by John Pitney | Dec 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
Merry Christmas!!! WE PASSED THE TEST!!! There are many reasons to celebrate this day. For one: our son Joel was bornthis week 37 years ago in Nampa, Idaho! We carried him home from the hospital in the red Christmas stocking with white ruff he still wears as a Santa...
by John Pitney | Dec 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
I believe the most loving thing you can say to a person is “Look!” And the most loving stance isn’t a close embrace, but two people standing side by side, looking out on the world together. When we learn to look, we begin to see, really see. When we begin to...
by John Pitney | Dec 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
I hafta say, I’m a reluctant marcher. I’m not sure what it is beside shyness. And actually it’s way easier for me if I’m one of the speakers. What’s crystal clear though, in this stage of my life, marching is something I can’t not do. I haven’t yet found the other...
by John Pitney | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
When it comes to constructing the newest designs for the post-postmodern world of God’s dreams, it almost goes without saying the kids are in charge (and there’s that thing in Isaiah about “a little child shall lead them”). So, when we held our well-documented...
by John Pitney | Nov 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to my sister, Nancy, on her newest effort at the Net Zero life. She’s what we call an “early adopter” where sun power is concerned. She’s had a solar hot water system on her house just about as long as anyone we know. Several years ago, her life was...
by John Pitney | Nov 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am the one whose praise echoes on high. I adorn all the earth. I am the breeze that nurtures all things green. I encourage blossoms to flourish with ripening fruits. I am led by the spirit to feed the purest streams. I am the rain coming from the dew that causes the...
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