http://epinoiacafe.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:27:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi, folks. I've been thinking it's time to get together. What do y'all think? I'd also like to invite other folks from around town. Here are a bunch of options for getting together. I'd love some feedback on them. Two & Three One thing we're committed to with the Radical Love Project is ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/05/gatherings/ Lately, we've been spending some time at the park downtown. One day, I walked around with R for a while with cookies to share. On another, we were spreading the word about an emergency shelter, because it was to be very cold that night. Most recently, it's been showing up ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/03/saturday-in-the-park/ One night recently, I woke up four or five times with anxiety, and I did some combination of meditation and prayer each time. The anxiety began to lift by morning. I am so grateful that, instead of being alone on my zafu (meditation cushion), I am in the loving arms ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/03/the-eye-of-the-needle/ A family of five lost everything in a house fire in our hometown of Prineville last Friday night. Several of the children are small, and the oldest girl is 13. The family is now staying in a hotel until they can find another place to live.  I know many of you who ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/03/a-call-for-help/ As you may or many not know, Rick and I have started a new project called WiredOregon.com. We were able to take some of the left over money from Rick's campaign to create a website keeping an eye on Oregon politics. This doesn't mean boring old C-SPAN like content though. ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/02/desperate-measures/ The following was originally posted on my blog, JoshuaKagi.com. Because I want all the attention (not really, I just want to keep the conversation all in one place), if you've got any comments, please leave them there. By now it seems everyone knows of TED. If not, you've really been ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/02/you-your-genius/ I was watching a program on OPB tonight about Christianity, Judaism, and the early church. Of all the things that stood out to me was this one word: community. One of the historians was talking about Paul’s journey through the eastern world as he shared the good news. He kept referring ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/02/living-in-community/ A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.   He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.   After ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/01/author-unknown/ I was in a coffee shop today and felt God speaking to me. It wasn't profound or anything, but His voice was obvious.  I bought my white mocha and went to sit down. These two teenagers walked in and looked very cold and tattered. They were both shivering, and asked me ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/01/listening-to-his-voice/ Hi guys, Not sure if any of you have any interest whatsoever in gardening, but I have started a gardening blog. I'm in the midst of the Master Gardening Program through Oregon State University, which teaches the basics of sustainable gardening in Oregon. Gardening in all forms - landscaping, vegetable and flower ... http://epinoiacafe.com/2009/01/gardening-blog/