Blog – Page 53 – Gregg Koskela

Painful

What a horrible situation. But I still can’t get over the fact that a church has armed security guards.

http://youtube.com/v/DT5E0Qf5V1YI did this video last year, about a week before Christmas. Watching it again with a little distance from it, I think it’s good, worth sharing again. (So, like if Starla likes it she could point Bob to it, and if AJ the emergent powerhouse …

Pre-post-a……

Tonight was really good. Friends over for dinner, excellent conversation, and instead of a white elephant gift exchange, a book exchange. We started talking about eschatology, when Jesus returns. Does the whole earth burn up and we start over? Or does something stay? What does …

Weekly round up

We had a good trip up to my parents’ house for Thanksgiving last week. I’m grateful for the family I have, and for the fact that I always have known and still know that I am loved. Thanks, mom and dad! At Newberg Friends, the …

Living Out Love: Full Circle

It’s been a busy week! Sorry for neglecting the blog. I really am trying to get back in the swing of regular posting. Last week, we finished our look at our vision statement as a church. I’ll be honest: I never felt like I got …

Painful irony

Pondering potential oxymorons is a luxury in which I really shouldn’t have indulged. Whether my supposed marriage of great technological skill and Quaker theology is an oxymoron or not, I proved this morning that the whole premise of Tuesday’s post was completely off base. I …

Changing in the Spirit

This past Sunday had several things which I’ve been reflecting on, some that directly pertain to the discussion going on in the comments of my last post. I adapted this message from one I gave in chapel at George Fox in September (completely separate from …

Like military intelligence or jumbo shrimp…

I’m afraid that the best I have to offer the world is an oxymoron. Good to Great says that great companies refine their focus to find the one thing they can do better than anyone else in the world. Steve Fawver just read it (I …

Edge

I honestly don’t know how I ended up in speech. I do remember that it was as a junior in high school, and it was an elective class. I know for certain that I had absolutely no intention of joining the speech team or going …

Listening leads to Service

Preparing for this message was a really good experience. It’s actually the last time I’ve preached; I’ve had several weeks not preaching for a variety of reasons, and it’s been good to give some time to other things, and to hear from others. I’m looking …