Welcome back. You belong here. So what does a man do the day after Christmas? 1. You Tube his son (4) on drums2. Laundry3. R’ to Target at 7am (me, home arbitrating new stuff and who gets it when)4. Did I mention the drums, LOUD! In our Living Room! Can you say sound paneling?5. Water […]
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Welcome back. You belong here. They say you should always have a focus when you write. Well, I’m not sure I have a focus for this entry, but I guess if I did, it’d be blindness. I’m not blind, nor going blind, but sometimes it feels like I can’t see the road ahead. There have
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Welcome back. You belong here. This is going to be a series of posts on the topic: Everything Must Change, Starting With Me. Today’s focus: Location. For the past three years, we’ve lived in Denver, CO (Arvada, CO to be exact, a suburb in the NW Denver metro area). Two weeks ago we moved back
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Welcome back. You belong here. The other day a friend of mine said I was retiring. I guess I am, I am retiring from church as I’ve known it. I didn’t say I’m retiring from God, in fact, I will forever love the ways of God and people not connected to God, but I’m retiring
Welcome back. You belong here. The previous post was all the good stuff, the wonderful ideas, the great plans. But getting this far has been a struggle and there’s still a long way to go. Where will we live? Jobs? Housing? etc… But through this process, we’ve been led by a few truths that have
Welcome back. You belong here. Well, we’re moving back to Long Beach, CA next week. We’ve lived here in Denver, CO for three years and although it’s been good, we feel we’re supposed to be in CA. Our theology of location says Long Beach, CA. It’s the city where I grew up and much of
This current issue of no money, no jobs is the horizontal concerns, the “concerns of this world” as Jesus called them. He considered them secondary to the issues of the Spirit. (They sure seem primary to me!) But anyway… But when I focus on Love not Fear (perfect love casts out all fear), when I
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What got me through difficulties were a few amazing things: 1. EL Foster Elementary – It’s people, Leigh, the vision of dual language, the culture, the amazing teachers and parents, all we did with the Latino parents, great friends such as Carlos and Jenine 2. Our Neighborhood Efforts – We had parties, BBQ’s on our
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Tonight I am feeling scared about our economic future What if Grace UMC doesn’t have a position for me, what if Rachelle doesn’t get a teaching job, what if I don’t get a teaching job? Where will we get insurance? Can I really do any of these start-ups? Even though I feel scared, I’m trying
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