I learned how to make paper cranes today. My grandfather used to make them all the time. Oh, how he loved them! And I’m not sure why. Maybe making them just gave him something to do, or was a creative outlet of some sort. There is something rather mesmerizing about the process – all those…
For those of you who haven’t heard already, I had my first major biking accident since high school yesterday evening. I’ll be honest – I don’t remember a lot of it. But for those who have asked, here’s what I can remember: I was biking pretty fast down a trail somewhere close to my neighborhood;…
Solitude and silence are two disciplines that I often practice together. They can be separated, but it takes a lot of intentionality to practice silence in a group, and solitude just lends itself to being quiet. Saturdays, as my current Sabbath day, usually have a good chunk of time built in for both these disciplines, but…
Being a leader in a 20-somethings ministry, the whole dating/relationship question is one that comes up a lot in conversation… pretty much anywhere we are – restaurants, road trips, parties, restrooms, church services – you name it – any time, any place, someone is either thinking about it or talking about it. I’m struck often…
