I’ve been away… yes, I realize this. life has been far too busy to blog. But tonight I cleaned my desk off in my home office and I might actually have a place to blog in comfort again =)
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Becoming Disciples through: Gifts
Over the past two weeks we have explored how we support the ministries of Christ’s church through our prayers and our presence. We live as children of God and sheep of Christ’s flock, by staying connected to our loving parent God and filling ourselves with the Spirit through prayer. Remember that deep breathing – deep…
Becoming Discples through: Presence
This week I planted my first ever vegetable garden. Now, I have helped my parents and grandparents in the garden many times, but this is the first time that these beautiful plants are all my responsibility. I’ve prepared the ground. I dug little holes and planted the seeds and the seedlings. I have watered my…
The Very First Dawson Garden
My first vegetable garden has officially been planted!!! I’m following some square foot gardening principles, although I didn’t build a box or put 6 inches of dirt on top of the dirt that is already there. And my squares are 2×2… Farthest back on the left is carrots. Then in the next square is lettuce…
Composting
I’m a little scared of composting. I have heard from countless places that it doesn’t take that much work, that it doesn’t really smell, but I’m still a little hesitant to get started. Well, that and I’m lazy. I found this article today though on composting and it seems simple enough that even I might…
beginning again
Spring is here in full force and that makes me want to be outside… but it also reminds me that winter has been a time of sloth. I got up this morning and worked out with wii fit. I did yoga and strength exercises and then finished with a little bit of cardio. I know…
Becoming Disciples Through: Prayer
Prayer is one of the ways that we support the Body of Christ that is the church. Caveat: in our vows, we talk about supporting the ministries of the United Methodist Church… but if we are thinking about this as a path to discipleship, and not merely supporting the institution of the church, then we…
torture, ethics, and the state
I commented at the end of my last post about a survey which shows Christians are more likely to support torture than non-church goers. Here is what my friend Matt has to say: The Truth As Best I Know It: The Danger of Supporting Torture: “We can give all the lip-service we want to the…