Archive for June, 2007

Learning from Charlie

Last weekend my family adopted a dog from the county pound. Charlie is a beautiful lab mutt, with perhaps a dash of Retriever or Aussie. He is settling in nicely with our family and is proving to be a wonderful dog. But Charlie has one very strong trait – fear. The [...]

GUEST POST: Not Another Starbucks…A Church by Josh Clark

I was recently viewing a website - I’m a Graphic designer by day, M.Div student by night - and I came across a church plant website that was planning on starting in September. It had that “emerging” feel (whatever that is) and so I read a bit closer. They are planning on meeting in a [...]

French Fries and the Tension Between Freedom and Responsibility in Community

The other day we went out with some friends for ice cream. I ordered a sundae with hot fudge and caramel, my husband and daughter each ordered a blizzard. And two of our friends got a large order of hot fries with their ice cream. I wasn’t really hungry, but the entire time we were [...]