Black or white scenarios

This is a copy of my most recent post on the Communitas Collective blog. I’ve been doing some programming recently which has reminded me how black or white computer code is. When it’s correctly written it always works. If it’s just one character off it will (maddeningly) entirely fail to run. And yes, I’ve been reminded of the latter this week! When I became a [more]

 
Otherlyness

This is a copy of my fourth post on the Communitas Collective blog. On Off The Map’s home page, Jim Henderson writes Otherlyness is the spiritual practice of noticing and serving others in ordinary ways. We believe Christians ought to be known for a way of living that is generous and intentionally otherly at its core. When I’m around other people my attitude falls into [more]

 
Richness and Beauty

This is a copy of my third post on the Communitas Collective blog. I reconnected with the richness and beauty of the world around me when I moved away from my conservative Christian beliefs. Until then I didn’t know I was disconnected. I didn’t realize my beliefs had narrowed my world until it opened up again and I felt the difference. As a conservative Bible-believing [more]

 
Courage and Risk

This is a copy of my second post on the Communitas Collective blog. Two days ago I was sitting in the doctor’s office. The nurse was explaining to me how to give myself a shot of a Crohn’s medication I’m just starting. I was quite afraid it would hurt, then I’d drop the syringe and mess up the injection. I could have had her do [more]

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