Asst Coach. Lord, Help Me.
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No one warned me about this part.
I was a dance mom, not a cheer mom. I had the routine down. I dropped my daughter off for practice at Kane Dance Academy in Riverside and picked her up 3 hours later,…
Freeloading Wife in Waikiki
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This week I’ll be taking a break from the routine and spending some time with my husband in Honolulu. Even though this is a work trip for him, I’ll be taking advantage of this opportunity to catch up on reading,…
Christian Web Conference at Biola
by decarterSo, last Friday I had an opportunity to go hang out with some articulate, philosophically & theologically grounded blogger types at Biola’s Christian Web Conference. Rather than focusing on the tech how-to’s, this conference gathered together some very educated, and…
Ideacamp Behind The Scenes
by decarterHad an amazing weekend last week in Washington DC at TheIdeaCamp: Social Justice edition. Will be doing some reflections on it later, but wanted to show off the very cool Behind The Scenes video that was produced from it.
Five Ways to Come Childlike to God
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I was challenged lately to examine how I approach God. Jesus tells me in Mark 10:15,16 that I’m to receive His kingdom like a child:
15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child…
Blame Twitter
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Got into a discussion tonight with a friend about why I haven’t been blogging lately. Besides the usual lame excuses I typically throw out, I was surprised by my reflexive answer this time… an answer I’ve heard from other perpetrators…
Shining a Spotlight
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There is joy in noticing.
Sounds so simple. Trite, even. But I am finding such an amazing rush just noticing the activity of God all around me. I see him at work:
In a friend stepping into her God-given role as a…
Love Chapter: Catalyst West Style
by decarter1 Corinthians 13
(Kinda)
If I speak with the passion, fervor and sweat of Perry Noble, but have not love, I am nothing.
If I can articulate the most profound reasons for God’s existence and make it look easy, like…
Post-Catalyst West Thoughts: Part 1
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Catalyst West Just Blew my Mind
How does one recount two days of mind-blowing teaching, heart-pounding worship and glimpses of God at work in his people across the country?
How do you describe 3,200 voices praising God, lead by Hillsong United into His…
Heretics and Fear:Tribes Group Blog Project
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Welcome to Day 9 of ChurchCrunch’s Group Blog Project. I am the lucky recipient to cover pages 40-45 of Seth Godin’s wonderful gem called Tribes. Picking up from where Dawn Nicole Baldwin’s very excellent post yesterday left off, we get to examine…
