Inappropriate Conversations

"Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you, yet do it with gentleness and respect." 
Peter of Bethsaida

1 Peter 3:13-17 (how to account for the hope that is in you)

“Love and the self are one and the discovery of either is the realization of both.” 
Leo Buscaglia

1 John 4:7-21 (everyone who loves is born of God and knows God)

“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
Henry David Thoreau

Mark 9:38-41 (we saw someone casting out demons in your name)

"Men cannot see their reflections in running water, but only in still water."
Zhuang Zhou

Psalm 46:10 (be still, and know that I am God)

"There's a saviour born every day in the valley of your soul."
Sophie B. Hawkins

John 3: 13-17 (God so loved the world that Jesus didn’t come to condemn it)

"Could I really be this thirsty if there weren't something more?"
Chris Rice

John 2: 1-11 (water into wine)

I'm posting this on the Friday before a national holiday in the United States, thinking about "casual Friday" vibes. Perhaps a day like this might start with a team-building meeting, where one leader in the organization takes a turn sharing his story with everyone -- or everyone not taking vacation -- with the intent to drive commitment to our values and maybe answer questions from the room. 

It's not easy being green.

Different Drummer: Colleen Camp