I really want to start writing long-form again. I am feeling uninspired. So #fediverse, what would helpful to hear from The Pastor Next Door?

Learning new things is hard. I’m continuing to learn how to lift weights. I’m falling love with doing hard things.

When even your tobacco is orthodox…

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This might be one of the most challenging books I’ve read. It is impacting my soul in ways I didn’t expect.

Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson 📚

I love Ypsilanti to my core. There is a resonant joy in this town that fills my soul.

I moved outside at the coffee shop and now I get to hear the singing of people as they walk down the street or are driving slowly through town.

A perfect iced coffee at my favorite coffee shop in Ypsilanti, Cafe Liv!

I am teaching my way through the book of Acts at the moment. The two things that I am confronted with on almost every page:

  1. There’s only “us” and no “we/them”, in Christ there is no “other.”

  2. “Presence” is central to following Christ.

“Commands assume freedom and encourage response. Addressed by commands we are trained in response-ability.” Currently reading: Run with the Horses by Eugene H. Peterson 📚

Reading and enjoying a nice smoke on my patio while overlooking a freshly mown lawn. #lifeisgood