I’m annoyed by the word leader.
Bizarrely enough, I’m not annoyed by the words pastor and director.
But leader? Yeah, that gets me. In the whole Bible (according to the NIV), the word leader is only referenced 204 times. In the New Testament, it’s mentioned 14 times. Of that, only three of those references appear in the Gospels [...]
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Upside Down
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
monday meme
Posted in Uncategorized on September 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
1. My uncle once, no, make that many, many times referred to me as ” the shrimp.” I’m still offended.
2. Never in my life do I imagine I’ll run a marathon.
3. When I was five I was often complimented on my handwriting and my rhythm.
4. High school was not as fun as college.
5. I [...]
i need a hobby.
Posted in Uncategorized on August 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Two things: 1. I need to make friends outside of my current circle. 2. So I’ve decided to get a hobby.
I thought it could be writing, so I looked into taking a creative writing class at MATC. But it’s an adult education course, and I’m a little nervous I’d be joined by a lot of [...]
one long, beautiful year
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged marriage on August 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
jon & i celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary yesterday with a 60-mile bike ride east. this, after a 60-mile bike ride west the previous day. okay, so maybe 120 miles was a little overambitious for someone like me who had biked twice before the trip. and, yes, maybe i did break down and cry twice, [...]
again
Posted in Uncategorized on August 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
i’m writing twice in one day because i just read something from my friend janelle’s blog that gave me some peace & encouragement this evening.
On August 1st, my grandma died. My mom called me at 8 am to give me the news. Eric was in surgery all day, so I cried alone. I tried to [...]
since honduras
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
… life has been a whirlwind. i can’t believe it’s august already. since getting back from perhaps the two most obviously significant weeks of my year, jon’s run a half marathon in the middle-of-nowhere, wisconsin, we got together with our small group after what seems like months, we traveled to chicago to see old friends [...]
the church is in desperate need of manly innovative couch potatoes
Posted in Uncategorized on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
