Posts from February 2024
A Freak of Nature and Nurture
I read a short article riffing on the theme of bonsai trees this week by Tim Challies this week that I thought you might enjoy. Tim points out that “bonsai trees are otherwise-normal trees that are deliberately kept small. They are obsessively pruned to stunt them and keep them from growing tall or wide… Though they have such potential, their gardener applies constant and deliberate action to keep them from ever reaching it. What a strange thing that a gardener…
Try to Be More Awkward
I read an article published just yesterday called “Try to Be More Awkward”! The writer descries her church as sometimes being awkward, and it’s one of her favourite things about it! In a nutshell, they embrace the awkwardness you experience when you introduce yourself to someone you think is new to church, only to find they’ve been there for a while and you’ve just forgotten their face or name! It’s a great article because it captures something so true! Sometimes…
The Ones Who Cook
As we continue to reflect on “one anothering” this term, here’s an article I read this week which reflected on which gift of the Holy Spirit, if you were to rank them in order, would come out on top. The answer might not be what you expect, even if it is a little tongue in cheek! I don’t understand all of the cultural references to food in Northern Minnesota, but I get the picture. So here’s to all who cook!…