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Hope.: November 2010
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Monday, November 29, 2010. Within 30 seconds she explained my pain. Jen and I were sweeping out her basement. I think people go through phases of understanding God. One when they first start to encounter Him. Then they move into this false confidence of thinking they have Him figured out, phase two. Eventually, we move to a place where we face serious doubts, but usually during this phase we're afraid to say anything.because we understand just how little we have figured out. I think this is brilliant.
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Hope.: August 2010
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Thursday, August 19, 2010. Within Our Own Walls. Last week I was telling my brother-in-law Bobby about a friend of mine. I commented that she had an incredible heart, but beat herself up a lot. We both reflected that this seems to be the case with most Christians. We have perfected the art of self-deprecation. We are born, raised, and die within the silent walls of our own shame. I shouldn't have said that to him." "I need to pray more." "Why can't I break this addiction? Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Friday...
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Hope.: September 2010
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Thursday, September 23, 2010. Donald Miller: The Plural Subject. I feel a little like a cop-out.two days in a row posting a link to another person's blog. However, I just read this post by Donald Miller. Both articles from yesterday and today hit on the topic of meaningful community. I'm growing in my conviction about the way I view community. I'm eager to share with you all.and possibly hear your thoughts. Wednesday, September 22, 2010. Kyria: Thoughts on Facebook. Thursday, September 2, 2010. Funny, bu...
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Hope.: Some of the Coolest People in Hastings
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010. Some of the Coolest People in Hastings. I was recently listening to an interview with Shane Claiborne. And he shared the following anecdote about two men discussing why pain and suffering exist, ".one guy said, 'You know, I wonder why God allows all this poverty and pain and hurting in the world? And his friend says, 'Well, why don't you ask God that? And the guy says, 'Well, I guess I'm scared.' And he says, 'What are you scared of? And it's really beautiful. Last year I int...
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Hope.: October 2010
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Sunday, October 24, 2010. Summer 2007- Spring Hill Camps, Michigan) One year out of college, I felt like a complete failure. I didn't realize it was possible for a person to crash their car twice, quit three jobs, and live off toast for 12 full months. but that had been my life. I had a degree, but no direction. And I felt that I had already wasted my life by the age of 23. He emphasized that like the wind, God speaks in ways that are strong and present. Wind is a mysterious movement. It's actual...Meg i...
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Hope.: April 2010
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010. My freshman year of college I created a grid on a marker board scheduling my day in 15 min. increments. 3:00-4:15 "Study for History Exam". Sadly enough, I'm not making this stuff up. Ask my friend Duncan who mocked my schedule every time she would mozie into my dorm room to see if I wanted to play Donkey Kong on her old school Nintendo. "I just don't know if I have time, Duncan. Maybe I can fit you in after dinner.like 6:45-7:00.". From All Things Converge. I also know Becca fro...
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Hope.: "And then you" by Walter Brueggemann
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Monday, November 22, 2010. And then you" by Walter Brueggemann. We arrange our lives as best we can,. To keep your holiness at bay,. With our pieties,. Our secret ideologies,. Safe, virtuous, settled. You and your dreams,. You and your visions,. You and your purposes,. You and your commands,. You and our neighbors. We find your holiness not at bay,. But probing, pervading,. And we yield, sometimes gladly,. Sometimes late.or soon. We yield because you, beyond us, are our God. And we yield. Amen.
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Hope.: May 2010
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Monday, May 31, 2010. My nephew is cute! Check out new 6 mo. pictures of Liam. Friday, May 21, 2010. Last August, my friend Meg took me to the Getty Art Museum in L.A. I found myself strangely captivated by a statue entitled, "Winter: The Shivering Girl" by Jean-Antoine Houdon. In his piece, Houdon portrays the season of winter as a young woman clinging to a shawl that only covers her upper-body.leaving her exposed in a way that is profound, painful, saddening. She looks cold."). I think John understood ...
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Hope.: The Fate of Bees
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010. The Fate of Bees. I just finished The Elegance of the Hedgehog. By Muriel Barbery for my book club. Note to the girls in my book club: If you have not finished the book yet, you are a slacker and might not want to read any more.). One chapter still has me thinking. Paloma starts each of her "Profound Thoughts" with a haiku:. Without sharing the bee's fate? And when I'm honest, I have to admit that a lot of days I live with the same conclusion: my purpose in life is to find the...
