On Sunday I spoke at Pasadena Covenant Church, our sister church that has partnered with us in this adventure of church planting here in South Central. I never cease to be amazed by the generosity of this congregation. Generosity of friendship, of time, of listening and praying and celebrating with us. It is a true… Continue reading The Communion of Saints
Author: erika
Irony
Yesterday I met a woman about my age who lives around the corner from us with her husband and two darling children. They were walking home from the store and we were out front doing our best to escape the heat (with some help from Paul’s sprinkler). I was holding Aaron and her little boy… Continue reading Irony
Jessica
Today marks a monumental day for someone I hold very dear. A young woman I have known and loved since she was the age of my sweet Mercy leaves the comfort of friends, family and home to move into a tough New York City community where she will, for two years, serve as a teacher… Continue reading Jessica
Quotation of the Week
“When Jesus opens the table to all, the table begins to tell a new story. But it is a story unlike the story of his contemporaries. The observant person’s table story: You can eat with me if you are clean. If you are unclean, take a bath and come back tomorrow evening. Jesus’ table story:… Continue reading Quotation of the Week
Clutter
This past year I have been on a mission. I am determined to eliminate a bulk of the clutter that Doug and I each brought into our marriage as well as the unnecessary things we have collected here in L.A. My husband and I can both be sentimental creatures so this has not been an… Continue reading Clutter
What do you mean?
I made an amusing discovery this past week. Mercy is generally a very good talker. She knows a lot of words and her pronunciation is great (except for blanket which is “biktet”, “bagdhad”, or “biltlek”, or some composite of the three). However, there have been two words that she uses with great frequency that have… Continue reading What do you mean?
Because we live in L.A.
I guess that everyone who lives here has their big star-sighting story to tell. Doug and I laugh because we NEVER see anyone famous and there are very few people we would actually be interested in seeing. But having Jack Bauer walk up to you while you are playing with your daughter at Manhattan Beach… Continue reading Because we live in L.A.
Special Day
Top ten things we love about our Daddy by Mercy and Aaron Emmanual Haub 10. He loves taking us to the beach 9. He’s the best mango cutter in the world (Mercy) 8. He’s always willing to listen when I have really important things to say, even at 5am (Aaron) 7. He lets me pick… Continue reading Special Day
Quotation of the Week
“Most churches ask, ‘How do we get them to come to us?’ The real question is, ‘How do we get us to go to them.’ ” From a sermon preached by my preaching hero, Brenda Salter McNeil, at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan this past week. See for… Continue reading Quotation of the Week
Margins?
I realized in writing my last post that I have never explained the source for the name of my blog. Some have asked, so here it is… I recently spent three years as a student at Fuller Seminary earning a Masters in Divinity. I have never been one of those students who sits though class… Continue reading Margins?