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Incarnational - the dagerous place

Incarnational – the dagerous place

I know this is kind of odd to say that the dangerous place is seeing Jesus as the God Man, 100% God and 100% Man at the same time. It is the orthodox position and I stand by it. I did not think about it as ‘the dangerous place’ until I read Michael Frost today. He says, “The incarnation demands… Read more →

Henri Nouwen, Harvard and Leadership

Henri Nouwen, Harvard and Leadership

We had small group last night led by the every capable Ryan. She is the only mom I know who has taken boxing lessons, loves the Bible and pleasantly facilitates a great Bible study. She did so last night, without boxing. It was about the last chapter in Henri Nouwen’s “In the Name of Jesus.” I was struck by “What… Read more →

Make your own personal infographic

Make your own personal infographic

This is a lot of fun. The folks at Íonz.com ask you a couple of questions and put together this infographic for you. It is kind of fun. I have two favorite infographic web sites: Cool Infographics and Information is Beautiful .

Experts at beauty:innocents:purity

Experts at beauty:innocents:purity

We in Europe and the West are experts at beauty, innocents and purity. Many countries and continents are. We who live there also allow those virtues to become corrupted. Stop the trend, do something about it. Embrace true beauty today. Delight in innocents. Celebrate the joy of purity. Influence those around you today to do the same. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ACVtfCkgvY&w=640&h=385] .

Crashing Ideas Together

Crashing Ideas Together

I’ve taken a holiday from blog writing and almost from micro-blogging. I’ve been working very hard at smashing ideas together and then trying to knit them back together in different ways. Imagine tying a large apple on the end of a string and a small melon on the end of another. Now, take each string in a different hand and… Read more →

Walking backwards down the stairs

Walking backwards down the stairs

It comes from a song by Larry Norman: ” walking backwards down the stairs trying to get higher how can i get anywhere walking backwards down the stairs watching life elude me slipping through my grasp oh i know the truth at last but to reach the top i’ve got to stop from walking backwards down the stairs trying to… Read more →

Open Leadership

Open Leadership

I am more and more impressed that leadership should be social, inspirational, collaborative, open and transparent. That comes with a lot of challenges. It is still a shift for me but I am enjoying the ride. Here is a presentation from SXSW that found its way to me via an email. I pass it on to you. Enjoy. SXSW –… Read more →

Missional Love Meets Needs

Missional Love Meets Needs

In our ‘ungroup’ we have been talking about a book called “True Faced” (Link to Amazon since, oddly, this Christian book cannot be found on Christianbooks.com). ‘Ungroup’ is a group that hangs out together Tuesday nights and talks about life, the Bible, politics and laughs a lot.  Well, we got to talking about love in the book and Jason quoted… Read more →

Yum: Heart Attach on a plate

Yum: Heart Attach on a plate

I made this for lunch…it was great. It’s a beef patty with the center cut out a sunny side up egg put in the middle. The cut out part was cooked on the side and added in as a ‘hat’ later. Seasoned it with jalapeno cheese, smoke seasoning, crushed red pepper and some seasonings for grilled meat. It was amazing…. Read more →