hooping it up with a cast of characters
Tonight was the final night of our winter basketball session. Twelve youth participated. Here they are, posing for a group photo. Yea, they are a cast of characters… We began […]
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2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was […]
research assumptions concerning patristic views of childhood
As I begin my readings of the church fathers specifically to understand their written treatment of children and childhood, I find it helpful to identify a few early research assumptions […]
If I Were a Dad
If I were a dad, I’d want to be like my dad, Faithful to one woman all his days. If I were a father, I’d want to be like mine, […]
brief encounter with protagonist
Tonight I opened the document containing my miserably neglected and unfinished novel. The protagonist of the story sat in the corner, hood pulled low to shade his eyes. Despite his pretense […]
2010 in review according to wordpress.com
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy […]
honk for curb service
Hey! I have an idea for contextualizing church in the urban environment where there is minimal parking, borrowing insight from the local drycleaning establishment in downtown Portland. Honk three times […]
missional social trails
Photo by Glen Alan Woods The sign depicted in this photograph is located near the trailhead at Devil’s Backbone in Colorado. Those who maintain the park clearly want to retain […]
A-Team: A Movie Review
The A-Team burst back into our national consciousness with guns blaring, ubiquitous sarcasm flaring, and the requisite pervasive stunts and special effects. Think of it as the original, only more so, and […]
leadership clarity and variables
Photo by Glen Alan Woods The steps on this staircase are clearly laid out for us to see. We perceive their structure, color, number, and even their composition. We know much. […]
