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Two Shootings in Colorado

I was coming home from church today, and got a news alert that there had been a shooting at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. You might remember this as the church that Ted Haggard resigned from in disgrace after his homosexual affairs became public knowledge.

Horrified, I started scanning for more information, hitting up Google News. I found more information about a shooting at a missionary training center in a Denver suburb. I assumed that my original news alert had gotten the details wrong, but that wasn’t the case. There were two shootings in Colorado church gatherings today, and it’s unclear if they are related or not. There are some details, though not many, at Reuters. [link]

Please pray for those affected.

McFerrin in the Morning

Happy Tuesday. How about starting your day with something fantastic?

(ht: Joshua Blankenship for the idea)

LA on fire, again

la-on-fire

Every time the Santa Ana winds blow through LA, the whole place catches on fire. If you’ve never lived here and seen one of these fires up close, you can’t image how terrifying it is to see flames shooting 20 feet in the air, consuming a hillside at 30 miles per hour.

Please pray for those in the path of the flames, and for the safety of those who fight them.

On Breathing In

Come, children of dust and breath

Be reminded in this place, at this time
of the breath that fills your lungs
echoes of the first breath

God’s crowning glory
And Raba’s frustration

That we, partaking in the image
Breathe in

baby time

Gretchen went into labor Sunday afternoon, and we’re awaiting the arrival of Baby Boy Lee. Prayers appreciated.