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If its good for penguins its good for me?

bruursema@gmail.com (Kevin Bruursema) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:01:57 PDT

In a recent column by Mark Marford in the San Francisco Chronicle, he posits that God is "slightly gay" because research continues to discover homosexual behavior happening in most animal species. His argument is summarized pretty well in this quotation:...

Writing letters to my children

bruursema@gmail.com (Kevin Bruursema) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:02:06 PDT

Last week Jaley was at camp and this week it's Tyce's turn. I love having my kids at camp for several reasons. While there, they are influenced by young counselors who love Jesus and can function as spiritual heroes to...

Asking good questions

bruursema@gmail.com (Kevin Bruursema) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:15:35 PDT

I've just begun leading a new small group of men in an effort of intentional spiritual formation and brotherhood. In this group I'm seeking to foster a safe and challenging environment. Always a strange tight rope walk. One key to...

The marrying kind

bruursema@gmail.com (Kevin Bruursema) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:03:44 PDT

I officiate a fair number of weddings. This Saturday will be my 3rd in the last 30 days. There is one thing that has always stuck out in my mind as I think about weddings--every wedding is unique and special...

Early fathers' day

bruursema@gmail.com (Kevin Bruursema) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:23:17 PDT

So the next few days are a little busy--I am away overnight Friday to Saturday, Jaley leaves for camp on Saturday and then Sunday afternoon we have a picnic between two worship gatherings. This means my clan decided today since...

Exuberant blunt force trauma

bruursema@gmail.com (Kevin Bruursema) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:54:23 PDT

I am not naturally overly-endowed with gentleness. In fact, I'm not even underly-endowed. Case in point? My wife and kids do not allow me to remove anything from their faces (eyelashes, crumbs, smudges, boogers, etc.) because apparently my fingers don't...

Monks and Entrepreneurs

bruursema@gmail.com (Kevin Bruursema) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:36:57 PDT

I had not read much on the desert monks of the 4th and 5th centuries until now. But reading A History of the Monks of Syria has been, like the reading of any good spiritual biography, very invigorating. Today I...

In lieu of actually writing something...

bruursema@gmail.com (Kevin Bruursema) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:07:07 PDT

...I'll post a link to an article. Apparently I was caught shooting off my big mouth too close to a reporter. Consequently, said reporter included my big mouth in the article.

If you need a laugh

bruursema@gmail.com (Kevin Bruursema) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:47:54 PDT

This link comes courtesy of British TV by way of Tim Stevens. Prepare to belly laugh...