It’s just one week away! One week before we go into the shack and live there for several days as a way to relate to families who live in substandard housing all day every day. Although we never want to refer to someone’s home as a shack, we do want to help them make repairs … Read more
Over the last several weeks I have been reading and re-reading Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. This letter is powerful, rich, and nearly every scripture from it quotable. Meditating on it, wrestling with it, and letting it cover my spirit has been comforting and challenging. In reading Ephesians 2:1-10 which my Bible titles “Alive in … Read more
Have you ever been so excited, so welled up with love, that you had to dance in response? Ever been so filled with joy that the only thing you could think about doing is jumping up and down, throwing your hands in the air, doing a little shuffle and all the while singing your praises … Read more
So What… Last night was Night 2 in the Shack. The weather is still holding out and relatively comfortable…the colder air…creeping in. I had some young painters come and put their handy work on our shack giving the black, empty tar paper some color and personality. It gives us a chance to talk to kids … Read more
If Jesus were planting a church in our modern day era of the US, what would it look like? That is a question I have been pondering…what would be his emphasis? What would be the priorities? How would it function? What would Sunday morning look like…or would there be a traditional Sunday morning gathering? Would … Read more