Jesus is for us, to renew our faith from the inside out” – joan chittister * * * * * one of my all-time favorite carnival blog posts was called a nifty chart for the journey. it included a chart […]
Read Moreif 2009 was a book, i'd title it "tunnel vision is under-rated"
it’s so hard to believe we are on the last few days of 2009. i do think this year goes down in history as the fastest ever. i always like to wrap up the year with some kind of time to reflect on what happened in the past 12 months and what i hope for […]
Read Morethe journey
hey all, it’s hard to believe that christmas is only a few days away. this week is a foggy week for us as a couple of the kids are fighting off the same crud i got, and we kicked off our christmas vacation by getting far-too-many shots for africa, fun fun. all 7 of us […]
Read Morewaiting, hoping, expecting the wrong things
oh, advent started out hopeful for me. and then this past week i tanked. the trouble is that i actually tanked myself. i did the thing i should not do, should not do, should not do. i read too much online. i looked at too many other churches’ websites. i read about $40 million building […]
Read Morelittle pockets of love
if you’ve been reading the carnival for a while most of you know that i’m a little on the passionate side when it comes to “the church.” i have had many a critic say “you are so anti-church” because i sometimes call out the inconsistencies & injustices in the system. and at the same time, […]
Read Moredoubt & faith: living in the tension
thanks for the comments & for hanging in there on the last series of posts on doubt & faith. we wrapped up our series 2 saturdays ago with dinner & a fun conversation together. my friend john & i facilitated together (how many times can i say that i love that in the refuge community […]
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