Sunday Funday August 2021

Prayers and Praises

So August is a part of Summer, and was VERY HOT, but since there was school (Caid teaching and Sofia attending), it didn’t seem like Summer? Like some weird in-between time?

Praises for friends visiting and a time to do all the stuff I didn’t do during “official” summer. Prayers for Caid as he has a really full fall schedule with teaching all day (and then grading and planning) and three grad classes he is taking at IUPUI in the evenings (and then homework for those classes).

Praises for a really great 39th birthday for me (Rachel): I really enjoyed it. Sofia is doing well in 1st grade, and Jessica is learning to write her name. Prayers for so many friends and family with COVID—stay safe!

Interweb Reads

From me: Podcast: The Superstar, the Look, and Church planting, My book: The Box, Blogs: Season of Lament, Scribbling the Cat, The Global Soul, Vagabonding, Books of 2021 (so far), He Just Showed Up,

and The Sum of Us.

Missionary stuff: Journey from the center of the Earth, and Back again (A Life Overseas), Pulling weeds while people are dying (Amy Medina), Broken Blenders (A Life Overseas),

Christian stuff: You can make a difference in the fight against modern slavery (Relevant), Sarah Bessey on why she gave up drinking (Relevant), 10 Reasons for Christians to welcome Muslim refugees with open arms (Craig Greenfield), Before the Crisis, there was a crisis (Communicating Across Boundaries)

Politics: The Pro-Life movement must transcend politics (The Dispatch), The Descent of the Partisan mind (the Dispatch)