American life is busy, noisy, confusing, and chaotic. Whether we realize it or not, this frantic pace has a cost. If we’re not careful, we can easily give up our souls in the pursuit of …
Read the full story »As Taco Day 5 (our annual Phoenix experiment in hospitality & generosity) rolls around this weekend, I’ve been trying to take time and space to reflect on the theme of hospitality. The following quote by Henri Nouwen in his book, Reaching Out, has been central to my reflection thus far,
“Hospitality means primarily the creation of a free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.”
May we each be more intentional about creating these types of spaces.
It’s interesting that the New Oxford American Dictionary defines margin as, “an amount of something included so as to be sure of success or safety”. When we think of margin we usually think of the …
There is something special about the city. Urban space has a life and mind of it’s own. It’s culture, rhythms, colors, smells, and aesthetic proclaim it’s uniqueness. While most suburban towns struggle to understand their …
