Are we Kicking Grandma to the Curb?
For a number of reasons, I have a real problem with what this post (and the quoted article/news story) say. Not because it isn’t true, but because it is. I don’t think that nursing homes are an ideal situation, that’s for sure, but am I capable of taking care [...]
Tag Archives: family
My, How They Love One Another
20-Aug-08Brian Mclaren recently addressed the 2008 Lambeth Conference (see Wikipedia), and while he does not (despite media opinion to the contrary) represent the entirety (one could question even a significant minority) of the MEECM (missional/emergining/emergent church movement(s)), it is often worthwhile to hear what he has to say.
In the article above, there are a couple [...]
In The Darkness, A Light Shines
23-Jul-08This post has been a long time in coming, both writing, thinking, and living.
The darkness closes in. You can’t breathe. It is hard to fight for that breath. You can sense the deeper darkness of a chasm you cannot see, but know is there. You are coming close to the edge of the chasm.
Almost without [...]
The True Christian Family?
09-Jul-08In today’s Daily Reflection, Mark Roberts talks about Matthew 12:50 using some very strong language.
“Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”
Matthew 12:50
He points out that this applies even to “Christian” families, or very specifically to Christians. Despite “Christian” “family values,” it is Jesus Christ’s value [...]
Rediscovering Sabbath Rest
18-Mar-08In Rediscovering Sabbath Rest, Mark Early brings further attention to the “Secular Sabbath” that seems to be gaining steam in the secular world.
As I mentioned in What? Me, Unplug?, I know I should try this myself. I’m always plugged in, even on Sunday.
I remember years ago hearing about how even non-devout Christian families would [...]
