I took this one Sunday afternoon in June in Mossel Bay, South Africa. On the Indian Ocean. It was their winter so it was chilly (65F) but a great day to hear the surf while walking on the beach.
I posted this because I thought of how I love to walk on the beach (or anywhere) with my Sweet Anna. I’m writing about rest and walking figures in to what my post will say.
This is the town which is the basis of my latest video project which you can see here.
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Love this site, love these guys, they are doing amazing stuff!
Today we received a large box of seeds from Living Seeds! It was great to sort through lots of seeds that we need and use all the time but also lots of new things to try out in our garden for the first time. It is so amazing to have Living Seeds in Johannesburg partnering with us!!
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Hey Y’all, did you see my new ministry video yet???? It is from my trip to South Africa and it features our friends the Davis family who are doing some pretty awesome work! CLICK HERE
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Below you will find a brief article which traces the historical rise of “roommates” and simultaneous drop in marriage rates.
The article is good food for thought, but to get the full impact of what we can learn, you simply MUST read the interaction in the comments.
Ministry leaders in USA should pay careful attention about what we can learn here. Those ministry leaders abroad (Europe especially) could weigh in as well with some contrast to what they see there.
Which comment do you think is the most helpful?
OK, I shut up…
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Being opposed is good for thinking. So says a coach of ceos. You can watch the TED talk below.
I agree.
I was in a meeting recently where understanding of a problem and subsequent solutions were sought. Honestly, in this conversation, I felt neither understood nor encouraged. However, I know those in this conversation have the greater good in mind. The value of additional/opposing opinions is that they make our thinking sharper.
In a feature on NPR, the story of a scientist who, in the 50s, sought the reason for childhood cancers in the UK. She discovered the reason through research, but her argument was sharpened by being opposed.
That’s what I am thankful to have experienced in that meeting. Being opposed sharpened my thinking and shook me from what is called “willful ignorance” or maybe, as I might call it, “rut thinking.”
I was telling a pastor friend about this. (This pastor is FREAKING out about the condition and direction he sees in the USA church.) He wondered if this could be an answer to what he sees as a decline of the USA church.
Could engaging with, say, post moderns (or whomever), about the church, or more importantly, about the biblical Jesus not just open conversations with these friends, but also sharpen our own thinking about this most important of topics? That, I think, is his question.
I think he is on to something. I recall a conversation a couple of months ago with a guy where we were talking about life and it became clear that a big part of where we differed a bit was our views of God. As we talked, our thinking was sharpened.
So, my question is, with whom are you collaborating, who provides you with opposition which helps you sharpen your thinking?
Links:
Margaret Heffernan: The dangers of “willful blindness” #TED : http://on.ted.com/dja4
NPR TED hour on making mistakes… http://m.npr.org/story/174030515
(I’m on my phone in a car so no imbeds today gang, sorry)
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