Now there is absolutely nothing wrong with traditional fall colors and I still love them too (because let's face it, that's the way God made it;) but I'm seeing a lot of
people step out of the box with their fall decor this year and I'm absolutely loving it!!
I am looking for authenticity, relevancy, no ovewhelming bands that take away from the experience
of worship, clergy who are willing to answer my hard questions, who understand doubt is a
stepping stone to deepening my belief, who accept everyone as Jesus did (and we know Jesus was a rebel who accepted and led all sorts
of people), who don't feel the need to try to be hip, who speak about things without inserting politics, who are wiling to trash the temple to bring us back to the truth, who will
step out of the
box of comfort and be real.
One
of the things that I really like to do when I'm thinking about gifts for
people is to
step a little
out of the
box, and it was really fun to be able to follow that trajectory for many
of my BJ's picks.