• Big or Tiny House? The Heart is What Matters.

    Have you seen the Amazon Prime series called Tiny House World? James and I started watching recently and are basically hooked. The episodes are short and follow a script: A couple, family, or single person is looking to downsize or diminish their footprint by going tiny. The episodes cover international settings from Ireland to the UK to Australia, and the featured individuals have three options from which to choose. Most of the time, they don’t pick the one we would, which is both aggravating but also not the point. The point is that they discover they can do more with less. Even “Tiny” Can Miss What Matters The tiny house…

  • Street Stewardship: Our Calling and God’s Commission

    As some of you know, I moved at the end of last year. After the mad rush to pack, clean, shuffle, and then repeat, I’ve settled into a cozy little place. And a bit of complacency. Do I really need to paint that room? Nope. Can I live without a pull-down attic access? Yep. Gutters? Maybe this summer. There’s nothing wrong with catching a break from home improvement projects. There is, however, a problem with complacency in other aspects of stewardship. Yes, stewardship. A home is a blessing, a burden, and an opportunity all wrapped in one. I’m not only responsible for my home itself but also for what surrounds it.…