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Choosing to Bullet Journal
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5 min read
As a disorganized, aloof leader, the bullet journal gives me something no productivity system can: the freedom to make it mine. I’m not what you would call organized. I make piles. Books, papers, emails: literal and virtual. While I’ve always known this about myself, I rarely accept it. I push myself to be a person…
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Baptizing Jesus
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9 min read
When John baptizes Jesus, we’re witnessing the scandal of God’s true mission: that humans would participate at all in blessing the world. the scandal of blessing all of creation Epiphany 1C | Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 So Jesus grew up. I know it’s only been a week since the wise men came and gave him presents —…
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Seeking Saving
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7 min read
The wise men represent the eternal human condition – looking at power for mercy rather to one another in redemptive grace. Looking for God in all the wrong places Epiphany | Matthew 2:1-12 Last night we took down our trees, our greens, clove oranges, and decorations. We celebrated with Christmas music and festive cheer one…
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My 3 Words for 2019
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4 min read
No more broken resolutions. This is what I use to make the new year better. I pick three words to guide me through the year. I’m done with resolutions. They don’t work. I do this instead. I pick three words. Choose 3 Words to Guide Your Year. No muss, no fuss. Simply pick three words.…
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Essential Reading 2018
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6 min read
2018 may be remembered for the political things we focused on. But I think it’ll be remembered as the year we came to understand the limits of truth. Raw, emotional, conflicted. I used these words to describe 2016 and 2017. Now I’m starting to think it’s the language of the generation. But they aren’t our…
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The Incarnation Is
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7 min read
In Christmas, we are reminded of how God is in the world, how God is present through the Word. In the flesh and in the very fabric of the cosmos. Finding Christ is already present Christmas Day | John 1:1-14 The opening of John is a beautiful story of creation! As much as our Christmas…
Make a New Normal
