Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove dreams a new dream for healthcare and the church.
Read more of his thoughts at Sojo.net.
May we all BE the Church we dream of.
(HT @zoecarnate)
Simeon and Levi
Another story you won’t hear in Sunday School (from Genesis 34)…
When Jacob’s daughter Dinah was out visiting the women in her neighborhood, a young man named Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite (who was ruler of the area) decided to have his way with her and raped her.
Hamor, realizing what his son had done, went to Jacob to make marriage arrangements with Jacob.
Hamor told Jacob and his sons, “My son Shechem is head over heels in love with your daughter—give her to him as his wife. Intermarry with us. Give your daughters to us and we’ll give our daughters to you. Live together with us as one family. Settle down among us and make yourselves at home. Prosper among us.”
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25 of the Best Songs of Summer
The heat’s pounding the pavement here in Texas — and the windows are just begging to be rolled down as you cruise through the neighborhood with your tracks blasting (is it still OK to do that if I’m 31?).
Thought I’d revisit some of those great songs of summer I can remember cruisin’ to back in the day…
- Gangsta’s Paradise – Colio & Amish Paradise – Weird Al
- I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
- Boot, Scoot and Boogie – Brooks and Dunn
- Sign – Ace of Base
- Magaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
- Saturday in the Park – Chicago
- Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams
- Low Rider – War
- Joy to the World – Three Dog Night
- Little Deuce Coupe – Beach Boys
- Car Wash – Rose Royce
- Good Vibrations – Beach Boys
- Hey Ya! – Outkast
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
- Highway to Hell – AC/DC
- Schools Out for the Summer – Alice Cooper
- American Woman – The Guess Who or Lenny Kravitz
- Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
- Welcome To Paradise – Green Day
- Buddy Holly – Weezer
- Walk This Way – Run DMC and Aerosmith
- Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
- Ice, Ice, Baby – Vanilla Ice
- California Girls – Beach Boys
- Wipe Out – Beach Boys and Fat Boys
TAG – You’re it!
What are your favorites?
Keep the campground clean
As summer arrives, many folks will spend time camping outdoors. As a friendly reminder…
Mark out an area outside the camp where you can go to relieve yourselves. Along with your weapons have a stick with you. After you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the stick and cover your excrement.
– Deuterononmy 23:12-13
Good advice. Keep the campground clean!
Help us build a well
Right now, almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s one in eight of us.
Over at We Live Simply (We Live Simply so Others May Simply Live) we’re working with charity:water to raise money for a new fresh water well for those in need.
Summer is here!
Summer’s just begun and it’s already started off with a bang.
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