I'm not sure I'm back. But I want to put out there that I started FickleBoards Ltd. up, with Sam--Sam actually started it--last October. It has been a year and the business aspect is looking good. but in the spirit, I feel compelled to give this a go. to do what I do as the kid God made me. to be who I was made to be without apology to any person, trusting that Jesus really loves me, no matter whether any one thing or another "works out".
So a year ago we stared FickleBoards, and now I run the thing. Thanks for the company, Sam. Now Sam gets to enjoy updates about how the thing is running. And it is running pretty darned well.
In the church, I've stepped up the intensity of my teaching, and have really enjoyed watching so many of the brothers and sisters growing in their faith. Things are really coming together. Yesterday was like a party here at the house. I got home from selling skateboards and having a blast repping Fickle out there, and my house is abuzz with people painting the porch and cooking what turned out to be one of the very best soup meals I've ever had. Props to Judy for mass good soop!
And this, along with millions of children, is typical saturday fare here at 1320.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
April...
All I'm saying is that there is always a LOT going on... Here in Northside, especially. I'm typing this out with the 45 seconds I have before I drop Seth at School. Every day is a whirlwind.
Around here, I've been hammering away in the work of getting to the practice of obedience to the Gospel. We are dealing with the natural block between belief and reliance, and the distinction between the old life and the new life... it gets tricky when the old life is religious, and the new life is outside those bounds...
On to the day!
Around here, I've been hammering away in the work of getting to the practice of obedience to the Gospel. We are dealing with the natural block between belief and reliance, and the distinction between the old life and the new life... it gets tricky when the old life is religious, and the new life is outside those bounds...
On to the day!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Judging
yesterday at our weekly meeting, we discussed Jesus' teachings in Matt. 7 and Luke 6, where he says, "Do not judge..."
we also looked at the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, as well as the beginning of Romans 2.
There was a word about bitterness, along the lines of Hebrews 12.
So we are on a bit of a journey to get free in regard to this measuring people ungenerously. An ungenerous measure. That's the problem. Why? Because we tend to limit the degree to which we will believe that we are truly loved by Father. I'm sure of it. Dare to believe that He loves you. That you are precious and beloved, and that he is going to take care of all of the layers and levels of "it" that you've got. Let fear give way to love in the Great Displacement of the soul.
we also looked at the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, as well as the beginning of Romans 2.
There was a word about bitterness, along the lines of Hebrews 12.
So we are on a bit of a journey to get free in regard to this measuring people ungenerously. An ungenerous measure. That's the problem. Why? Because we tend to limit the degree to which we will believe that we are truly loved by Father. I'm sure of it. Dare to believe that He loves you. That you are precious and beloved, and that he is going to take care of all of the layers and levels of "it" that you've got. Let fear give way to love in the Great Displacement of the soul.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Status Qwhat?
Well it has been forever.
If you've known me well over this past year, you'll know that there have been some changes around me... First off, Judy and the boys and I have been joined by Marcus. He is now on full "son" status in the house. We are in a permanent situation, at least after one more court thingy...
Next, I've got my own company, FickleBoards. We wholesale american made skateboard decks with the help of our friends in Pennsylvania. Promoting a company like that is a full-time job, though flexible. Maybe with care it will succeed in covering human costs... It is a labor of love in more ways than one...
One of our riders, Ben, has moved into our home here in Northside and is enjoying a taste of mob-life here with the Jesus people. I can only imagine some of the things Ben experiences among us, one of which is the rising tide of babies.
And on that note: Babies. Oodles and Oodles of Babies. Our little experience/expression of what it means to be the Church, over here, is made up of a pretty fertile demographic. We have somewhere around 25 little kids in our life together. It is amazing to say the least...
So I still teach on Sundays in the church, usually. I still fire up the guitar, too... but there is a greater sense of participation by all the people in the church, in the daily love and care of life together here in Northside... What I mean is, many people are maturing in their walk of love, with God, who says, "God is love". So fewer people than ever "neeeeed" me. They are weaned and on solid meat, which is for the mature, who through constant use have trained themselves to distinguish what is good from that which is eeeevil.
So I'm way less the professional religious man, and am giving my time to trying to work with my hands and make good on the Scripture's commnand to have something to share and take care of my family's needs...
I don't know. It's risky. I might fail, and am not experiencing an ocean wave of success. But best of all, God is with us.
Pray for me. I get anxious sometimes.
If you've known me well over this past year, you'll know that there have been some changes around me... First off, Judy and the boys and I have been joined by Marcus. He is now on full "son" status in the house. We are in a permanent situation, at least after one more court thingy...
Next, I've got my own company, FickleBoards. We wholesale american made skateboard decks with the help of our friends in Pennsylvania. Promoting a company like that is a full-time job, though flexible. Maybe with care it will succeed in covering human costs... It is a labor of love in more ways than one...
One of our riders, Ben, has moved into our home here in Northside and is enjoying a taste of mob-life here with the Jesus people. I can only imagine some of the things Ben experiences among us, one of which is the rising tide of babies.
And on that note: Babies. Oodles and Oodles of Babies. Our little experience/expression of what it means to be the Church, over here, is made up of a pretty fertile demographic. We have somewhere around 25 little kids in our life together. It is amazing to say the least...
So I still teach on Sundays in the church, usually. I still fire up the guitar, too... but there is a greater sense of participation by all the people in the church, in the daily love and care of life together here in Northside... What I mean is, many people are maturing in their walk of love, with God, who says, "God is love". So fewer people than ever "neeeeed" me. They are weaned and on solid meat, which is for the mature, who through constant use have trained themselves to distinguish what is good from that which is eeeevil.
So I'm way less the professional religious man, and am giving my time to trying to work with my hands and make good on the Scripture's commnand to have something to share and take care of my family's needs...
I don't know. It's risky. I might fail, and am not experiencing an ocean wave of success. But best of all, God is with us.
Pray for me. I get anxious sometimes.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Old Lew goes to Washington
The best view of DC is inside the botanical gardens. Go go green stuff!
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