{"id":2681,"date":"2014-07-01T20:06:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T20:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oshetablogs.wordpress.com\/?p=2681"},"modified":"2014-07-01T20:06:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T20:06:59","slug":"what-im-into-top-ten-june-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2014\/07\/what-im-into-top-ten-june-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"What I'm Into: Top Ten June Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I have a confession to make: all of my favorite bloggers are taking the summer off for fantastic reasons, but I\u2019m not and I feel all types of guilty over it. You should read some of these \u201cI\u2019m breaking from blogging to create space and enjoy life\u201d posts. I mean chocked full of wisdom and maturity are they, and here\u2019s little old slightly nutty me embarking on forty days of blogging with a few of my Story Sessions sisters. I\u2019m so excited for this next month or so of writing and re-vamping the blog here. I have big dreams for this space and over the next few weeks I\u2019ll be unveiling them.<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s prompt (tell us ten things about yourself) goes well with a community I like to link up with every once in a while\u2014 Leigh Kramer\u2019s \u201cWhat I\u2019m Into\u201d link up<\/a>. Soooooo\u2026.I\u2019m going to tell what ten things have I been up to and into since I last bore my soul here on \u201cShalom\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Netflix watching \u201cOrange in the New Black\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 with the Hubs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(1)\u00a0 Seriously, we\u2019re a little addicted to the Netflix original series.<\/strong> When we put the kids to bed and we\u2019re sure\u00a0\u00a0 they\u2019re so deep asleep there\u2019s no way going to hear the prison shenanigans on the screen, we rush to the kitchen grab our favorite snacks, look at each other and say, \u201cLet\u2019s Orange it up\u201d. We\u2019re halfway through season 2, and please NO SPOILERS! But seriously, I\u2019m waiting for someone to make a prison shank\u2014 maybe Suzanne (crazy eyes), or Vee. Probably Tucky or Red. I\u2019d put money on Red winning a prison fight with an illegal weapon any day. But really\u2026NO SPOILERS!<\/p>\n

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(2) Lately, my snack of choice to \u201cOrange it up\u201d is this insanely delicious and refreshing gelato I found at Target called, \u201cTalenti\u201d<\/a>.<\/strong> They have amazing flavors but my favorite so far is the Roman Raspberry.<\/strong> It\u2019s just tangy enough to be interesting, but sweet enough to feel like an indulgence. You should try it!<\/p>\n

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(3)I also tried the Starbucks\u2019 Blackberry Mojito Tea Lemonade<\/strong> this month.<\/strong>I wasn\u2019t quite sure that I\u2019d like it\u2014 I mean, I had high hopes for the refreshers and they were a huge let down, but the Blackberry Mojito Tea Lemonade was surprisingly yummy. It\u2019s a green tea, so no caffeine boost, but it\u2019s perfect to keep me cool by the pool while the kiddos play.<\/p>\n

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(4) My poolside reading includes a , \u201cFarewell to Mars\u201d by Brian Zahnd<\/strong>.<\/a> Like Greg Boyd and Bruxy Cavey, Pastor Zahnd has been an major influence on my thinking about the peace teachings of Jesus. It wouldn\u2019t be an understatement to say my passion for God\u2019s Shalom on earth as it is in heaven came when made my own journey towards the Biblical Gospel of peace. If Jesus is the Prince of Peace what does it mean to be his disciple? This book is winsome because Pastor Zahnd shares his story with great humility and his convictions with great civility. This is my favorite line from the book:<\/p>\n

\u201cIsn\u2019t it time for the peaceable kingdom of Christ to be considered a viable option in the here and now and not forever relocated to the \u201csweet by-and-by\u201d?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(5) Speaking of good theology, we took the kids to see \u201cHow to Train Your Dragon 2\u201d<\/strong> and y\u2019all I was crying, no, CRYING during the movie. Without giving away too many spoilers, there\u2019s this beautiful comparison between how Hiccup goes about making peace between the dragons and humans and the new villain\u2019s violent coercive methods. In one particularly powerful scene, the villain proves his power over the dragons by force and when the dragon finally submits he puts his boot on its muzzle and growls that he is the dragon\u2019s owner and he has all the control. Juxtapose that with Hiccup\u2019s (and his mom\u2019s) methods of learning, knowing, honoring their dignity, and listening to the dragons and you can see why I was all a hot mess. It was like the Holy Spirit showed me that we as kingdom people are called to effect change and create community through love and respect, not force and brutality. I also reminded me of Greg Boyd\u2019s wonderful insights of \u201cpower over\/power under leadership\u201d<\/p>\n