Monthly Archives: November 2009

Our Neighborhood has been Recognized!

Last night, two of us from the monthly Il Fornaio crew went there without the crew. The hostess and some of the wait staff said, “Only two?” (We informed them that the crew is coming next Saturday.) So, what’s the … Continue reading

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Neighborhood Happens

Wednesday morning, the bus to campus had a detour. In itself, this is rare, but not notable. In fact, the detour was rather routine, except for one thing: this was the driver’s first time going off route and the dispatcher’s … Continue reading

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How do you Balance Talkers and Listeners?

Bad things can happen when there is a seminary-trained person at a small group Bible study: especially if that person is the leader.  The combination of expertise, night time after work, and leader-as-speaker syndrome too often quiets the other voices … Continue reading

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Food is a Great Connector…so, now what?

Sunday, I tweeted about chicken. Monday someone texted me about coconut flour pancakes. One of the highlights of the month is dinner at Il Fornaio with the gang. One topic of the first ecumenical council (Acts 15) was table fellowship … Continue reading

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Insight: What does the imago Dei have to do with me?

In sum, from looking at Jesus Christ, the perfect image of God, we learn taht the proper functioning of the image includes being directed toward God, being directed toward the neighbor, and ruling over nature.” Anthony A. Hoekema.  Created in … Continue reading

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