We just arrived in Portland this morning to the most perfect wet and gray Portland day. We are thrilled to be here and Mercy and Aaron are both enthralled by how different the Pacific Northwest looks and smells. The sky, the trees, air that you don’t see… There is a particular feature that lends much… Continue reading The city of bridges
Month: November 2006
That kind of friend
I have a very dear friend here in Spokane. The other night she stopped by for a brief visit with us, and it was so great to reconnect and reminisce. As often happens when we get together, we traipsed down our own very quirky and amusing memory lane. We happened to live together during a… Continue reading That kind of friend
Lessons from my closet floor
It was two years ago that we last visited our families here in the Pacific Northwest in the winter months. I was very pregnant last December so we could not do our usual travel north for the Christmas holiday. After that last trip two years ago, I put three of my favorite wool sweaters into… Continue reading Lessons from my closet floor
W.W.J.D…
…on the Alaska Air flight from Los Angeles to Spokane with the screaming infant sitting behind him? He would twist uncomfortably around to draw near to the screaming; he would shove his hand between the seats, and wiggle his fingers at the infant while making strange noises; he would somehow appease the overtired, congested baby… Continue reading W.W.J.D…
Priorities
At our Servant Partners staff meeting yesterday, we spent some time discussing how community organizing and church-planting can relate to one another. We talked about a holistic view of people and salvation; we talked about redemption that is both physical and spiritual; we shared stories about how our work in community organizing in urban poor… Continue reading Priorities
Can I have a witness?
I just enjoyed a few rare daytime minutes alone with my husband (thanks Lauren!) out in Pasadena. As we were walking past the Fuller Seminary student parking lot, Doug made a comment about the collection of hulking SUV’s, the smattering of luxury vehicles, and the presence of lots of shiny, new, good-looking cars. (Are we… Continue reading Can I have a witness?
The apprentice
This past weekend Doug was busy preparing our worship service for Sunday, in the midst of cooking breakfast for his family and playing with his kids. At one point, he set his guitar down in the dining room, propped up against one of the chairs. A few minutes later Mercy trotted over to her instrument… Continue reading The apprentice
Encoding
Scot McKnight is doing a series of posts on Psalm 119. His comments today reminded me of what a mystery it is for us to come to a place of “understanding” when it comes to scripture and the things of God. Doug and I have good friends, John and Ann Goldingay, who often entertain students… Continue reading Encoding
“Truly worthy?”
Doug and I found ourselves sitting in our living room yesterday afternoon with some good friends from our church. They are a couple that has been on a journey of healing and restoration in both spiritual and very tangible physical ways. Since we have known them, there have been maybe a handful of times where… Continue reading “Truly worthy?”
Quotation of the Week
I went in there wondering if Bono was a Christian, and I came out wondering if I was. Overheard at a Willow Creek pastor’s conference session featuring a video presentation of a discussion between Bill Hybels and Bono. From the November 13th Newsweek, “An Evangelical Identity Crisis” (I realized I did not provide a link… Continue reading Quotation of the Week