Getting dirty isn't the miracle, not for Middle School kids, but the fun they had - and all the work they did - was fantastic. Not a miracle, but remarkable and commendable.

Here they are on Earth Day clean up at Minnehaha Falls Park. Event sponsored by Jacob's Well as part of the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board's city wide project. Read more here.

On April 6 Jaoob's Well gathered at the Urban Hub, the activity center of Urban Ventures in the Central Neighborhood of Minneapolis. Urban Ventures is a partner of ours in making a difference in the community.

My daughter is up at Itasca State Park for the month on a research project from college. She also just got a great digital SLR. This photo of hoar frost on a red pine is the miracle of beautiful that nature creates so easily covering miles and miles. And seems to think the effort is so easy that it lets the warmth of morning's sun melt it all away whether it was seen and appreciated or not.

I have been wanting to get out to CA for quite some time, now.  I grew up there and it holds a very special place in my heart.  Well, Audrey and I had the chance to go out there; she was there on business and I was there on pleasure--it was a very nice arrangement that I hope we can do again very shortly.  The pace of life was much slower...I had very little to worry about...Audrey and I had a chance to reconnect and laugh with and at each other...We had some great food.  All in all, it was a great trip and I am very thankful for the opportunity.  I return, now, refreshed and ready to get

The assignment was simple. Intrigue passersby with a question: What if? What if church wasn't a turnoff? What if I could find relevance in the pastor's message? What if it was OK to question God, faith, the world around me? I did what I could before the chalk ran out...

 

Our precious daughters, Cadence and Sophie, meet for the first time.

 

Okay, maybe not from God, but it is a sign.

It took us far too long to get one up above our office... we were debating sign versus awning and stuff like that... but at long last we've got one!

I was driving by as Joe Lock, Dave Rulifson and Garrett Fuerniss were just finishing up the installation, so I snapped this with my phone. Thanks for the help, guys.

 

I can remember no more exciting day than Tuesday, July 3rd 2007.

 

I just want to thank all of you who have been praying for, encouraging and otherwise supporting this relationship. Please feel welcomed and invited to continue.

 

The day was perfect.

 

3 July 2007

This flame was lit by Nate & Audrey after they took their vows.

It is a flame that will burn brightly for years and years to come.

 

McDonald Lake, Dent, MN

 

At the Alpha & Omega service (5/20 - God and me in a really big universe) we talked about the paradoxical truths that God is both big enough to encompass all of reality, but yet intimate enough to care for us personally.

 

The snowflake depicts this. There are billions of them in every snowstorm, and there have been at least millions of snowstorms. Yet no two flakes are the same, each seems to have its own personal touch. That covers both extremes of the spectrum.

 

The beginning and the end... alpha and omega.