Last night we dressed the kiddos up (a princess, a purple dragon and a cow) and enjoyed trick-or-treating, passing out candy, and eating dinner together with our small group across the street. I was surprised by how few houses in our neighborhood pass out candy, and how dark and intimidating most homes here are at… Continue reading A South Central Halloween
Discipleship and potty training
Mercy was just fifteen months old when Aaron was born, and around the time I delivered she suddenly decided that she wanted to potty train. It is a bit unusual for kids to have that much interest at that young of an age, but Mercy was adamant: it was time. I have very distinct memories… Continue reading Discipleship and potty training
Quotation of the Week
“During the last year or so, I have come to appreciate the “worldliness” of Christianity as never before. The Christian is not a homo religiosus but a man, pure and simple, just as Jesus became man… It is only by living completely in this world that one learns to believe. One must abandon every attempt… Continue reading Quotation of the Week
I couldn’t make this stuff up
Erika: “Aaron, Elijah pooped! It’s so stinky…” Aaron: “No, Mommy. It’s not stinky. It smells like roses.”
Not the low-bottom guys
I caught an interesting piece this past week on the L.A. Homicide Blog on Kenny Mitchell, the founder of a group called Gangsters Anonymous. He has launched this organization based on this belief: “We are recovering gangsters who meet to help each other stay crime-free. We believe the gangster mentality is a disease–a mental disorder.… Continue reading Not the low-bottom guys
This has to be a joke
My husband just emailed me a link to this article. Please tell me this is not for real.
Can I get a witness?
I am a big fan of Scot McKnight’s “Weekly Meanderings” feature on his blog. He consistently links to stories and reflections that engage me on multiple levels, and this past week was no exception. He included a link to a blog belonging to a pediatrician serving in Haiti, and to a particularly compelling description of… Continue reading Can I get a witness?
Quotation of the Week
We’re all willing to be Christians up to a point. And you know and I know that Jesus calls us to move beyond that point. Tony Campolo during a recent address at North Park University
How the other half pray
On Friday, we packed up the family and headed north on the PCH to Malibu. Doug had a group of DMin students at a retreat center there, and he needed to meet with them one last time before they left. In spite of a lot of traffic it was a beautiful drive, and it was… Continue reading How the other half pray
For granted
Last week while skimming the headlines online, I caught a BBC report on maternal deaths (women dying as a result of pregnancy or childbirth) worldwide that included some staggering statistics on the number of women who still die regularly during childbirth. In Sierra Leone or Afghanistan, women have a one in eight chance of death… Continue reading For granted