- (Re)Imagining Youth Ministry This weekend I drove up to Baltimore for a Young Life staff training day. As a former YL staffer in Portugal, this was a rare treat, ’cause I was invited to teach on contextualizing ministry to a particular youth culture. Humbled and excited, I was also totally knackered/shattered. I arrived completely bleary-eyed on caffeine, having […]
- All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone After a long day at Ski Roundtop, the whole mess of us came home happy and injury-free. (Thank you for praying, if that was you.) What I Learned While Tumbling Down the Icy P.A. Mountain 1. Snowboarding is not at all like skateboarding. 2. I’m far better at snowboarding in my imagination than on the […]
- One Englishman’s View of America Brian Heasley is the infamous 24-7 Prayer man in Ibiza. I appreciate how honestly and hilariously he blogs about following Jesus in Europe. He’s originally from the UK, but now he walks out a life of prayer, community, and creative mission in Europe’s wildest party isle. You can read about 24-7 Prayer Ibiza here. Brian […]
- Frozen Maryland, She Welcomes Me Before I walked through security at LAX this morning, I paused out in the sunshine and just sort of smiled into it for a few awkward moments. I’d heard rumors of icy stuff in Baltimore, but tried to forget it for one more warm California ray. Maryland has welcomed me with her freezing open arms, […]
- Makin’ a List, Checkin’ it Twice I get in these funny moods when I’m sure that if I don’t list out the little details of my life at the moment, then I will most assuredly turn into a crazy lady. The brilliant irony of it all is that I don’t necessarily have to cross-out or even do things on the list. […]
- Grocery Listing Greetings from defunct blogdom and from Pasadena*, California, home of the original Trader Joe’s**! I am mad about this grocery store. It’s fresh, organic, cheap, and witty. And they have free samples! I love free samples! And it’s not so monstrous a store that I need a map to find my way around. I miss […]
- 10 Books for 2007 I’m little disappointed with myself that I still haven’t finished part deux of that Militancy of Worship post. But in the meantime, I’d like to celebrate two things with you. One. Twenty-four days into 2007, and I’ve still consumed zero drops of high-test coffee! I think my body is less mad at me now. In […]
- Best of Onething In brief, here are my top 6 moments from Onething 2006 at the International House of Prayer. 1. In the prayer room, watching a group of young adults pray for a girl with CP. And then rejoicing and crying as the crippled girl threw down her crutches and ran around for perhaps the first time […]
- Euro-centric Travelista Brian, Carla, and Phil’s blogs each have lured me into doing this World 66 where-I’ve-been-map. (B, C, and P are all 24-7 prayer folk in Europe. When I grow up I want to be like them.) It seems that I need to visit a continent other than Europe. But, I agree with Phil, I think […]
- How to Spend $15 @ Borders Today I received a $15 Christmas gift card to Borders (thanks Ernest and Tammy!). Since I only have t-minus 20 days until my next Fuller-online class, I decided I needed to make this non-academic reading purchase pronto. I brought a stack of books to my table to peruse, grabbed a cup of Seattle’s (probably not […]
- How to Rest in America – part 2 (Continued notes-to-self from this post: How to Rest in America – part 1) 18. Read the international news.19. Learn some new songs.20. Sketch things in a little book. (You used to do that as a kid. You forgot how much you like to do that.)21. Sleep long enough to remember your dreams.22. When you wake […]
- How to Rest in America – part 1 (This post has nothing to do with my cat, Gus. I just really miss him. He’s back in Portugal with a wonderful new family.) I had a teary-fight with God a few days ago. I know he’s asking me to spend time back here in the USA to Rest. But, I said, I don’t know […]