we were out with a couple friends last night, having drinks at a rooftop bar and starting up at the stars when the guy we were with asked us, “how do you explain the gospel? how do you tell students what it is?” jon sighed, leaned back in his chair and said, “it’s different than [...]
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gospel
Posted in books, friends, god on August 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
daydreaming again.
Posted in church, friends, tagged dreams on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been daydreaming again. In the middle of a conversation on planning an evening of prayer for our church, I followed a bunny trail out to my dream place.
I was standing on a beautiful hardwood floor, sunlight pouring in from the rays of the sun just beginning to nestle into the trees for an [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
