Recently, I learned with a deep sadness, after reading the LA Times article, that Joanna Maxon was expelled because of her same-sex marital status. I was surprised this was the position the Seminary took, not because it isn’t known that it has anti-LGBTQ stances, but because the action against a student in this way seemsContinue reading “An Open Letter to Fuller Seminary Expressing My Sadness and Disappointment For The Expulsion of a Lesbian Student”
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More on the Coffee Front
As you know, I’m a big coffee fan. I have been for a long time but then it became a much bigger part of our lives when I started up a small coffee roasting business. I have been doing that for over a year now and am loving the work of learning how to roastContinue reading “More on the Coffee Front”
Using Evernote to Find A Good Everyday Carry Backpack
If you know me well, you know I like bags. Backpacks, briefcases, canvas bags, “hip sacks,” you name it. I’ve been known to hunt for a good sale, or clearance item to fill a bag need. For instance, I’ve had more than one Timbuktu bag in the last 15 years that I bought from SierraContinue reading “Using Evernote to Find A Good Everyday Carry Backpack”
Using DuckDuckGo for Search
If you have used an Internet browser (ever) and searched something through google.com you’re not alone, many of us are so accustomed to Google search that the word Google has become a verb. But why stick with something just because it’s habit when there is something way cooler out there? If you haven’t tried outContinue reading “Using DuckDuckGo for Search”
Dress Down Friday for 2019-07-26
Here are some of the things I’ve been enjoying this past week. Like most everyone, I’m a huge Stranger Things fan. While we were in Atlanta last week for a visit with family we stopped by to see Starcourt Mall. 😉 The Adapt podcast is a new tech podcast from Relay FM that is focusedContinue reading “Dress Down Friday for 2019-07-26”
Dress-Down Friday for June 7, 2019
I’ve got some fun links to share today: I read Austin Kleon’s book “Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad” and really enjoyed it. It came at a good time for me where I feel that my creativity has been languishing and as a friend told me recently, creativity is myContinue reading “Dress-Down Friday for June 7, 2019”
New Book on Revelation “Resisting Empire” Coming Soon
I’ve been working on a book about Revelation that offers a different perspective then the “Revelation as End-of-the-World” interpretation. This book, Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation, published by Barclay Press, is coming out very soon and I wanted to give you a heads up to start watching out for it. It is in e-bookContinue reading “New Book on Revelation “Resisting Empire” Coming Soon”
Enneagram Journaling Exercises
I am a big a big fan of the Enneagram and have been using it more and more lately in my work for my own personal growth and self-awareness, as with my work with students, and staff. As I was taking some time for reflection at the end of the semester I took some notesContinue reading “Enneagram Journaling Exercises”
On Learning How to Lose
It occurred to me recently how hard it is for people to lose, to give up, let go, or just admit that maybe they had it wrong. Why do we fight tooth and nail to get our own way? While this may not seem all that new, the part of this that really had anContinue reading “On Learning How to Lose”
Rebuilding Faith Community
W hen we think about renewal and “rebuilding” our faith communities, practices, and programs we are a part of, it is important that we focus on the strengths and places of life so that we are building on that which is most alive, rather than spending so much time or focus on the pathologies andContinue reading “Rebuilding Faith Community”
