Are you guilty of showrooming?
My childhood friend had invited me over to his house. As we made our way through the dwelling to the back yard, he showed me “the room.” […]
10
Nov
2012
Category
Fellowship
23
Aug
2012
Expectations from the pews …
The mother pounded loudly on her son’s bedroom door. “Get up! It’s Sunday morning, you have to go to church!” she shouted. But her son just rolled […]
18
Aug
2012
Are you a leg clutcher?
One of my sisters was a leg clutcher. As a little girl, she was so shy around strangers she would clutch onto, and hide behind, our mother’s […]
13
Aug
2012
The things siblings do …
One of my seven older sisters is only 10 months older than me. Because we were so close in age, we were close as kids. That’s not […]
01
Jul
2012
Trinkets or aloha?
The photo above is one of the entrances to the International Market Place, which was located about two blocks away from where I used to live in […]
22
Jun
2012
Real life in Starbucks …
Most of the chairs and tables in the local Starbucks were empty. I was in the middle of some complicated study when the three women came in […]
08
Jun
2012
Let’s try that again …
We love a second chance! When we’re behind, we love a second chance to rally back. When we’ve made a mistake, we love a second chance to […]
17
Sep
2011
REPOST: Called to do something greater than “build community”
In January of this year, I posted an article that generated some excellent discussion. It was on the topic of referring to, and seeing the church as, […]
10
Jun
2010
What are you hatching up?
Watching a baby chicken slowly, laboriously break its way free from the egg engulfing it is an amazing thing to watch. With a hunger for life, the […]
09
Dec
2009
A side of fellowship please …
Have you ever tried to get ketchup at a fast food restaurant? Fast food is rarely a part of my diet, but when I do drop in […]