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Radically ordinary smuggler

When we were developing the short list of names for our mini, the two names for girls were names of women who have been important in my life, particularly in my younger, formative years. The names had the added benefit o…
(Post?) Modern Righteousness

The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight. ... Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. ~Proverbs of King Solomon, chapter 11 When I r…
Inattention and lack of use

I rarely check on my wireless account. Payment is automated; billing is electronic; and I've tacked on enough discounts that I'm at a really happy price point (14% less than before the discounts). I went to check my ac…
The way that seems right

In 7th grade, in my last year at a private Christian school, we had to memorize Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.Off and on this has stuck with me as a remin…
After legalism

My observation is that while the following isn't true for everyone, it is often true for those I know: Activity and results are tangible to the senses where trust and rest are much more amorphous. And not being able to …
On messiness

This world, this reality, revealed by God speaking to us, is not the kind of world to which we are accustomed. It is not a neat and tidy world in which we are in control--there is mystery everywhere that takes considerab…
Becoming: Living in the present

The present is only good for evaluating the past and planning for the future. ~bluebutton, 2004 I was really proud of myself when I came up with that glib line on the spot in a session with my counselor a couple years a…
Can a website be formative?

I recently was reading around the web and was linked back to http://www.onebag.com/ a website that, as I look back on it, was very formative in my life. I stumbled across it sophomore year of college between trips to Ru…
Becoming: Money 18-22 (College)

When I got to college, my parents jumped my allowance to $200/month. I think they gave this to me in semester chunks and I can't remember if I paid for my books out of this. I feel like I did, but I'm sure they know. I w…
Becoming: Money 0-18

I've kind of dropped the "Becoming" series for a bit, but thought I'd resurrect it as I think about God and money. I don't know when my parents first started giving me allowance, but I was getting it by the time I was…