Oranges on Clement St.

Oranges on Clement (San Francisco). Olympus E-P1, Lumix 20mm f/1.7, 1/500s, f/2.5, . . . → Read More: Oranges on Clement St.

Friday’s Flip Book (9/17/2010): Teaching, Tools, and Poverty

Some links around the web for you this week that caught my eye:

Neil Cole writes and insightful piece on the role of the teacher in the church, reminding us that all teaching has to bring about a transformed life marked by obedience, and that the teacher is meant to equip and release more teachers (a la . . . → Read More: Friday’s Flip Book (9/17/2010): Teaching, Tools, and Poverty

Ten Biblical Truths about Social Justice

Last month, I was invited to speak to a group at FCBC on the topic, “Discipleship and Social Justice.” One part of what I shared were these ten truths I see in the Scriptures about social justice, so I thought I’d repeat them here (possibly to expand on them later):

Every person was created in the image . . . → Read More: Ten Biblical Truths about Social Justice

Acts 2 and Communal Living

Over the past few years, I’ve been challenged and blessed by some short outings into the Tenderloin District with some buddies, pouring cups of coffee for folks on the street, giving out handmade scarves made by some faithful women in our church, and listening to people’s stories. Sometimes we’d pray for people, other times we’d just . . . → Read More: Acts 2 and Communal Living

Friday’s Flip Book (9/3/2010): Simplicity in the midst of complexity

The more I read and the more I learn, the more I see how multi-faceted and multi-layered things can be. Yet at the same time, there’s a certain simplicity that emerges out of that recognition. Kind of paradoxical, but kind of refreshing. This week’s collection of postings all connect, however obliquely, into that theme of simplicity . . . → Read More: Friday’s Flip Book (9/3/2010): Simplicity in the midst of complexity