The kids and I missed church again this week: Aaron was a snot factory (as I like to call it) and I can’t bear to bring my kids to the nursery when they are like that. I see other moms and dads do it, and it almost always means that later in the week we… Continue reading Random happenings in the Haub house
Category: Friends
Old flesh
I love any chance to listen to or read William Willimon, and his most recent blog post on conversion was striking to me. He writes: Deep in my Wesleyan once warmed heart is a story of how a priggish little Oxford don got changed at Aldersgate and thereafter. John Wesley’s life was well formed, well… Continue reading Old flesh
Good enough
A few weeks ago, Doug and I had the privilege of attending an event hosted by Northwest Neighbors that celebrated ten years of their ministry in Northwest Pasadena. As an organization, they do significant work in the lives of youth in their community, ranging from tutoring and mentoring to leadership development and discipleship. They are… Continue reading Good enough
Mercy of the flowers
Little Mercy pulled of the (potentially) impossible on Saturday: she was a flower girl for our good friends, Masaki and Grace, as they celebrated their wedding at a spectacular venue overlooking the ocean. Mercy was pretty as a princess in her fancy dress, and her daddy choked back tears more than once as he watched… Continue reading Mercy of the flowers
Ghandi, Job and the ghetto
I have received a great deal of encouragement these past few days from a wide range of people through phone calls, emails and the like. This weekend I got a kind email from fellow blogger, Jamie Arpin-Ricci sharing his concern for me and my family and offering us some encouragement. I wrote him back and… Continue reading Ghandi, Job and the ghetto
Have you considered my servant, Erika…?
After a wonderful long weekend with Doug in downtown Chicago and a delightful (very full!) day on North Park’s campus, I was exhausted but joyful as I headed out the door of a nearby coffee shop with a young woman I had just met (thanks to this blog) the hour before. It was raining and… Continue reading Have you considered my servant, Erika…?
Celebration
Last night our church, Church of the Redeemer, was officially welcomed into the Evangelical Covenant Church at the conference annual meeting in Simi Valley. Doug stayed home with the kids so that I could go out and be a part of this, saying: “you worked really hard and gave a lot to see this day… Continue reading Celebration
As much as ye have done…
Yesterday we received a cluster of care packages from a dear friend on the other side of the country (a friendship which began as a result of this blog!), and I am reminded of how capable we are of blessing other people, near and far. The boxes that we opened were brilliant expressions of the… Continue reading As much as ye have done…
Does Sunday morning really matter?
There are many today who feel like the Sunday morning service has been overemphasized to the degree that the “show” each week has become what “church” means, as opposed to an actual vision of a transformed life of worship, fellowship and service together. There are many in my generation who have given up the whole… Continue reading Does Sunday morning really matter?
“The kind people easily dismiss…”
For all of the jokes and smiles our little phone-line bullet has provided the past two days, I find myself occasionally glancing over at the little lump of metal and shuddering. I have fought back the visual memories of standing in my Chicago apartment bathroom helping one of the young men who had been one… Continue reading “The kind people easily dismiss…”