During quarantine, our kids introduced us to Powfu, a hip-hop/pop artist from Vancouver. This 20-something Canadian rapper portrays a positive message about life, relationships, and community. We attended his concert as a family earlier this week, and – other than feeling really old at an all ages show!- my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed sharing this music with our children and all the other young adults. I’ve embedded a clip from the concert below, where we learned that it turns out Isaiah (his real name) is Christian. Who knew.
I am also pleased to share an excerpt from Ann Garrido’s new book (below). When I read it, I immediately thought of recent events in my rollercoaster of life as a spouse, parent, sibling/cousin/nephew, friend, and educator. Aren’t we all just doing the best we can??? I thought if this point often on my morning walks last week at a conference in Florida, where I am always struck buy the vibrancy of the plants (depicted).
Blessings on your week ahead!
From Ann Garrido’s Redeeming Power:
In our exercise of Christian leadership, we find ourselves seeking a healthy and holy middle ground…in short, we do the best we can. “One of the things I’ve come to realize,” a school principal told me, “is that every day requires something slightly different from me. Sometimes me being merciful with a particular family that has trespassd every boundary is a way I can help bring about greater justice in society as a whole, and sometimes me being just and drawing a strong boundary with a student is the greatest mercy I could do for them and their future. I’m always struggling to get it right.”
We all are.
Keeping the Faith 