A Night Prayer
For my friends who are grieving, a Caim prayer from the book Celtic Daily Prayer: This night and every night seems infinite with questions, and sleep as elusive as answers. Pain and longing are always…
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Reading List Part II
Earlier this month I wrote about the books I’d read during my sabbatical. I thought I’d post another update before leaving for Italy. Before my break, my friend Nick suggested I read The Voice of…
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Sabbatical Contentment
About the time I started planning my sabbatical break, John Ortberg began his. John and I have known each other for a few years and I serve on the Emerging Ministries board with his wife…
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Jedd Has Left for Thailand
Last night I dropped my son Jedd off at the airport and he headed to Thailand for seven weeks. He’s probably still in the air as I post this. D’Aun and I are excited for…
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Reading List
Yesterday I posted an update about my October sabbatical. So today I’ll update my reading list. I finished John Ortberg’s The Me I Want To Be. A good book, very Ortberg-ish. Focuses on…
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October Update
Since it’s a third of the way through the October break, it seems time for an update. The first few days were spent working on D’Oliva Olive Oil projects. Obviously the big accomplishment was getting…
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Political Question
Before I went on my October break, a friend asked me to blog about political activism for followers of Christ. His specific question was: “Help me figure this out…. 1) Jesus strikingly refused to align…
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Lord, have mercy!
I’m heading out of town tomorrow for some solitude. Or as friends in the past have described it, my “leave me the hell alone” time. Hopefully I’ll update this blog with whatever thoughts come my…