On Sunday I had the privilege of being part of an amazing experience, Lumen.131. With a tagline “Bringing questions to light,” the goal was to begin an open discussion about some topics that we as believers can often find difficult to discuss, and hopefully find ways to compassionately engage with them. Check out the link… Continue reading lumen learnings
TJV = The Jan Version: I’ve waited for God so often in my life; he hears me. He notices. He’s rescued me from some pretty crappy situations, Messy, lonely, no-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel places; and put me on solid footing. I have a life so rich I never thought it was possible, and it’s only because of him.… Continue reading Psalm 40 [TJV]
For all its obsession with the world’s “leadership” hype, the church’s traditionally male leaders nevertheless suspect a creeping “masculinity crisis” in the church. While one could consider a crisis of this sort a reflection of leadership – (ahem) – today’s leaders seem to have taken one of two approaches: blame women for coming to church… Continue reading the masculinity conundrum
There are some topics that seem safer to keep off limits. Now that the holidays are behind us, it’s safe to discuss the things that everyone agreed to ignore over Christmas dinner: cousin Andy’s stint in drug rehab, Aunt Paula’s obvious alcoholism, the unrepaid loan to Uncle Ted. Everyone’s so entrenched in long-established positions there’s… Continue reading starting a conversation
I can’t help it. This has been a down week, mostly because I’ve been pretty sick with the cold/flu. Between drinking Nyquil and lying on the couch moaning, there just wasn’t a lot of motivation for blogging, or tweeting, or Facebook-ing Actually, there’s more. I got sick. Then the holiday job in the shoe department… Continue reading keep going
And it’s a big one: Married women gain more weight. Feel free to use this information with discretion in conversations about why you’re not married. Heh.
• Thanks to about a trillion bailout dollars, money really does “grow on trees.” Just not for you and me. • Established companies ignore social media at their own peril. • A black man can be president • Beer really might help solve the world’s problems. • Some remarkably talented singers don’t come in pop-star… Continue reading things we learned in 09
Everyone’s talking about making new year’s resolutions. In fact, here is a list of the most common resolutions. In case you were having trouble thinking of any. (If that’s the case, maybe you should consider #8.) I’m going to tell you how to keep them. First, keep your list short. Three at the max. This… Continue reading 2010 resolutions
Pursuant to Time’s pronouncement of Ben Bernancke as person of the year comes this much more useful bit of information. The Pantone Color Institute has announced its 2010 color of the year: Turquoise, or No. 15-5519. While none of us would probably ever expect to entertain Mr. Person Of The Year in our homes, the… Continue reading color of the year
This is the time of year when we think about new year’s resolutions, and many of us resolve to spend more time connecting with God by reading the Bible. I was in my late 30’s when I actually read the entire Bible through from cover to cover for the first time. It was a 1-year… Continue reading read the bible in 2010
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