swimming in a sea of wormy fish hooks

One discipline that I’m trying to keep for Lent is saying no to the enticing distractions that would keep me from following Jesus through the season.

I am pretty extroverted.  I like affirmation.  I like doing stuff.  I have a full life.  I have lots of hobbies.  I have lots of responsibilities.  I am a fish [...]

Simple English

My hilarious friend Steve was telling me about the Simplified English version of Wikipedia the other night around the fire.
Here is an example of the difference, using a word that most of us commonly use every day.
(from regular English)
Dinosaurs (Greek δεινόσαυρος, deinosauros) were the dominant vertebrate animals of terrestrial ecosystems for over 160 million years, from [...]

addicted to crisis

Great time at the vigil last night.  Afterwards, some of us remarked how different it was to not only be downstairs (past 4yrs we were upstairs) but that we had chairs to sit in.  We had 2 stations to use for the burning & ashes.  It flowed smoothly.  It actually took only one hour.
Sometimes when [...]

kicking Lent old schol

I think I have been influenced by some ideas floating around that seem to be more and more common.  Some of my friends seem to be losing “faith battles”, some returning to destructive lifestyles, some grow harder spiritual exteriors but are still really soft in the middle.  I know a lot of people that get [...]