Today begins Lent, a time of preparation for the celebration of Easter. During Lent we experience the full swing of emotion from the celebration of Christ’s triumphal entry to the heartbreak of the crucifixion.

I pray we will fully enter into it.

Good morning! May you show up today. #MorningMug

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The #OldGal scored a 4, victory!

Good morning! May you see the people around you that need you today. #MorningMug

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The #OldGal scores a par today. I am glad to see at least one 3 from the #YoungPups out here already!

I am really looking forward to getting away for a few days to watch our son play baseball and also have plenty of margin to read.

My message from Sunday on Micah 3-5.

From Ruin to Redemption - God’s Justice and Promise

Good morning! May you choose to love well today. #MorningMug

A cup of coffee with the word, β€œAroha”, decorating it. This is Māori word for β€œlove.” It is being held up in a cozy living room with the sun shining in.

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The #OldGal got trapped in a rabbit hole for a 5! Time to dog pile #YoungPups!

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Missed opportunity for a birdie today. The #OldGal also scored a 4 for par. Any #YoungPups with a 3?

Good morning! May you not despise the little things today. #MorningMug

I’m preaching from Micah 3-5 tomorrow morning.

It is timely.

It is uncomfortable.

I am nervous.

I haven’t been nervous to preach a sermon in a long, long time.

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The #OldGal posted a 4 today. She crushed me. I hope we have a 3 from the #YoungPups!

Good morning! When you get home after 2:30 am the morning doesn’t start until almost 10. May you be joyful today! #MorningMug

Coffee mug in the foreground with a sunny back yard in the background

When the lights go out, you dance.

#D2 #Baseball ⚾️

Yes, we are watching baseball. No, we are not watching hockey outdoors.

#FinalSzn

Is anyone using omg.lol with micro.blog? If so, how are you using it?

I think an undervalued feature of the micro.blog service is the mobile app suite. The primary app for general micro blogging, Epilogue for book management and sharing, Sunlit for a photograph centric experience, Strata for private notes, and Wavelength for podcasting.

I just bumped into this quote:

β€œWhen the Greeks got the gospel, they turned it into a philosophy;

when the Romans got it, they turned it into a government;

when the Europeans got it, they turned it into a culture;

and when the Americans got it, they turned it into a business.” Richard Halverson

Last night over dinner a friend I were discussing what it looks like to engage the issues facing us today. I realized that there were three sources of development that I lean more than any these days:

Learning How To See podcast, season 1 on our personal biases

The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt

A Theory of Everything by Ken Wilber

These might perhaps be helpful resources for you as well.

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Time for a dog pile, #YoungPups, the #OldGal did not complete the puzzle. She scored the magical β€œX”!

Good morning! May you listen before speaking today. #MorningMug

A lot of us Christians haven’t read what happens after the feeding of the multitudes, and it shows.

I just heard a fantastic quote on a podcast from Jonah Goldberg, β€œOne bad guy with a nuke ruins it for everyone.”

This was in the context of ethical questions regarding the development and use of AI.

Sometimes you go to the gym because it is just good for you. It’s not easy. But it’s the right thing.