tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1719008 2012-04-15T21:16:38-06:00 discovery. faith. community. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f88330163043a614e970d 2012-04-15T21:16:38-06:00 2012-04-15T21:16:38-06:00

Maybe. But it's been more like a writer's silence. I gave up "noise" for Lent and I think the after effects are still lingering. Without noise, I have felt silence. And in that silence I have practiced simply listening. When...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/kfDRYUEmojU" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/04/writers-block.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f8833016302918966970d 2012-03-07T10:23:56-07:00 2012-03-07T10:23:56-07:00

It's actually a running joke that I share with a friend who does poverty alleviation work in southeast Asia. The technology age has led to globally disturbing awareness of injustices in real time. But there is a disturbing undertone in...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/F8oe8r24dkY" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/03/we-can-end-injustice-tomorrow-if-we-just-twitter-a-lot-today-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f8833016762c00f7b970b 2012-02-21T15:40:24-07:00 2012-02-21T15:40:24-07:00

Why did they want a King? Was it because they wanted what everyone else had? Was it because they felt too unprotected? Did they just want an army? Did they want an extra layer of protection just in case God...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/Ya7De_ZY0KI" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/learning-to-trust-god-with-what-i-have-and-do-not-have.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f8833016301bcd78b970d 2012-02-20T17:04:36-07:00 2012-02-20T17:18:14-07:00

It is our 2nd year of the KIVU Gap Year. It is our 2nd class of students traveling, interning, learning, growing, and being students of other cultures. It is our 2nd year of Vocational Discovery in a Global Community. It...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/syrs0em3MgE" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/our-2nd-class-heads-to-the-rooftop-of-africa.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f8833016762845ff3970b 2012-02-18T09:07:00-07:00 2012-02-18T09:07:00-07:00

Most of us will prefer to remember Whitney Houston by her music not her addiction. That is the reputation, the legacy, the image of an icon that her family and the media would prefer that we cling to. Her reputation...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/ZMVJKKSkYjU" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/how-will-you-remember-whitney-houston.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f88330168e77d21c1970c 2012-02-16T20:53:27-07:00 2012-02-17T11:06:31-07:00

Recently I've been in conversations about how believers have learned to breed an underground world of sin and we are complicit in the production of those dark hidden caverns. It begins with the failure to openly admit that we all...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/REYatHK9RLY" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/how-to-create-a-culture-that-breeds-sin.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f883301676227cda8970b 2012-02-11T08:48:40-07:00 2012-02-11T08:48:40-07:00

Happy Birthday Dad! It's my Dad's 60th birthday so the kids all got together and said something special to start his day off right! Here are a few things that "My Dad Has Taught Me" from all 4 of the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/D-2sD4Shbd8" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/what-my-dad-has-taught-me-happy-60th-birthday-dad.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f8833016761f44c30970b 2012-02-10T11:41:31-07:00 2012-02-10T11:41:31-07:00

This one goes out to a girl who has been shamed at her high school with one big lie. When someone speaks things about you that tarnish who you are, it not only hurts your reputation but it calls into...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/zqq46FMS3OY" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/a-lost-piece-of-art.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f8833016761eb494c970b 2012-02-07T14:12:19-07:00 2012-02-07T14:12:19-07:00

"...as we forgive those who have sinned against us." Often times it's not what we've done but what has been done to us that hurts the most. These are the things we struggle most to forgive. We've all heard a...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/-CIgptC1QFk" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/you-hurt-me-deeply.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553f4eb4f88330168e66c83f4970c 2012-02-01T15:24:53-07:00 2012-02-01T15:24:53-07:00

Quality Time. Words of Affirmation. Physical Touch. Receiving Gifts. Acts of Service. A popular book recognizes these 5 "Love Languages" that teach us how we show love to others and how we best receive love. But have you ever wanted...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LukeParrott/~4/whMrYxYZv8E" height="1" width="1"/>

Luke Parrott http://lukep.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/02/quality-time-words-of-affirmation-physical-touch-receiving-gifts-acts-of-service-a-popular-book-recognizes-these-5.html