Social Commentary

Confusing conversations … when anecdotes don’t communicate …

WhatdidyousayConversations trouble me. It is not that I do not like conversations. In fact most who know me would scratch their heads at the opening sentence. My wife would say I talk too much. Our worlds of words often seem more a jungle than an open plain. We who … Continue reading

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One Village Coffee … Giving Back …

Onevillagecoffee_2Great News! The One Village Coffee website is now live. I have waited to blog this until Todd finished the project.

I met Scott this past semester at Biblical Seminary. We learned a bit of his story and how the dream of helping create sustainability in communities where … Continue reading

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Doesn’t make sense to anyone … and certainly to young people …

I read Rene’s Stumbling Toward Faith not long after it came out in 2004. She linked to a letter written at the YS site for youth workers. Rene wrote,

Iâ??Ã?ôm feeling very vulnerable, adolescent, and easily traumatized today.

(I needed to know that all of this was not supposed

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“Say What?!” … Hearing what is said …

SaywhatGrowing up in the late 60’s and 70’s it was not uncommon to hear someone reply during a conversation with, "Say what?!" The expression signaled disbelief at something just spoken. It may well have been an exclamation calling for clarification. Occasionally the idiom suggested someone just may be out … Continue reading

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Thoughtufl reflections on hospitality … working through “all” …

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And when a church takes a stand to allow "whosoever will" to come into
the church because they believe it is what Jesus would want, then it
must be prepared to work through the consequences of such a stance.

Head over and read Ben Witherington on – "Should Pederasts Continue reading

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