I attended support(er) raising training two weeks ago. (Two weeks? That sounds about right. Life’s been a blur since then with support meetings, odd jobs, and one-ff projects.) Since then, I’ve talked with a couple of people about the residency. One of them asked if I’d write a blog post about the program, sharing why I’m pursuing a residency, what the residency entails, and how people can partner with me.
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You Should Feel More Excited about the Residency
People keep asking if I’m excited about my provisional acceptance to The Austin Stone’s residency program. “Of course I am,” I reply. “Of course.” Something in my words, voice, or face must provoke doubt, though, because people, including complete strangers, grill me. “You don’t sound that excited.”
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Art as Meditation
One of my Leadership Development coaches last year exhorted encouraged me to dig into the Bible, to sit with a small passage of text and meditate on it and it alone. She knew and knows how my brain works; it makes connections to everything I’m reading. By the time I finish with a chapter in Romans, I have cross-references to Psalms, Galatians, Hebrews, 1 Peter, and possibly some book I’ve read.
Pursuing Joy
“Restriction is not an enemy of joy.” — Tyler David, The Austin Stone
You Shall Not Murder
“The dignity of every person is connected to the dignity of God.” — Chad Kincer, The Austin Stone
Honor Your Father and Mother
The mezuzah comes from Jewish tradition and is posted on the doorway to the home. I thought it fitting to use the item, a sign of faith, as inspiration for a piece of artwork about the command to honor one’s father and mother. [Read more…] about Honor Your Father and Mother