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Matthew 5:5; Romans 12:1-3; Psalm 37 Fox Valley Presbyterian Church Twice in my life, on a bus in a foreign country, I’ve had a moment where I understood how big Americans really are. In Guatemala, I rode a chicken bus (called chicken buses because people transport everything, including their chickens). Latin America is where [...]
If I’m the minister for children and youth, I ought to be all about innovation, right? Not necessarily. Given the freedom, I would repeat as much from week to week in a worship service Two reminders that repetition in liturgy is good for children, big and small: from Alex, and an older post from me.
I think I have too many friends on facebook now to really keep track of what they are up to. And now, I have people doing this ning thing, and it’s just too much. No, no, no…I cannot be getting another cold. Because I just got over one that was so bad that my nose [...]
A few small and greater conversations I’ve been in during the past few weeks have brought me to this (not so surprising) conclusion: Church folk are really fearful about the future of the church. Frightened. Worried. Anxious. Afraid. In all honesty, it turns my stomach. Because, a few other conversations and moments I’ve been in [...]
Isaiah 63:7-9; Hebrews 2:10-18 Fox Valley Presbyterian Church A few weeks ago, I found myself in line at a discount store looking exactly like the Mom I thought I would never be—the one with too many Christmas presents for her kid. Looking for something entirely different, I had wandered into the children’s section and found [...]
Last night, my latest issue of Brain, Child arrived. There’s a great review by Kristin Kovacic of three books about teenagers (by the way, all of these books have longer titles, but I’m too lazy to type them, so click the links to see the subtitles): The Stardust Lounge, by Deborah Digges What It Takes [...]
Yes, folks, I have made it to the other side of 30 safely. It’s just been another insane couple of weeks, paired with limited computer access. A few updates: No more 20s for me. I am proud to say that I have again made it to another age-milestone with incredibly naturally blonde hair. I also [...]
All right, it’s time to fess up…a year and some change into this call, I’m really having a tough time making friends. I have got to start working on this. Soon. I can blame it on all sorts of things: busy, baby, family nearby makes it easy not to do it, busy, baby, I have [...]
A year ago today we brought Zora home from the hospital. This year, today being a Tuesday, she and I are doing our own things for 24 hours—it’s her day with grandma. We didn’t do much for her birthday. Our basement flooded (150 gallons!) the day before. While we were pretty much done dealing with [...]