The Visible Community: Bonhoeffer
In his book The Cost of Discipleship, Bonhoeffer puts forth an intriguing proposition. He suggests that the one of the fundamental characteristics of the Body...
Another Word for the Church…
This time, from AlfonZo Rachel: (I’ll eventually fix the resolution…in the meantime, you have to click into the post to view.) ...
The Shepherd’s Tools
Sheep aren’t nearly as dumb as we’ve made them out to be in stories and political comparisons. But they are a herd animal, to a...
Evaluate Advice: Not All is Equal
Lots of people are willing to give advice, even when not asked for. Sometimes it’s not what you want to hear, sometimes it’s exactly what...
Life Center Tacoma/Dean Curry Dismissal…
I’d previously began a series about the scandal and my perspective from my time there in the 90s. I have since decided to not only...
Joy and Pain…
For the past couple of weeks since Evanna’s gotten home from Seattle Children’s I’ve been thinking of this topic (Pain vs Hope) and how to...
Quality of Life: A Little Rant
This video is of our baby girl Evanna. For those who aren’t yet following her story (her Facebook Community Page is here and her website...
Has the Culture Shifted That Much?
I was recently paid a compliment on social media about how we’re handling our little girl’s issues and how we parent. (For those that don’t...
It’s Not About Us…
For months I’ve been somewhat unsettled with the praise we’ve received with Evanna and her care, and haven’t been at ease in accepting (or heck,...
Not Enough Thanks to Give…
(The first pic is Evanna on September 30th, the day after she was born. At that point, two surgeries down already. The second pic...