June 13, 2007
Cajun culture…
New Orleans Cajun, Justin Wilson - More Duck Hunting
Entries Tagged as ‘culture’
May 30, 2007
Where do you go to church?
We have decided to read two books on ecclesiology at our Friends of Orthodoxy meetings. We will be reading Without Spot or Wrinkle: Reflecting Theologically on the Nature of the Church (Koop and Schertz, editors) from an Anabaptist perspective. We will be reading Eucharist, Bishop, Church: The Unity of the Church [...]
March 13, 2007
the missional church…in a post-Christendom world
“There is a fundamental schism in American cultural, political, and economic life. There’s the quicker-growing, economically vibrant…morally relativist, urban-oriented, culturally adventuresome, sexually polymorphous, and ethnically diverse nation…and there’s the small town, nuclear-family, religiously-oriented, white-centric other America, [with]…its diminishing cultural and economic force…. [T]wo nations…”Michael Wolff, New York, February 26 2001, p. 19
The LMC Leadership [...]
March 13, 2007
Alef, bet, gimel…
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bet
gimel
dalet
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vav
zayin
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tet
yod
kaf
lamed
mem
nun
samek
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February 25, 2007
Amazing Grace…
Went to see Amazing Grace this afternoon on a date with Heather. It is well done. I highly recommend it. Inspiring! A clear witness for Christ his Kingdom breaking in.
January 24, 2007
Non-violent ways of responding to bullies…
Walking with Jesus is a resource that Dawn brought to my attention. Looks like an excellent resource in helping children know how to respond in the way of Jesus to bullies without being doormats.
And here is a resource that provides some practical suggestions for helping kids deal with bullying situations.
January 7, 2007
Grandpa Loewer on NPR
Here is a link to an NPR story on a situation that ocurred in the rice industry this last year. My father-in-law, Jackie Loewer, was interviewed.The story was on the Saturday morning edition of NPR.
We are very proud of him!
December 15, 2006
American schools…
Some are quite critical in their analysis of the current state of American public education. Thomas Friedman, while honest about the challenges, offers a more optimistic spin.
This post is not an in depth opinion on this topic, just a few observations that were triggered by the simple joy of quality learning experiences our third [...]
