“What I would wish for the so-called Counter culture…I would wish that rather than fancy itself ‘counter’ to the culture, its compassionate ideas would take root in the land and people, and begin to transform them both…I fear this breath of fresh air, this grass-roots …
Read MoreJesus People…Practice Generosity
Here’s what I shared Sunday. Haven’t yet had the chance to complete my assignment that I mention at the end of the message, but I’m looking forward to seeing what that ends up being.
Read MoreProducts and Consumers, Attraction and Mission
I’m not Mr. Business theory guy, not by a long shot. But I do read a pretty famous blog of a friend of mine called Slacker Manager. Brendon has a post today that reminded me how the same cultural shifts seem to be appearing in …
Read MoreJesus People…Practice Forgiveness
This past Sunday, we focused on forgiveness. Here’s what I shared. This has been a significant topic for me in the last few years; I spoke on this at Family Camp at Twin Rocks this past Labor Day weekend. I’m indebted to many people for …
Read MoreBeverly Beach
10-11-06_1803.jpg Originally uploaded by gkoskela. Mini vacation at the beach!
Read MoreToday’s tangent
I had a “new to me” thought today, that came to me all on its own. I’ve been living in Genesis 37-50, the story of Joseph. Next Sunday, I’ll be focusing on forgiveness, and this thought has nothing to do with forgiveness, but it is …
Read MoreJesus People…Practice GOOD Work
Last Sunday in church, we continued looking at practical ways to live like God intends. We focused on work, since it consumes much of our lives. Here’s what I shared. A fun part was creating a video to spoof work…I had the idea and filmed …
Read MoreDoing some blog clean up…
…you know, actually RESPONDING TO COMMENTS, for one, as well as cleaning up my books links and working on “About me”, etc. But I noticed that for whatever reason, bloglines never picked up my posts on my twentieth reunion. So if you didn’t read them, …
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