Best Christmas Surprise!
About thirteen Christmases ago, Cam, David, Aaron and I let our families know that we were not coming home for Christmas. We were living in Nebraska and thought we’d spend our first Christmas on our own. With both Cam…
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Christmastime is Here
Well, it’s here; ready or not, Christmastime is here. Watching “The Bells of St. Mary’s” as backdrop to list writing and receipt sorting last night, I finally began to feel it. On the heels of work, rehearsals, ministry Brunches, papers,…
Weary in Doing Good…
Oh, what a difference a week makes. Ok, so I’m not desperately undone, but sort of. Here’s the hustle and bustle part: I’m almost done with the Seminary coursework (papers and group projects currently underway), but it’s crunch time; QVC’s…
Worship and Outreach
WOO HOO! I’m coming around the bend and I can see the finish line for this semester of Seminary. It turns out that my coursework will be complete by the first week of December, which leaves only a thesis next…
Silver and Gold Have I
Here’s what happened to me a couple of days ago: I was coming out of the local Trader Joe’s and a man stopped me as I was loading my groceries into the trunk of my car. “Excuse me lady.” He…
Back to Basics – Part 2
Let’s continue on from last week: why, you may be asking, do I say that Christianity (the Church) in the Western world (North America and Western Europe) needs to go back to basics? In the west, Christians have to grapple…
Back to Basics
I think the western church needs to go back basics. Whenever there’s a glitch in a system (this applies to sales, business, sports, music, math, art, science, etc. and I have a hunch it applies here) you go back to…
I Am a Nazarene
Well my Wednesday blog is late this week. Sorry. But here we go! The “I am a Nazarene” T-Shirt just came in the mail. (Check out last week’s blog.) I wore it proudly to Free Fridays this morning. I’m simply…
Speaka da Language!
You ever been around heavy-duty jocks or sports fans when they’re talking about their sport? I have. Ugh. I just smile and nod. Ever hung out at an opera and listened to true enthusiasts dissect the intricacies of the libretto…
GOT THE T-SHIRT
So I’m sitting at home yesterday enjoying a hot chai, working away at the myriad tasks that occupy my time and boom! “Voice of the Martyrs” sends out an email update. Check out this recent quote from them: “Islamic extremists…
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