if you’ve ever had a business partnership in china, you may know it’s about much more than signing a contract. business is focused on developing strong, trusting relationships that take time. in fact, it might take days of dinners and meetings before the actual business deal is even talked about! a child born in uganda isn’t [...]
i was thinking about possessions and how they might affect community. i’m so used to buying what I need, when I need it. i’ll run to the store before I’ll ask a neighbor. i’ll rent it before i’ll borrow it from a friend. that way I can have it when I want it.. and return [...]
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Identity impacts the way we belong to God and each other, which infuses how we join with God in His mission. For us to welcome and engage in authentic conversations and authentic relationships, we need to first be ok in our own skin. How can we truly love our neighbor as ourselves if we don’t [...]
(continued from part 1) After wrestling through all of these thoughts and feeling insanely anxious, Saturday was an overwhelming day. Each time the door bell rang, the more I felt God showing love to me through His people. My emotions were all over the place that day. I felt feelings of guilt for [...]
Every time the doorbell rang, somebody new was standing at our front door with an envelope of money. My roommate Rachael hardly had a chance to sit down last Saturday because new people kept coming by to bless us. For the past seven years I have lived and worked in a first generation Mexican neighborhood. I help run a faith based…
The disposable. Do you realize how much stuff we throw away? How temporary everything has become? Nothing seems to last anymore.. clothing, home décor, even music goes out of style within a few months. Industries are built around the disposable: plates…
I’m making an assumption as I write this: we all crave community, but often we approach it from a position of neediness, and often not with a desire to create authenticity or invest ourselves. Here’s what I mean… have you ever experienced a friendship that continually felt like they were sucking the life from you? Why do you think…
What comes to mind for you when you hear the word community? Is it just me, or is the word “community” overused in multiple settings? Mobile home park communities. Community Center. Community discount. Community College. If you show up at a church, you might hear someone talk…
