Comments on: love in the face of intimidation http://radicalloveproject.com/2010/03/love-in-the-face-of-intimidation/ To carry love into every moment, in the way of Jesus. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Angela http://radicalloveproject.com/2010/03/love-in-the-face-of-intimidation/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Angela Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:22:36 +0000 http://radicalloveproject.com/?p=327#comment-202 Today, was a day of prayer & meditation & arguing & discussing. Here's where we are right now. First, we don't have answers. We've held an intention to be ok with not having answers, but sometimes we forget. So we didn't come up with A Plan to Fix Everything. Neither a plan to move to a safe suburb, nor a plan to start a big project here. Second, walking. More walking. I want to spend a lot more time outdoors. One way to do that is to walk with the kids when they want to go to the bus or the corner store. (Feeds two birds with one scone!) Love you folks. Thanks for being here. It helps a lot to know we have friends when we get scared. Today, was a day of prayer & meditation & arguing & discussing. Here’s where we are right now.

First, we don’t have answers. We’ve held an intention to be ok with not having answers, but sometimes we forget. So we didn’t come up with A Plan to Fix Everything. Neither a plan to move to a safe suburb, nor a plan to start a big project here.

Second, walking. More walking. I want to spend a lot more time outdoors. One way to do that is to walk with the kids when they want to go to the bus or the corner store. (Feeds two birds with one scone!)

Love you folks. Thanks for being here. It helps a lot to know we have friends when we get scared.

]]> By: Angela http://radicalloveproject.com/2010/03/love-in-the-face-of-intimidation/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Angela Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:09:18 +0000 http://radicalloveproject.com/?p=327#comment-201 Really? I didn't know we were followed. You kept that under your hat. :P Really? I didn’t know we were followed. You kept that under your hat. :P

]]> By: Zachary Schroeder http://radicalloveproject.com/2010/03/love-in-the-face-of-intimidation/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Zachary Schroeder Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:08:55 +0000 http://radicalloveproject.com/?p=327#comment-200 Thought about this a lot last night. Thought also a lot about the "four black kids that followed us by the elementary" who might have been the same ones that threatened Russel. Thought about this a lot last night. Thought also a lot about the “four black kids that followed us by the elementary” who might have been the same ones that threatened Russel.

]]> By: Kristin T. (@kt_writes) http://radicalloveproject.com/2010/03/love-in-the-face-of-intimidation/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Kristin T. (@kt_writes) Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:00:48 +0000 http://radicalloveproject.com/?p=327#comment-199 Angela, what an upsetting and confusing incident for your whole family. When I think about issues like that, sometimes I go straight to the "it's all about the safety of my kids, period" stance. But first of all, there is no such thing as guaranteed safety for our kids (as you well know), and secondly, if that was our only concern as parents, we would certainly choose to live in the safest cities and neighborhoods we could find. Clearly, that's not your only concern, and not mine, either. I want my kids to understand more about the world, to interact with people who aren't just like them, and to have opportunities to practice love and grace. Finding that balance—between safety and broader experiences—is really tough. Angela, what an upsetting and confusing incident for your whole family. When I think about issues like that, sometimes I go straight to the “it’s all about the safety of my kids, period” stance. But first of all, there is no such thing as guaranteed safety for our kids (as you well know), and secondly, if that was our only concern as parents, we would certainly choose to live in the safest cities and neighborhoods we could find. Clearly, that’s not your only concern, and not mine, either. I want my kids to understand more about the world, to interact with people who aren’t just like them, and to have opportunities to practice love and grace. Finding that balance—between safety and broader experiences—is really tough.

]]> By: scot http://radicalloveproject.com/2010/03/love-in-the-face-of-intimidation/comment-page-1/#comment-198 scot Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:35:26 +0000 http://radicalloveproject.com/?p=327#comment-198 Wow the classic "protection racket" has trickled down to suburban midwest towns! We'll pray! Wow the classic “protection racket” has trickled down to suburban midwest towns! We’ll pray!

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