Hey there, hi there, and ho there! I haven’t forgotten this blog, it just looks like I have. Our church has experienced a corporate fast, we’ve been preparing for vacation, I’ve been exploring writing a dialogue with an agnostic friend of mine, and the blog has been sadly neglected.
Daughter numero uno hit catorce a […]

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Well, gang, I did real good there for awhile, didn’t I? The commitment to Barclay Press helped me blog more, and it carried over for a good 2 or 3 days. It’s tough finding time to blog.
A week ago Sunday, I had an interesting experience preparing for worship. On Friday, my leading was to deviate […]

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Well, with the death of my computer and a heavy work load, the blog has suffered recently. Right now I’m with our team of pastors and other staff at the coast for our annual retreat. It’s been good for us to laugh and cry and get to know each other more deeply, good to sing […]

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Thoughts I’ve had recently that I wish I had NOT acted on:
1. “I should go get some MORE ice cream.”
2. “I know I’m tired, but I should relax a little. Hey, is that Frasier on tv?”
But mostly:
“These are really good instructions. I think I could swap out my laptop hard drive myself.”

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I’ve been thinking about masculinity and femininity lately, how they relate and don’t relate to personhood, how they relate and don’t relate to sexuality, and wondering why in Christian circles there seems to be a sharp upswing in the need to prescribe and define more strict gender roles than I am comfortable with.
I’m wondering how […]

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Happy birthday love!

Originally uploaded by gkoskela.

Happy birthday, love!

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We got home safely, have hugged the kids, got them in bed, more or less prepared for tomorrow, and now it’s time for bed. I have a full day tomorrow, so not sure if I’ll have time to blog. But the evening session was personally very, very meaningful last night. Not sure if I’ll blog […]

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Sunset cliffs

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We took a drive tonight on Point Loma, on Sunset Cliffs drive…and caught the sunset. (Psst…Kathy…CAMERA PHONE! CAMERA PHONE!)

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…it’s weird being at a conference by yourself, with like 1500 other people. During McLaren’s session, I asked God to help me connect with who I should connect with. So I walk out of the session at the end, and almost bump into Bob Hyatt. We’re having coffee on Friday. God is good!

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Elaine and I are in San Diego for a few days…me to attend the National Pastor’s Convention, E to celebrate her birthday early by reading and relaxing and sitting by the pool.
I’ll try to blog some about what I’m hearing and thinking.

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