Gregg Koskela – Page 89

Peacemaking again

In a previous post, I was trying to make the point that if we get a broader view of the cross, it serves as a very helpful undergirding for living a life of peacemaking. I want to add to that, starting with this: “For God …

The Fonz

Remember Happy Days, and how Fonzie could never say “I was w-w….I was wer…” He could never say he was wrong. I remember a time when one of my daughters (who shall remain nameless) was a preschooler. I’d noticed she was finding it impossible to …

All quiet

All quiet Originally uploaded by gkoskela. Mt. Vesuvius has been dormant for 12 hours. Residents passed an uneasy night of sleep.

An evening to forget

Ok, two things: First, I meant to be blogging about how good of a weekend we had (which we did), but other things came up (pun intended, as you’ll see in a minute). And second, I’m sad. I didn’t blog yesterday, ending my string of …

100 years

We’re in Boise, Idaho this weekend, celebrating with Boise Friends Church. In 1905, BFC began as an outreach of Kansas Yearly Meeting, and they’re still going strong 100 years later. It’s a story for another post, but I pastored Boise Friends from 1999-2002, coming after …

It helps…

…to have a publisher read your blog. Got the chance to do a semi-official review of “Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus”.

The cross as a way of life

It’s more than Jesus’ teaching that leads to a life of peacemaking and pacifism. You’d be hard pressed to find a Christian who didn’t believe that the life Jesus lived ought to serve as a model for how we live our lives. But it’s fairly …

Happy Birthday!

Today, September 22, is Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ birthday! What are you doing to celebrate? Hobbits celebrate birthdays by giving presents to other people. Sometimes the presents are just a mathom, some useless something that gets passed from person to person. But Bilbo set the …

Michigan 37

Michigan 37 Originally uploaded by gkoskela.

Indiana 36

Indiana 36 Originally uploaded by gkoskela.