Comments on: Pine Hills in Springtime

By: john

john — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:21:11 +0000

Had a little bit of suspicious activity on our end riverdale, was wondering if you could put us in contact with someone from the neighborhood watch.

By: Zack Schroeder

Zack Schroeder — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:23:01 +0000

That’s a cool idea Angela!
Eve, and I have another cool story to share with you guys next time we see you.
Hope you are feeling better soon, and can get back out and do some serious love-walking.

By: Chuck Coward

Chuck Coward — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:55:08 +0000

Very insightful, Angela. It’s also interesting with a city that has a Community Coalition made up of representatives from Neighborhood Associations, who often is not there. It’s blamed on the neighborhood for not sending a rep with no effort to help those communities surface, support and empower the good that is there. Assumptions are poison to restoration. What you see is what you do. Blessed by your heart!!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:04:36 +0000

I am a part of a growing community of LOVeolutionaries called The LOVEolution. We would love to interview you about your project! Send us an email to sepslugseven@gmail.com or chris@uplinkproductions.com if you are interested in taking part!

By: Jul

Jul — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:22:58 +0000

“…it’d be a lot harder to hurt “Angela” or (“the pizza lady”, as I’ve been called) than it would be to hurt “some lady” who nobody knows.”

That says it all.

Spread your love.

By: Drew Tatusko

Drew Tatusko — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:48:33 +0000

two things immediately came to mind with that story. the first is from the first minute or two from this piece by doug rushkoff. life, in.c is a fantastic book i think you and tracy would like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOBWhVe68os

the second came from this post where i argue that even churches are not normatively safe anymore: http://notes-from-offcenter.com/2010/01/22/unsafe-the-american-default/

when property values and “doctrinal purity” out-strip human value and flourishing, we got a problem.

By: Adam Lehman

Adam Lehman — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:19:14 +0000

Great stuff.

I’m glad Columbus has 2 people walking around the streets trying to figure out how to love their neighbor.

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:14:44 +0000

I am with you on that. Safety isn’t the first priority. And when you make it the first priority, it seems to me like scary things follow–things that don’t encourage connections.

But safety is *a* priority. It’s not something we disregard. It’s just that we’re actually much *safer* if we’re out there making friends with people. I’m guessing it’d be a lot harder to hurt “Angela” or (“the pizza lady”, as I’ve been called) than it would be to hurt “some lady” who nobody knows.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:04:09 +0000

One thing that stood out for me was the question the Blockwatch guy asked us as we passed: “Feeling safe?”

I’m not quite sure what to make of that question. In part, I’m sure he was hoping to be appreciated for his efforts at helping people feel safe. But that agenda seemed to come with the assumption that we couldn’t feel safe were it not for what he, and people like him, were doing. And even that we shouldn’t feel safe without specific circumstances that are on the right side of “adequacy.”

The biggest part of that message, though, might have been the idea that safety should be of the greatest importance to us. When I think about what Jesus taught, and how Jesus lived, an emphasis on safety is not what I see. There are other priorities for us to embrace, instead.