This last weekend Tom and I drove down to Newberg Oregon for graduation at George Fox University. It was a memborable event as Scott Mackey, son of my best friend Cheryl was graduating. We stayed with other good friends Ruth & Dana Austen. Cheryl, Ruth and I roomed together when I first joined [...]
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Since I wrote my comments yesterday I have been thinking a lot about accomplishment. A couple of weeks ago I wrote that in order to move from poverty to the middle class people often need to give up relationships for accomplishment. My question is why don’t we see relationship as accomplishment. [...]
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Another busy week and I feel at times as though I am running on the spot accomplishing very little. At times like this I need to remember what is really important in life. Reading this email reflection sent to me by my friend Doug Woods after he read Mark Buchanan’s latest book The [...]
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Today is Earth Day and as it is a beautiful day here in Seattle I have been able to spend most of the afternoon outside in the garden.This is such a wonderful time of the year and seems a very appropriate time to celebrate God’s good creation. As I walk around and examine how much [...]
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Over the last couple of days we have been devastated yet again by the horrors of violence as we heard about the shooting at Virginia Tech University. The rhythm of violent death is one that cuts across all our lives like a bolt of lightning. The shockwaves reverberate through our society raising important [...]
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Over the last few days I have feasted on books. Reading a lot is not unusual for me , in fact it has been part of the rhythm of my life since I was about 5 years old. I have always loved books and for me to read 5-10 books a week is quite normal.
What [...]
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Last night I was a panelist discussing The Global Community and the Participation of Difference at the Film Faith & Justice 2007 forum put on by the other journal. The discussion was meant to focus on the economic disparity between the rich and the very poor in our society and the injustices in trade and [...]
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Now that Easter is over I m starting to think about Earth Day on April 22nd. Our church will be celebrating with a wonderful opportunity to bring a bag of soil from our gardens to be blessed. For some this may sound a little strange but as a keen gardener I am delighted [...]
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What is the image that comes to your mind when you think of the face of Jesus? I love to explore images of Jesus from different cultures. I find that looking at Jesus from a Chinese, African or Latin American perspective often reveals new aspects of who Jesus is to me.
Some of my [...]
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Some of you may wonder at the growing list of links on this blog and the rationale for linking to mission organizations and mission blogs when generally my emphasis is on spiritual rhythms. However those of you who know me well will not be surprised. I have always had a passion for missions [...]
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