tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46964173384953309012011-04-21T22:55:07.756-03:00Jots and TwittersJonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867132923998450069noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696417338495330901.post-2637920647051021412008-12-31T09:55:00.006-04:002008-12-31T11:36:33.920-04:00On Sheep"Dumb, dirty sheep." The phrase shocked me when I first heard it. As best I remember the context, I was grousing about demanding, uncooperative, nit-picky people, and I was challenged with the idea that I should see people as dumb, dirty sheep! As I have thought about that over the last six months, the idea grows. I have been around sheep, so I know about the dirty, smelly part. As for the dumb Jonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867132923998450069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696417338495330901.post-25474492786310683942008-11-02T21:36:00.004-04:002008-11-03T07:34:41.974-04:00Abundance and Responsibility Today was a great day! Every year at this time, our church hosts a community fall festival. We are a large church, one of the largest in our community, here in the Golden Isles of coastal Georgia. Because we are, we can do "big and good" very well. But that's not why it was a good day, because a big church did a big thing. The REASON we do it, is WHY it is so wonderful.We do it because we love Jonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867132923998450069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696417338495330901.post-34310596364893846802008-09-18T18:32:00.004-03:002008-09-20T16:39:39.140-03:00The Gift That Keeps GivingI am always happily surprised by the quality of life when I purpose to relate to people with the character of Christ. I don't always achieve my goal, but the day to day navigation through the stesses that confront me takes on a balanced, peaceful rhythm. Kindness, patience, mercy, understanding, affection...these all come back to me when sent out where I live, work, and fellowship. Having focusedJonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867132923998450069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696417338495330901.post-8572181969070601502008-09-06T14:14:00.002-03:002008-09-06T15:10:28.965-03:00Speaking for GodI recently read a book that is making its way through many circles, including the Church. It was mentioned to me by several friends, some with great enthusiam, a few with uncertainty. So I looked it up on Amazon and read the summary and some reviews by notables like Eugene Peterson, who draws a comparison to John Bunyan. I decided to give it a go.I found the introduction and "rising action" of Jonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867132923998450069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696417338495330901.post-3048828682198366362008-08-27T22:38:00.000-03:002008-08-27T23:17:11.006-03:00Thinking Out LoudA professor in a class I took several years back said, "Some people think to talk, others talk to think." I immediately knew where I belonged...I talk to think. Therefore, it helps me stay out of trouble, if I do most of my thinking with trusted friends. Being ADHD, I have to think out loud without looking at them...body language and facial expressions can be way too distracting.It's amazing whatJonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12867132923998450069noreply@blogger.com0