sow it in

An Irish Blessing once from Ciara

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.



lets just fall in love already

what new mystery is this?

Here again,

So there is a community in Philadelphia called the Simple Way. I first heard about them when I read the book Irresistible Revolution. Lately the more I look into this community, I see the extent of their work and the mass of people involved. I want to let you in on this book, Irresistible Revolution. Another world is possible. Written by a man named Shane Claiborne, it is all about a revolution of love in this world, first shown to us by Jesus. What we remember about Jesus is his love. He did things that no one else would go near, he touched the people who others gawked at, and he didn't think of his impact. His love for them was not a conscious, I am going to shake the world kind of action, it is just what made the most sense to him. One of the parts that really stuck out to me was Shane's words on one church. To me it goes so deep into the ideas of exclusiveness and having to fit into a box; the fact that we all believe in the same God, yet feel the need to separate ourselves. Shane quotes a pastor saying

“We’ve got to unite ourselves as one body. Because Jesus is coming back, and he’s coming back for a bride not a harem."

If you haven't read it, I really think that you should. I have read books before that leave me feeling like I need to change my actions and world view, but I have never finished a book and understood tangible ways to do so.

Someone to watch who is very connected in the Simple Way community, with great things to say.

stir it up in our hearts

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Hi there,

A lot of people are at camp.. and most people have Facebook. This entry comes from me, in Calgary, on my page that will be viewed no where near as much as Facebook. That is not the point, this is just my little spot.

I had such a good weekend. Just felt refreshing.

I really enjoyed this movie. It's called Once. Have you seen it yet?


I spent time with this one. She shines.

I am listening to and thoroughly enjoying the new Wilco CD 'Sky Blue Sky'. Also, the new Feist has been burrowing nicely in the strings of my heart.

Alright, this too. A prayer by Archbishop Oscar Romero.

It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view.
The kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision.
We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work.
Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying that the Kingdom always lies beyond us.
No statement says all that could be said.
No prayer fully expresses our faith.
No confession brings perfection.
No pastoral visit brings wholeness.
No program accomplishes the Church’s mission.
No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
This is what we are about.
We plant the seeds that one day will grow.
We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise.
We lay foundations that will need further development.
We provide yeast that produces far beyond our capabilities.
We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that.
This enables us to do something, and to do it very well.
It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest.
We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker.
We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs.
We are prophets of a future not our own.


Uplifting.