"Daddy, what happens to good ideas when they die? Do they go to heaven?" "No, honey. They go to church." We've all got them...really good ideas that never become good actions. I'm not talking about those ideas that are really just notions, the thoughts that are always buzzing around in our brains that never really … Continue reading Where good ideas go to die
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The discipline of discipline
Yesterday's post about just sitting down to write in order to allow my self to start writing caused me to think deeper about the whole issue of discipline...how we make ourselves do the things we need to do. "Discipline" is not a fun word for us in our current cultural context. It denotes a surrender … Continue reading The discipline of discipline
How do you jumpstart a sputtering blog?
For the past 3 or 4 months, I've had about the most severe case of writer's block I can ever remember. Maybe it's because what little writing I've done lately has by necessity flowed into lesson planning, sermon preparation or study, and also because there's been little if any creative writing involved in my professional life … Continue reading How do you jumpstart a sputtering blog?
Truth bombs and dislocated hips
Words like that are encouraging for a postmodern, vintage hippie, Jesus freak like me.
Don Miller is reading my mind
I guess it's only fair since I read his books, but Don Miller seems to be reading my mind with this post from his blog, which, coincidentally, complements and extends the conversation from my post about faith & love & politics last week. And it made me think about how much we put conditions on … Continue reading Don Miller is reading my mind