We're off

In 30 minutes we're leaving for Nashville (had to wait until after Doug's class). It is not nearly as exciting as last year's Winter Break (Holland, London, Scotland), but I'm glad we're going somewhere. Our year in France seems so unreal to look back on. Lyon nous manque!

Stone Mountain

This is our third year to live in Atlanta. We see it everyday as we drive to school/work/church. Today we FINALLY visited Stone Mountain.

We started the morning with a visit to the German Bakery. It was good, but didn't compare with the pastries we had in Heidelberg last April.

Then we headed over to the park. We decided to do the "Walk Up Trail." It took about 25 minutes to walk up the mountain. The views from the top were great! BUT, it was VERY cold at the top! The wind was brutal! Afterwards we did a couple other short trails before heading home for lunch.

hard questions

Why is this so hard?

Rich Young Ruler by Derek Webb

poverty is so hard to see

when it’s only on your tv and twenty miles across town

where we’re all living so good

that we moved out of Jesus’ neighborhood

where he’s hungry and not feeling so good

from going through our trash

he says, more than just your cash and coin

i want your time, i want your voice

i want the things you just can’t give me

so what must we do

here in the west we want to follow you

we speak the language and we keep all the rules

even a few we made up

come on and follow me

but sell your house, sell your s.u.v.

sell your stocks, sell your security

and give it to the poor

what is this, hey what’s the deal

i don’t sleep around and i don’t steal

i want the things you just can’t give me

because what you do to the least of these

my brother’s, you have done it to me

because i want the things you just can’t give me

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Our small group is currently reading Economy of Love, and I am finally reading Shane Claiborne's Irresistible Revolution, so these things have really been on my mind lately. There are no easy solutions, but I am hoping for measurable and meaningful steps in the right direction.