Disorganization: My Savior

August 12, 2009.Reading time 4 minutes.

While I was in Colorado on vacation last week, I stumbled on this short Facebook essay by Sofia Echegaray. There was something about it I found absolutely lovely; something about that beautiful combination of creative accident, preparation, and (as Sofia says here) paying attention.As they say in Zen, “Don’t just do something, stand there.” There’s […]

"Guess He’d Rather Be In Colorado" (Vacation Blog)

July 31, 2009.Reading time 96 minutes.

Note: The following is a running commentary about our vacation to Colorado. Dennise has this album of pics up on Facebook. Many of the shots posted here come from there…..EF July 30thWith some guilt feelings right at the surface, and a lot of major things still unresolved at home, we have left on our vacation […]

Tres Cosas

July 24, 2009.Reading time 3 minutes.

The most recent self-disclosing Facebook game, and my answers….EF Three things of me! You’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with the 3’s of YOU. At the end, choose 26 people to be tagged. You have to tag me so really you just need 25 more people. If I tagged you, it’s […]

Does Your Worship Have This Kind of Joy?

July 23, 2009.Reading time 1 minute.

This got posted to the web about three days ago. It’s gone from about a thousand hits last night to 30,000 this morning. My strong hunch is that, by the end of the week, it’ll be in the millions. Apparently posted by Jill Peterson and Kevin Kheinz, and apparently from their actual wedding processional. Check […]

The Machine is (Changing) Us: YouTube Culture and the Politics of Authenticity

July 22, 2009.Reading time 1 minute.

Thanks to Kathryn P for posting this on Facebook. This is a great lecture from Michael Welch, talking about YouTube culture…which could actually be seen as Facebook culture, or blogger culture, I suppose. The point is, it’s a good analysis of where we are now with these new media outlets, and how they’re not necessarily […]

One of a kind log house for rent soon.

July 20, 2009.Reading time less than 1 minute.

We own a pretty amazing house in Old East Dallas (Junius Heights, specifically) that we rent out. We believe that our renters intended to give their “notice” very soon that they’ll be leaving. So, we’ll be looking to rent it again. You can see pics here. If you have any interest, contact me privately here. […]

Latino in the Ivy League

July 16, 2009.Reading time 10 minutes.

Rueben Navarrette spent several years here in North Texas as a commentator for the Morning News. He’s now based in San Diego. I have not always agreed with everything he’s written, and often found myself arguing with him when he was here. But this essay about what it was like for him –and what it […]

Our Faith Too: Being a Progressive Christian

July 13, 2009.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This summer at Northaven we’ll be doing a series on the values of a Progressive Christian, at least as we understand them to be. Below is the link to the first sermon in this series, delivered this morning at church. It got a lot of nice comments today, and a couple of very emotional reactions […]

Be Sure And Get You a Slurpee Today.

July 11, 2009.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’m thinkin’ I’m bound to get a brain freeze later today. I’m thinkin’ I’m bound to do it intentionally. Here on the 11th day of the seventh month, 7-11 is serving up free slurpees all day. Don’t say I never passed along any crucial information on this blog. Today is 7-11’s 82 birthday, and as […]

We Have Drunk Deeply From the Hybrid Kool Aid Again

July 3, 2009.Reading time 4 minutes.

Some of you will remember my undying love and passion for hybrid cars. I think they are very very cool machines, represent an incredible technology, and are a real and tangible way to save the planet and win the war on terror. If those claims sound like overly dramatic to you, you can read this […]