For those of you politically engaged, I would encourage you to post solutions to the problems that are continuing to emerge.
We need solutions and suggestions to move forward towards and to act in love.
There is so much we can do.
**Let’s share actions to take. Encourage and model the change you want to see. **
Finished reading: Slow Theology by A. J. Swoboda and Nijay Gupta📚
This is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I highly recommend it!
Yesterday was one of those super fun Saturdays that you only get in the Fall:
Run: ✅
Mow: ✅
Chili: 🤤
Newcastle: W
IU: W
Iowa: W
Red Wings: W
Michigan: W
Friends and laughs: ✅
Life is pretty darn good when we look for the good.
As I have been processing the loss of SNAP benefits for those who are in great need I am struck by two things.
First, I immediately thought of the words of our former Lincoln Consolidated Schools superintendent who said when Covid shut everything down that it was a humanitarian crisis for the children who were dependent on the schools for breakfast and lunch. This is first and foremost something a humanitarian issue. Please consider supporting your local food banks at even greater level. If you’re in Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor, Inwould encourage you to support the work that Hope Clinic is doing.
Secondly, it strikes me that this is a moment when churches need to ramp up their commitment to helping feed those who are hungry. I would argue we do this not by starting new programs but by coming alongside the existing programs in our towns and supporting them in more profound ways as they are going to be stressed to the point of breaking. They need, now more than ever our time, talents, treasure.
I am pretty excited about the day of sportsball:
Now: Newcastle v Fulham (Howay the lads!)
Noon: IU/UCLA
3:30: Iowa/Minnesota
7:30: Michigan/Michigan State
Just a fun slate of sports!
Saturday morning “run”. It’s getting better but still not where I want to be. Better than Thursday! #195by50
Currently reading: Slow Theology by A. J. Swoboda 📚
This book! Whew.
“Few things shape us more than the questions we spend our life pondering… the deepest questions do not necessarily deserve quick answers. In fact, the quick answer very well may cheapen the sacredness of a holy question.”
Today’s lift was great! Barbell should press might now have become my least lift. 😮💨 #195by50
I had an impromptu conversation with a friend about content creation this morning. It was insightful and helpful.
I have things to noodle on regarding audio/video content creation.
Hopefully, I am able to actually pull these ideas into an executable plan.
Today was a cardio day. It was tough today. I couldn’t accomplish my goal of three miles jogging. That’s OK! I showed up. That’s all that matters. Saturday will be a better run! #195by50
Today’s breakfast, while not high in protein was so tasty! #195by50
Is there a value to communicating the good way? I don’t know how to communicate what I’m getting at by that question.
It seems that much of what is communicated online is critique. Is there value to communicate or demonstrate the opposite of critique?
As a pastor I get a ton of ads coming across my feeds for “church leadership and growth”. As a really good friend of a Real Estate agent I also get ads for “Real Estate sales growth”.
They are the same ads.
This is as clear symptom of what is rotting the church from the inside out.
September 22, 2025 - 259.9 October 13, 2025 - 248.5 October 20, 2025 - 248.2
This week I learned that when I get tired making disciplined choices is the first thing to be jettisoned.
I also learned that consistency over the long run still pays off.
#195by50
The Monday lift is done! 💪
