I thought “What better way to start a talk about how Christ is Lord of our iLives than to write my very own 25 list of things that define my iLife.”*
Here’s a picture of me, written by me, filtered by me, edited by me, about me.
1. I’ve been blogging since just after I got married. [...]
It’s been a pretty weird start to the break here in Bellingham. We’ve had unseasonably cold weather. I walked out to get the mail today into close to a foot of snow. That’s pretty much unheard of in these parts. Barring some heat wave, we’ll have a White Christmas, which is just crazy.
I think the [...]
This post might seem rather random, considering it’s the week of Christmas and one might expect I’d pop out something more about Advent or the holidays. Don’t worry, that one’s hopefully on it’s way as well. But, I’ve been thinking a bit about our “iLives”, you know the lives of Facebook, Twitter, blogs, text messaging, [...]
Hi friends. I’m excited to have a little something to blog about. I’m working on our Sabbath service plan for tomorrow night. We’re going to focus in on the “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” lyrics as an Advent reflection. Below I’ve written up something short to open the night. It’s a draft, but read through [...]
I just walked in the door, wet from a brisk, rainy Washington evening walk. I’ve been walking to work more these past few weeks. On nights like tonight, it’s easy to question why. It’s cold(ish). Wet. Dark.
And then I remember. It’s because in the wet, windy air, I feel something that reminds me that I’m [...]
as the big day approaches (the election tomorrow), i’ve been struck by the need to just shut up. maybe it’s the overwhelming ads on tv. maybe it’s the blog and facebook reading. maybe it’s the fervor with which i hear so many people speak passionately about the upcoming decision. something is beginning to overwhelm me.
i [...]
Last year we had the privilege of hosting Sylvia Wilson from the PC(USA) (Presbyterian Church denomination) at the INN for a few days to share a bit about what the INN does and is. The denomination’s collegiate website is now featuring a story, written by former INN intern Megan Goodwin.
http://www.pcusa.org/collegiate/inn-interns.htm
I’ve been reading Hebrews a bit this week, prepping for my talk at the INN tonight, and I’m just getting pretty excited about what it says. In a very new way, forgiveness and redemption, is hitting me. I’m excited about the ideas that the Holy Spirit is leading me towards as I study it and [...]
This weekend at the retreat I had an interesting conversation with our speaking guest, Mark Nelson, and a couple of students about the concept of "deconstruction" and trimming the excess fat off Christianity to reach into the essentials of our faith. We found ourselves on this topic as we pieced through some of Mark’s weekend [...]
I’m up for speaking again tonight at the last Summer INN of the quarter. We’ve been going through the book of Acts this summer, reading along through a new book called "The Dust Off Their Feet," a retelling of Acts and commentary. It’s been a good read, with some fresh perspectives on what can be [...]
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