Monthly Archives: November 2013

Happy New Year!

Right above my computer hangs this beautiful, if not confusing, Christian seasons calendar. This calendar isn’t ordered like most calendars. Not only do the twelve days of Christmas get their own page, this calendar ends November 30, since December 1 … Continue reading

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And he shall be called…

Last Sunday we, at Rainbow, considered the many names for God. On Monday, Steve Goeke sent me this image, along with a note saying that this poster hangs in his shop. “A good reminder,” Steve wrote. Indeed. And a great … Continue reading

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A church that smells like pizza is my kind of church

Jesse and I love pizza. In fact, our Friday evening ritual has been the same for six years now: Make pizza. We have turned down a lot of great Friday night offers, just so we could stay home and make … Continue reading

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Pray and play

The Whitmore Playground was a most welcome site as Jesse and I pulled off the interstate, and, for the first time, took a sharp turn onto Southwest Boulevard. The park and all its vibrant colors and unique shapes immediately made … Continue reading

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A little piece of peace

This Sunday we will consider yet another R word: reconciliation. So naturally, I was drawn to this wood sculpture called Peace. This was given to me as a going away gift from John Gaeddert, an exceptional man and artist of … Continue reading

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A shout out to my alma mater

This is a Bethel College tote bag that was given to me during my final days in North Newton. It was packed with who-knows- what so that might explain the wrinkles. I saw this out of the corner of my … Continue reading

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Shoes, sex and stewardship

I’m starting to get tired of R words (I’ve been preaching on all the really, ridiculously, rich R words: reverence, reversal, remember, release), so I’m on to the next letter in the alphabet. However, I just threw sex in there … Continue reading

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