In the Coracle

Today is my birthday, and I want your money

March 10th, 2010, 4 Comments

Today – March 11 – I’m turning 41, and I want your money. I want you to join me in helping others who weren’t born into the lives that I and many of you, my friends and family, were born into.
I am a rabid fan of the work of One Day’s Wages, a local [...]

“He Loved Deeply”

January 12th, 2010, 1 Comment

Jason Francis passed away earlier today. I never did meet Jason, but we had many friends in common, attended sibling churches in the Vineyard movement (Jason was at Seattle Vineyard for years), were similar in age and life stage (he was 37, married with two kids), and everybody that I know who knew Jason loved [...]

Growing Burt’s garden – Snoqualmie Valley Record

May 10th, 2009, 2 Comments

The below article on Burt Mann of North Bend captures a real local character.  He’s a GREAT guy, very lively, wonderful heart, very feisty.  Burt walks miles each day; he told us that when his wife passed away years ago, he decided to walk and think, and he hasn’t really stopped.  The guy’s in great [...]

Phillip Toledano – Days with My Father

April 14th, 2009, 1 Comment

This may be the most powerful photo essay ever created.  I’ve probably even posted it here, but regardless, you’ll want to check it out again. It is the journal and photojournal of a son and his father who has no short-term memory (not Alzheimer’s, but it must be similar).
Phillip Toledano – Days with My [...]

Busyness and our Way of Life

March 25th, 2009, No Comments

Almost 60% of Christians around the world feel their hectic schedule prevents them from spending more time with God. That’s what Michael Zigarelli, a Charleston Southern professor, found after polling more than 20,000 Christians from 139 countries about the busyness of their lives and how it affects their relationship with God. His report, which concludes [...]

Uninsured

February 18th, 2009, 3 Comments

The NY Times takes another look at the phenomenon of 20-somethings, unable to get or afford insurance, stretching medications and taking a DIY stance on treatment. We’re wondering if you’re in the same boat.
The Times article describes how the young and uninsured get by on borrowing, trading, and stockpiling medications and medical equipment, seeking out [...]

Last Minute Gift Buying Guide: Help Start a Bicycle Repair Shop, or Buy a Taxi, or Breed Cows

December 22nd, 2008, 1 Comment

It’s now a few days before Christmas, and if you’ve been living under a rock for a while, you’re now in panic mode trying to finish up your gift purchasing and shipping.
Of course, when I say “You” I mean “I” or “me”.
I’ve got a few gifts to finish up with, and I’m taking a slightly [...]

Why is New Monasticism on the Rise?

November 20th, 2008, 8 Comments

Folks often ask me why I, a failed missional church planter who lives in a single family home in the exurbs with a low likelihood of moving into multifamily housing any time soon, is so profoundly struck by monasticism, both old and new.  I usually can’t answer the question in any other way than by [...]

Checkpointing on the Kids

November 8th, 2008, No Comments

A few entertaining truisms about my children:
Kaileigh, now 6 and a kindergartener:

Has decided that when she grows up she wants to be a doctor (but not the kind that gives shots), a cheerleader, a teacher and a rock star. Not or, but and.
Continues to detest socks, and may actually make it through her entire youth [...]

Being and doing (Learning from the Monks)

October 10th, 2008, Comments Off

I found a really nice blog entry today in my ongoing technorati search for all things monastic.
Check out http://loudandclear87.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/learning-from-monks/, a college student who writes:
So, I have Church History at 7:50 in the morning on Tuesdays and Thursdays and sometimes its a real bear to get up and go to a lecture that early to just [...]