Thanks to Carlos for this heads up on Help Portrait. Please check out the video for a very cool way to give someone back their dignity and show a little love. I so wish I had the ability to participate but since I don’t, I’m calling on my friends who can, to step out and [...]
Archive for the ‘culture’ Category
28 May
You’re cutting WHAT off?
My very good friend gave birth to a gorgeous baby boy last week. It’s their 3rd child and first boy. We received an invitation today. An excerpt…
It’s a boy!
Celebrate our bringing our son into the covenant with God through
circumsicion.
For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised…My covenant [...]
26 Mar
The whole truth or just enough?
JD has developed a passion for battles between good guys and bad guys. This includes light sabers, blasters, nerf guns and hand guns made out of legos. The other night he came out of his room (night 2 in his very own room) and told me he was scared of the noise he just heard. [...]
29 Jan
Certain Leaders…2
I determined yesterday’s Certain Leaders post was a little wordy so I cut it in two. Here’s the second half of my application of the message…
Now, about Creativity. Creativity is not all about making crafts or coming up with fun things to do. Its about thinking differently. I need to constantly look for new ideas on [...]
28 Jan
Certain Leaders Embrace…
I’ve been meaning to write this all last week but knew it would take thought and time, neither of which I have had. But now that kids are sick and watching tv all day, perhaps I can spare a moment.
Scott Hodge gave an amazing talk two weekends ago (Jan 17) during our (The Orchard) Uncertainty [...]
19 Jan
Dream realized?
On this the official observance of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, I am hearing media comments regarding the correlation of the holiday with Barack Obama’s inauguration calling it “the realization of Dr. King’s vision”. Is it? Was the election of a black president really Dr. King’s dream?
According to a CNN poll, many [...]
15 Dec
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies…
There’s an old country song called “Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys” by Waylon Jennings. It goes on to list the perils and pitfalls of being a cowboy.
Well, my thoughts go in a little different direction. Moms, don’t let your babies grow up only knowing how to use appliances. Teach them [...]
19 Nov
Sure wish I could have gotten a blanket though
Those words have been ringing in my head all day today. They were spoken by a homeless man I met last night who was shivering outside an already full shelter. Temperatures were near or below freezing.
I had no idea what I was in for walking into FUEL, the Orchard’s monthly leadership gathering. Scott called it [...]
14 Nov
Shop ’til you drop–or kill someone!
Floating Axhead has a good post about the upcoming boycott season. Worth the read. Some comments talked about the consumerism thing and lets not celebrate Christmas but use our time and money for better things than landfill fodder. As I started to comment, I found myself rambling as per usual so I brought it over [...]
