247 – I Don’t Like You Either #faithbites #faithjourney like The full dialogue exchange in the title goes something like this: “He doesn’t like you” “I’m sorry” “I don’t like you, either” If don’t recognize this exchange, it’s between Luke Skywalker and Cornelius Evazan in the Mos Eisley Cantina at the beginning of Star Wars. […]
August 28 – Let’s Play A Game
240 – Let’s Play a Game #faithbites #faithjourney game Today, I had the pleasure of hanging out with a 19 year old who just wanted to play with my youngest when she was home sick. She didn’t want anything just the chance to hang out and play. Several times she mentioned she liked to buy […]
August 24 – Trash Compactor: The Walls Are Closing In
236 – Trash Compactor: The Walls Are Closing In #faithbites #faithjourney walls One of the most famous scenes in Star Wars, is Luke, Han, and Chewey trying to rescue Leia from the Death Star. During the escape, they wind up in the trash compactor compartment. There is all kinds of junk in there, a monster, and […]
August 13 – That Time When Your Debit Card is Declined
225 – That Time When Your Debit Card is Declined #faithbites #faithjourney declined Not sure how many of you had this experience before. You are shopping, have everything ready, and begin your check out. When you ring up everything and slide your debit card (or credit card), it’s declined. In my case, most the groceries were […]
June 29 – Technology and Worship
Technology and Worship #180of365 #FaithBites #FaithJourney Technology Technology is everywhere in our lives. From school to work to home to social activities to worship and beyond. It appears on TVs, radios, phones, tablets, computers, phones, billboards, cars, airplanes, screens everywhere. We are inundated with technology and connectiveness, but why aren’t we more connected in our […]
May 21 – What do I stand for?
#141of365 #FaithBites #FaithJourney What Do I (or any of us) Stand For? Yesterday, I was mowing the grass, listening to Spotify as I usually do, and Some Nights by Fun came on. I haven’t listened to that song in a year or so. Every time I do, I’m reminding how beautiful and thought-provoking it is. Some […]
May 15 – Death to the Infidel
#136of365 #FaithJourney #FaithBites Before we get started, I wanted to give a trigger warning that this faithbite my challenge, offend, and question your thinking a bit. But hey, isn’t that why we are all on this #faithjourney together? And now onto today’s faithbite. Death to the Infidel 58 dead. Men, women, and children. 2,700 injured. […]
May 8 – Step by Step
#128of365 #faithbites #faithjourney Today’s lesson is about persistence and taking things step by step. (I know, many of you are now singing, Oh baby….No NKOTB here). Life is filled with so many things to get done. We want to go to step 10 instead of step one through ten. The other problem is often we […]
May 5 – What’s your Story?
#125of365 #FaithBites #FaithJourney Today’s lesson is about sharing. We are made to be in community with each other. As young children, one of the biggest lessons is sharing and the hardest lesson is usually sharing our toys. I see my kids all the time fighting about sharing toys. One child will pick up the other’s […]
May 1 -The Great I Am
#121of365 #FaithBites #FaithJourney Today’s lesson is about just being. Being present. Being in the moment. Being yourself. Yesterday we talked about the Te of Piglet and the virtue of being small. Today we are going to talk about Piglet’s best friend, and one of my favorites, Pooh Bear. Pooh Bear is the subject of his […]