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Life In EHO: Rejecting the label, not the message
Christians and Jesus-followers. These are supposed to be synonymous, yet a 20-something woman with tattooed arms and pins in her lip doesn’t think so. In last night’s Bible study she explained why she needs Christ not Christianity in her life. … Continue reading →
Overcoming Fears of Urban Life: The handshake that changed my life
I remember how scared I was the first time I shook the hand of a “homeless” person. It was 12 years ago. Potluck Sunday at the Hollywood Church of Christ (the church who sent our families out as domestic missionaries). … Continue reading →
Life In EHO: Being evangelized by the Bahá’í
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a couple months. There are some Bahá’í missionaries who come to our neighborhood every Monday night to convert all of us to the Bahá’í Faith
Life In EHO: Sometimes they come back into your life…
[formerly titled "Blast from the past"] I’ve written about a wandering young man I used to study the Bible with who pops in and out of my life about every 6 to 9 months or so. I’ll call him Jeremy. Thursday … Continue reading →
Life In EHO: What I wouldn’t give to speak every language…
There are days when I am awed by how much I can understand and communicate in Spanish (not my native language). By God’s Spirit I find myself navigating conversations light years beyond my level of competency. But Saturday was not … Continue reading →
LIfe In EHO: On the stoop
Two middle-aged women have just finished cleaning a large house in the Hollywood Hills. After a day’s work, they return to the flats of East Hollywood to take a load off and drink Tecate. They sit down on the front … Continue reading →
Discipling Our Kids: Breakfast stories
We share God’s Word in written form. For those who can read and like to read. We also share it in spoken form. Many people can’t read and even some educated people prefer not to read. Oral tradition is alive … Continue reading →