I decided to ride my bike more this summer, and leave the car at home when I can. I haven't bought gas in weeks. I see better on two, slow, whirring wheels than I ever could on four. While I ride, I'm praying for you and your big, amazing, ridiculous dream. ~~~ Linking with Michelle's fresh, …
Your Big, Amazing, Ridiculous Dream
H has a friend named Casey. Casey and H went to seminary together and, after they both graduated and began the work of being pastors of small churches in the south, Casey and H would talk on the phone or get together to encourage one another, exchange notes, and share helpful resources. Whenever …
Electronic Church
"Hey," H said to me sometime last week. "I was looking at your blog the other day." I had myself distracted with some task I don't remember right now, but I remember I was glad to be distracted. By now, you probably know how much I love H. You probably get that he's my biggest cheerleader. What …
Sunday
Welcome to Sunday. Join us! Please, use this as a space to let the Word speak, and let’s keep our own words small today. Link up with a photo and just a few, brief words of inspiration. Then, grab the Sunday button from the link at the top of the page to post at your place. If it fits into your day, …
Pioneers
H's father was a surgeon. He was one of the very first black surgeons to practice medicine in Pontiac, Michigan. If you were to meet a black person born in Pontiac from 1950 to 1970, my father-in-law probably delivered them into this world. He delivered most of Pontiac. When he passed away ten years …
Letting Vacation Ride Shotgun
I don’t know why it takes such effort to get here, where time slows and work pauses and phones are silenced and to-do lists wait unchecked on the kitchen counter. Where we are re-created in the break from the routine. Maybe it’s the breaking that scares us off and makes us think we’ll be undone. But …