RE: The Financial Transition to Simple Church

Over at Simply Church, Felicity Dale has written a couple of posts about the financial transition from legacy churches to simple/organic church expressions for pastors and ministers who have previously earned their income from their church work. There is also

RE: The Financial Transition to Simple Church

Over at Simply Church, Felicity Dale has written a couple of posts about the financial transition from legacy churches to simple/organic church expressions for pastors and ministers who have previously earned their income from their church work. There is also

Max

Saturday Shot – Max

Meet Max! He’s a Lhasa Apso/Poodle mix, and he joined our family about 5 weeks ago. He’s settling into his new life in Fremont, and getting to know all the best spots to sniff around!    

Max

Saturday Shot – Max

Meet Max! He’s a Lhasa Apso/Poodle mix, and he joined our family about 5 weeks ago. He’s settling into his new life in Fremont, and getting to know all the best spots to sniff around!    

recess

An Invitation…

I remember a little girl, the E. Lawler I mentioned before, who came to The Good Shepherd when she was about seven years old. She was a slight, brown-haired, sad-looking, lonesone-looking girl whose clothes did not fit. She looked accidental

recess

An Invitation…

I remember a little girl, the E. Lawler I mentioned before, who came to The Good Shepherd when she was about seven years old. She was a slight, brown-haired, sad-looking, lonesone-looking girl whose clothes did not fit. She looked accidental

Not Helping...

Which Road Do We Take?

About five months in, there are twelve of us gathering in our living room every week, discovering together what it looks like to follow Jesus in his mission in Fremont and Seattle. We’ve come to a point where we have

Not Helping...

Which Road Do We Take?

About five months in, there are twelve of us gathering in our living room every week, discovering together what it looks like to follow Jesus in his mission in Fremont and Seattle. We’ve come to a point where we have

lunar eclipse 2010

Red Moon: Lunar Eclipse 2010

I love science! Occasionally, during a particularly special celestial event, NASA gets all teary eyed and poetic in their descriptions of what is happening and why. The following paragraph is from NASA’s explanation of why the moon turned deep red

lunar eclipse 2010

Red Moon: Lunar Eclipse 2010

I love science! Occasionally, during a particularly special celestial event, NASA gets all teary eyed and poetic in their descriptions of what is happening and why. The following paragraph is from NASA’s explanation of why the moon turned deep red

centrality of place

The Centrality of Place

The idea of place as central to our lives is a concept that has slipped away from our culture recently. With our almost endless ability to pick up and move anywhere in the country and the world at a moments

centrality of place

The Centrality of Place

The idea of place as central to our lives is a concept that has slipped away from our culture recently. With our almost endless ability to pick up and move anywhere in the country and the world at a moments

SnowLock

Saturday Shot

This last week, #snOMG hit Seattle, hitting us with 5+ inches of snow. In a city with so many elevated (read: frozen) roadways and not enough infrastructure to salt/sand/plow every road, it added up to 10 hour commutes for some

SnowLock

Saturday Shot

This last week, #snOMG hit Seattle, hitting us with 5+ inches of snow. In a city with so many elevated (read: frozen) roadways and not enough infrastructure to salt/sand/plow every road, it added up to 10 hour commutes for some

Uwajimaya Fish

Saturday Shot

Seattle is a great food city, with access to fresh seafood that few other cities in the country have. These fish were found hanging out at Uwajimaya in Seattle’s International District, which carries every possible Asian food item you could

Uwajimaya Fish

Saturday Shot

Seattle is a great food city, with access to fresh seafood that few other cities in the country have. These fish were found hanging out at Uwajimaya in Seattle’s International District, which carries every possible Asian food item you could

jesus-people-time-magazine

What is the Mark of a Jesus Movement?

“Christianity has been specially advanced through the loving service rendered to strangers, and through their care for the burial of the dead. It is a scandal that there is not one single Jew who is a beggar, and that the

jesus-people-time-magazine

What is the Mark of a Jesus Movement?

“Christianity has been specially advanced through the loving service rendered to strangers, and through their care for the burial of the dead. It is a scandal that there is not one single Jew who is a beggar, and that the

bread_and_wine

Increasing Gospel Fluency Through Communion

There is a little family of Christ followers forming in our living room here in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. We’ve just begun to gather regularly and begin to form our life in Christ together as His church. The idea

bread_and_wine

Increasing Gospel Fluency Through Communion

There is a little family of Christ followers forming in our living room here in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. We’ve just begun to gather regularly and begin to form our life in Christ together as His church. The idea