Life

A Silly, Futile Way to Spend a Life

by Shawn September 6, 2010

I spent last week hanging out with Lily Isaacs, finishing the latest (and hopefully almost the last) draft of her book.  If you remember, last winter I blogged about how traveling on the bus with her band made me feel like a rock star.  Anyway we pretty much got through it by Thursday afternoon, at [...]

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Democracy: An American Christian’s Prop?

by Shawn August 30, 2010

prop: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling As a Christian I love living in America.  Mostly because it makes being a Christian really easy.  For example, I don’t actually have to go out and help the poor or feed the hungry or visit the folks in prison [...]

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From Addis Ababa to Lancaster…via ping pong?

by Shawn August 25, 2010

Right now, somewhere in Ethiopia, I have a niece or a nephew. She hasn’t been born yet, probably still about three months from exiting the womb. Her mother might not even know that she’s going to give her up for adoption.  But in about 90 days her mom will give birth, then leave the child [...]

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What Story Are You Living?

by Shawn August 23, 2010

If someone made a movie about your life, what would the plot be like? Would there be a plot, or would it just be a never ending succession of dull days? What’s the major conflict in your story? Is the main character (you) fighting to get through, or has that person given in to living [...]

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Mowing the Line

by Shawn August 20, 2010

When I was a kid I hated mowing the yard. One of the worst things my dad could ever say on a perfectly good Saturday was, “Well, we should probably mow the yard today.” I always thought he was too eager to mow – the grass didn’t even look that long!  I’d much rather spend [...]

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Downshifting – A Guest Post By Sara Eiser

by Shawn August 19, 2010

Are you ready to downshift? Today’s guest post is brought to you by Sara Eiser.  I’ve met Sara and her husband Keith on Twitter (Sara goes by @smola04 ; Keith is @organeiser ).  Sara came by the house about a month or so ago and rescued us from an overabundance of cucumbers, and since then [...]

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Downward Mobility

by Shawn August 18, 2010

All of my life I have been told that happiness is found by moving up: more education will open up more opportunity; more money will make my giving more effective; a bigger house will help my family feel more fulfilled; more friends will expand my influence; more power will enable me to do more good; [...]

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