Greetings from the land of the "Mun"...

Just as the title says, Greetings, from the land of the "mun", or Man-Bun.

And the Ford F-250 with a lift kit. And the hemp milk latte. And lotsandlotsandlotsandlots of flannel.

As much as I miss the 24-hour access to pho and Starbucks, inherent sarcasm of fellow city dwellers, and urban-warrior mentality that  comes from living in one of the best cities on the planet, (Chicago, of course), I think my heart may have found a new home...at least for now.

I finally feel like I'm standing on solid ground; I feel like a fish who has been judged my whole life for it's ability to climb trees and ride bicycles, and has finally found water. And I do love myself a Man-Bun, let's be real...and the ensuing nose piercing which it usually accompanies.

So, yes, HALLELUJAH!

 I've spent my day having my mind blown by beautiful friends, Bill Johnson and a well-known song-writer/composer...that last bit sort of by accident.

Every day of school is cram-packed with so many life changing themes and messages. So what did I learn today?

How to express ME through movement, how to make human, moving sculpture in choreography, and Jesus likes when I express the fullness of ME to Him, because I'm His expression of creativity.

That judgement and justice are necessary, but I should never be identified as an accuser, and by what I am against. That I am to be for people, even when their behavior is disappointing. When there are consequences for their wrong behavior, I am to fully understand that the consequences and judgement were necessary, and stand with them, protecting their dignity as they walk through those consequences.


I also learned something about the belief systems of the founders of my school, which I thought might be interesting to share.

Four Pillars of Belief

1.) God is good.

2.) Everything was accomplished at Calvary.

3.) Nothing is impossible.

4.) I am [you and we are] significant.

Four Pillars of Bethel Culture

1.) Dream big.

2.) Trust God.

3.) Take risk.

4.) Serve well.

I also learned that if my dream is so big that only God and I can accomplish it...then it's not big enough. We need to be operating in community in order to dream big enough...we cannot dream big in isolation.

Awesome.