{"id":4374,"date":"2014-05-21T09:07:55","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T14:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2026-02-27T08:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:00:41","slug":"5-good-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2014\/05\/21\/5-good-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"5 good ones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes really good things can get buried underneath other good things. At times, we are called to uncover and re-expose the hidden goodness in the Kingdom of God, so that the blessings can help us be renewed.<\/p>\n

This blog has been going for about three\u00a0and half years now and includes over 230 posts. Wow! Thanks be to God for the 12 guest-bloggers who have contributed to all the goodness and help keep this blog alive. Just like the Church, it takes a community rooted in Christ for good things to happen, for the Truth to be told.<\/p>\n

Over the past few years, several especially\u00a0really good blogs have been posted. Yet, there are certain blog posts that stick out in my memory as especially meaningful and powerful. Today I want to share with you some particular “oldies but goodies;” a few blog posts that I still find myself pondering, even though they are a couple of years old. It’s not an inclusive list or a “best of” by any means, but here are five\u00a0blog posts that I personally find worthy of a re-read.<\/p>\n

1.)\u00a0stories that shoot the truth<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(February 23, 2011): a\u00a0reflection on trying to teach non-violence while teaching in a part of Chicago where shootings were a normal part of life.\u00a0\"Peace<\/em><\/p>\n

2.) an Easter economy<\/em><\/a> (May 1, 2012):\u00a0a proclamation about the need for alternative economies that are based on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

3.) nourished by disturbance<\/a><\/em> (February 9, 2011) by Joshua VanCleef: a\u00a0bold reminder that living the Gospel is meant to disturb us, as we are called to confront the pain of the world.<\/em><\/p>\n

4.)\u00a0God has got this<\/a><\/em> (November 2, 2011) by Benjamin Anderson, SJ: this post ponders the question “how do we keep going and make sense of a world where people endure so much?” In other words, it offers insight into\u00a0how to persevere when our service causes us to encounter great pain and suffering.<\/em><\/p>\n

5.) the weirdness of witnessing<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(February 28, 2012):\u00a0a\u00a0reflection on the struggle of living a public life while being a sinner–an imperfect Christian.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks for reading and participating in the discussion! Thanks be to God for all of these Spirit-led creations. Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sometimes really good things can get buried underneath other good things. At times, we are called to uncover and re-expose the hidden goodness in the Kingdom of God, so that the blessings can help us be renewed. This blog has been going for about three\u00a0and half years now and includes over 230 posts. Wow! Thanks...","protected":false},"author":4071079,"featured_media":25426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2528,115341],"tags":[91,214,698755374,1098,401,1722,7816,5411,698755385,698755382,34941365,2282,349],"series":[698756626],"class_list":["post-4374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-equity-and-justice-equity-and-justice","tag-blogging","tag-christianity","tag-community","tag-culture","tag-faith","tag-favorites","tag-god","tag-gratitude","tag-non-violence","tag-peacemaking","tag-relationship-2","tag-social-justice","tag-writing","series-messy-jesus-business"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/peace-sign_2-23-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/feed\/podcast\/messy-jesus-business","embedCode":"

5 good ones<\/a><\/blockquote>