holiness in the modern world
After a challenging year in 2024, Scott and I didn't have big bags of money to give away, but we were excited about the season of giving and had hoped to share about some of the organizations we love. This year, we have the courage to share more openly. We'll try to keep it real …
Continue reading "Poured Out and Well-Watered for Giving in the Desert"
It's still New Year's Day (for the next 21 minutes), so I still have time to declare a focal word or theme for 2024 that describes what's on my mind as we dive in. I had never chosen a word or theme for the year until 2023, but in December a year ago, one word …
Last Sunday, a leader stood before a congregation in a chapel and announced that the following Sunday would mark the start of Advent, a season of waiting for Christmas. We were thus waiting last Sunday to begin an official period of waiting a week later (today). It was an announcement of a coming announcement about …
Continue reading "The Murk, the Advent, & Promises Fulfilled"
Thursday night, I received the opposite news of what I had hoped for, and, oddly, I'm OK. Why is that? The unwelcome announcement was that after enormous personal investment--and for the second time around--I didn't receive a grant that would have funded the launch and establishment of a project I have been working on for …
Continue reading "Not (Entirely) What I Wanted for Thanksgiving"
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