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Rachel

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About Me

My husband James and I live in Minneapolis with our two kittens Pedro and Tiger. I am a follower of the Way and learn to die afresh each day. I'm also the Program Director for the Urban Leadership Academy and Full time student at Bethel Seminary.I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!

My Interests

Spending time with Jesus. Walking around Lake Nokomis (every season of the year, preferably after 10 p.m.) and having deep discussions with my soulmate, James. Hanging out with "my girls" LaSharndra, Kaimah, Rolanda, Abla, ChiChi, Allison and LaKeria. Going to shows. Reading. Playing spades & Risk with Sam and Laura. Writing fragments with no subjects.

I'd like to meet:

These crazy people...

Music:

Lately, I've been enjoying Blindside (Alibi), Matisyahu (King without a Crown), the White Stripes (Girl, you have no faith in medicine) and Project 86 (From December). Other all-time favorites include Skillet, CeCe Winans, Poor Old Lu, and Delirious.

Movies:

My favorite movie has to be the Matrix--it wasn't just a movie, it was an expereince that launched me into a philosphical discussion that I still think about. In second place, the Lord of the Rings triology. By category my favorites are: Comedy: Napolean Dynamite (My lips hurt real bad) & Office Space (damn the fax machine) Drama: Shawshank Redemption & Amistad Action: Bourne Identity & Band of Brothers (three miles up, three miles down) Musical: Fiddler on the Roof & My Fair Lady. Honorable mentions: Pride and Predjudice(Mr. Darrcy!), Glory, & Gladiator (Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity)

Television:

The all-time best T.V. show is the Simpsons. Life without the Simpsons would indeed be a disurbing reality. Other shows that compete for a distant second include CSI, Lost, and any corny reality shows. I somehow enjoy watching the stupidity and suffering of others. (It's funny because it's not me.) James and I often rent TV shows on DVD to avoid the dreaded Denny Hecker and National American University commericals.

Books:

The Bible. I'm a huge Ted Dekker fan, especially the Circle triology. I also love Frank Peretti's "This Present Darkness" and Rivers "And the Shofar Blew." I own all of the Sherlock Homes stories, as well as everything by J.R.R. Tolkien. I read a lot of C.S. Lewis, including the Narnia books and Screwtape Letters. I love calssic literature--especially Jane Austen. Classic authors--Oscar Wilde, Hemingway, Defoe, Sinclair Lewis, Edgar Allan Poe, Shakespear, etc. are always awesome.Non-Fiction: Impactful books include "God at War" by Greg Boyd, "Spirit of the Rainforest," Maxwell books, "Dismantling Racism" by Barndt, "Margin," Brother Lawrence's "The Practice of the Presence of God," and "A More Excellent Way."

Heroes:

I get asked this at least once a year and I never know what to say. There are many people I admire, but hero status? I define a hero as someone who performs amazing feats to save you from disaster. My knight in shining armor, my forever hero is HaShem (YAHWEH).

My Blog

Capitalism and the Danger of Greed

Here's what I been chewing on lately.  I've been teaching a Business Marketing class at North Central Univeristy this fall, and I've been thinking about the connection (or possibly lack of conne...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:50:00 PST

I’m in a Fantasy (Football)

Disclaimer*** Lots of interesting, deep things have been happening in my life, but I just haven't taken the time to blog about them.  So now, I'm writing a blog about a little insignificant thing...
Posted by Rachel on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:57:00 PST

The Visitation

Imagine if Jesus came to your town and actually starting doing the things he did in the bible: healing people who couldn't walk, teaching with enigmatic sayings, upseting the religious authorities, ma...
Posted by Rachel on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 06:33:00 PST

Camp, Camp and More Camping

This last month has been a whirlwind of camps for me. Through it all I have learned some very important lessons:The first camp was ULA Leadership Bootcamp at Lake Beauty camp in Long Prairie, MN where...
Posted by Rachel on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:47:00 PST

Pomp and Circumstance

I've got 2 big news items I am dying to share.  I am bursting with pride over my hubby.  If you don't know James, let me tell you he is the absolute greatest guy in the world.  If you d...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 15 May 2007 08:15:00 PST

That's so sick

I have been as they say "coughing up a lung" for the past 10 days.  It's no fun--every conversation I have is interrupted by deep, body-convulsing, throat-hacking coughs.  Everyone I talk to...
Posted by Rachel on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:28:00 PST

My forever desire

Today I feel kind of out of sorts-- a little tired, a little sick, a little bored, and a little confused.  I would describe it as a "funk."  My life is full of love and joy, yet today it fee...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:33:00 PST

Thanksgiving in my heart

This Thanksgiving I had the amazing privledge to help host a surprise 25th anniversary party for my parents.  All our family, including cousins and aunts and uncles, as well as a few friends, cam...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:29:00 PST

Do I have Resolve?

Today I read the book of Ruth and spent some time studying the background of the book.  It was amazing to me to see the resolve in this woman.  She made a commitment to Naomi and stuck by it...
Posted by Rachel on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:37:00 PST

Life and Death

This Sunday morning my friend Tracie Johnson passed away in her sleep.  She was young (30) and beautiful.  Her death was completely unexpected; she leaves behind her husband Travis and her 2...
Posted by Rachel on Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:17:00 PST