Author: Jonathan Dodson
Tsunami Response
The suffering resulting from the Japan Tsunami is incomprehensible and terrible all at once. For some, it brings to mind many questions. Those who claim Christian faith are often the first to question or be questioned in times like these. In a stimulating BBC Magazine article entitled, “Why Does God Allow Natural Disasters,” philosopher David Bain recently raised this question: “Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is impotent. Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil?”
Counseling on Mission
Counseling might not be your gift, but it is your responsibility. It’s easy to put it off on the “professionals”, but we’re all called to counsel one another. In fact, we are always counseling, offering advice and direction to one another. The question is whether or not we are offering good counsel! Good counseling is discipling others with gospel wisdom in the full range of human thinking, feeling, and behaving. So how do we do that?
SXSW Fashion Show
My wife, Robie, has been picked to show her work in the South by Southwest (SXSW) Fashion Show. Check out a a group of her dresses on her friends at the link above. Scroll down to #11.
As a seamstress, Robie has been making fun, creatively designed dresses for several years. You can check out here dresses at Parsimony, her online shop at Etsy.
She’s amazing–making great culture, being a great mom and wife, and faithfully engaged with women in our community and church. And she does it all with joy and a zest for life.
If you are local, go to her show on Sunday evening. One of our Austin City Life ladies will be modeling Robie’s latest dress. It’s SXSW. Why would you miss it?!
Where:
Venue 222 hosting Etsy, Awesome in Austin
222 East 6th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
When: Sunday, March 13th at 8-10pm
Fashion show starts promptly at 9:00pm with cocktails