I have read the book, and I saw Rob Bell at the Murat in Indianapolis sharing Drops Like Stars. Book Description from Zondervan This book is an exploration of the complex relationship between suffering and creativity, driven by the belief that there is art in the agony. Description: We plot. We plan. We assume things [...]
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Drops Like Stars by Rob Bell
Posted in inspiration, reading on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Arms Open and Outstretched
Posted in advent, inspiration on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Arms open and outstretched to receive… receiving mercy, forgiveness, kindness, and love is easier than arms open and outstretched to give… mercy, forgiveness, kindness, and love Kindness is loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert May your day be filled with receiving and giving.
Jason and the Red Kettles
Posted in inspiration, personal on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They show up every year faithfully. Who? The bell ringers and the red Salvation Army kettle. Since 1891, the Salvation Army bell ringers and their red kettles appear the first week of December. Does anyone notice? Or do we just go through the motions of giving or ignoring those bell ringers? One year Jason, a [...]
Where are you God?
Posted in encouragement, inspiration, worship on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
You Inspire Me
Posted in inspiration on November 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On the Today show, Monday, November 9, Glamour announced their Women of the Year. Maya Angelou was one of the women selected. Matt Lauer asked, “Who inspires you?” Maya Angelou says, You. Every human being has the possibility, probability, and privilege to inspire someone else-everybody. You’re a teacher. Watch Maya Angelou here on the Today [...]
When Bad Things Happen…
Posted in encouragement, insights, inspiration, uncategorized on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Hyatt, president of Thomas Nelson Publishers, writes about the best question to ask when something negative happens. The Question What does this experience make possible? Read his entire blog here. During this past year, I have gone through a “bad thing” and began to list all the things that this “bad thing” made possible. [...]
Buried Treasure
Posted in encouragement, inspiration on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Feinberg shows us how we all can tramp across fields many times without dreaming of the hidden treasures buried in those fields or without scheming to find evidences of the kingdom scattered in fields like literature, art, food, wine, creation. But the pearl of great price or the supreme treasure requires our sacrifice and our [...]
Comfort and Affliction
Posted in authenticity, community, insights, inspiration on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
” The job of the newspaper is… to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”- Finley Peter Dunne This quote is displayed on a wall at the Newseum in Washington, DC. When I saw it, I automatically thought the newspaper doesn’t do that the Bible does. Oddly enough this is a quote that has been [...]
Finding God?
Posted in inspiration on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Are we playing games with our lives or have we found the secret to living well? As children we played hide and seek. Everybody, but one person who is “it”, hides and that person goes out to find everyone who has hidden. Hide and Seek. Fun. Sometimes we view God in the same way as [...]
90 Day Journeys Continued
Posted in authenticity, encouragement, inspiration on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some results of a 90 day journey you are stronger you are smarter you have finished you know who makes a great traveling companion you know who your encouragers are you know who will walk with you you know who will forsake you you know who will leave you in the pit you know who [...]
