Highlights of the week ::
We finally made our trip to Fort Worth and went to the Botanical Gardens today. We had a great time enjoying the public gardens (a lot cheaper than Dallas’ Arboretum :-)) followed up by a stop at Sonic and driving through Kessler Park looking at homes. It was a warm day and a bit muggy, but I didn’t seem to notice walking in the shade most of the time.
Laurie’s got some photos on her Flickr page and I’ll probably upload some soon too.
What I’m chewing on ::
Isaiah 58
“This is the kind of fast day I’m after:
to break the chains of injustice,
get rid of exploitation in the workplace,
free the oppressed,
cancel debts.
What I’m interested in seeing you do is:
sharing your food with the hungry,
inviting the homeless poor into your homes,
putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad,
being available to your own families.
Do this and the lights will turn on,
and your lives will turn around at once.
Your righteousness will pave your way.
The God of glory will secure your passage.
Then when you pray, God will answer.
You’ll call out for help and I’ll say, ‘Here I am.’
Worth listening to ::
This week on our podcast we have an extended show (90 min) and talk to Brandt Russo. Brandt’s one of those guys who tends to take the things Jesus says — literally — especially those parts about loving the poor and selling all your possessions so you can give more to the poor.
Only a few years ago, while living in College Station, Texas (home of Texas A&M) Brandt decided to take Jesus at his word and sold all his goods and moved onto the streets caring for the homeless and the poor. Since then he’s been featured in The Ordinary Radicals (Jamie Moffett’s movie), started his own t-shirt company (can’t ignore the poor) to help benefit the poor and is working on his own documentary recounting his year of living on the streets and the plight of the poor and homeless.
It’s an eye opening, challenging story if you ask me. But don’t just take my word for it – listen for yourself.
Challenges ::
I feel like there’s a whole lot going on right now and I don’t feel like I’m doing anything exceptionally well. When I think through them all it doesn’t really seem to be that much – but just several things are up floating around in the air so I’m waiting to see what happens. I’m praying for peace of mind – would appreciate your thoughts and prayers as well.
Looking forward to ::
This week we kick off a new project – Red Oak LLP. I still need to meet with the Laundry Mat owner again to be sure we’re good to go (see above) and I’m hoping our group really gets behind the project. As it stands we’re planning on kicking of a local Laundry of Love on the forth Saturday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m. If you’d like to get involved – let me know.
