The First Annual Washburn Get Lit Festival. Can’t wait for next year!

I listened to a radio show yesterday at work. As part of the schtick, they discussed (at some length, including a listener survey) their favorite Easter candy. It got me thinking about Easter, and how carefully we avoid its message

We had an amazing time at Fair Trade Books in Red Wing, MN. This is a treasure of a bookstore that obviously…

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Last night we met with the guy who’s going to be moving our house. We talked about how the house needs to be prepped and exactly what he’ll be doing to take a 70x28 foot house, lift it off its foundation, and transport it 17 miles to our farm. Seems crazy that it’s even possible.

Theology, the study of the things of God, is about context. It’s about living in love with God where you are, in this particular slice of life, to the deepest and fullest extent possible. As we’re working through Genesis, you might think I’ve missed something important. Go back and focus on it and figure out why that piece is stuck in your throat. What is God saying? That’s your context. I’ll be over on the other side of the forest, climbing as high as I can, hanging on for dear life, waiting for the lightning and laughing my heart out.