A while back, I sent a few friends a youtube video on which crazy ol’ mark driscoll talks about the “chick-i-fied church.” I recommend watching it before you read what my friend carolyn had to say about it below.
Oh…my…gosh. This email got buried in my inbox, and I just came across it. I think my [...]
Archive for June, 2008
the church is in desperate need of manly innovative couch potatoes
Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
bullets
Posted in books, friends, lists on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
as is my style lately, i’m updating in bullets. here’s what’s on my mind:
josh ritter makes me smile. i had only heard his music a few times before jon got tickets to his show at the high noon last month. wow. maybe it was my lack of expectation, but the show kicked a$$. i can’t remember the [...]
sunday evenings
Posted in Uncategorized on June 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
i love sunday evenings. sunday mornings i endure, but sunday evenings i cherish. i love the peacefulness and the informality; i love the consistency of the crowd and the lack of stress. yep, by sunday evening, people are really winding down. it seems to me they’re not looking for any drama (they know the week [...]
acting.
Posted in church, friends, god, tagged church, emotion, friends, god, meetings on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
in elementary school, my teachers noted that i had good stage presence. i agreed. i was comfortable in front of an audience and considered myself a promising actress. in third grade, i had the role of the magic lamp in the aptly titled musical, “the magic lamp.” but while i had the biggest role, i [...]
supera
Posted in church, people on June 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
one of the challenges that presents itself when you’re working at a church is that it’s really difficult to let your flaws be seen by other people. regular old office people expect that you’re flawed and embrace it — which i’m not necessarily saying is good, but it’s sometimes much easier.
for example, at my old job, i [...]
catch up
Posted in friends, lists on June 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
it’s 4:40 on saturday afternoon* and i’m sitting outside milwaukee’s alterra on the lake, my favorite alterra in this city. i’m waiting for my friends erin and katherine who will be showing up eventually once they make it through chicago’s nasty i-94 traffic. i’d like to call my friend laura to come hang out with [...]
