I signed up for my first 10K run. This is kind of a big deal for me. I’ve had a tortured history with running. In this essay I run through my troubled past with this kind of exercise, how I’ve been working through it, and how motivational language often gets the process of overcoming these kinds of barriers wrong.

Related D&N articles:

* Physical Theology: Land, Exercise, and Community

* Fear-Based Learning

* Buildings and Bodies

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All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “Lullaby”

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about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

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As I continue to explore the connections between art and justice I question the usefulness of the image of “margins” in helping us seek justice. The essay considers “white savior” movies, the parable of the good Samaritan, advent stories, and car wrecks.

Related D&N articles:

* Art & Justice Part One: Inside

* Art & Justice Part Two: Imagining Justice

* Lynching Today: Reflections on “The Cross and the Lynching Tree” by James Cone

* Gentrification, Self-Segregation, & Reconciliation

Find the original blog post at DesigningandNeighboring.com.

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* Find out about books in progress.

Music references:

All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “The Garden”

Used with permission.

Find Nori at NoriBand.com, at Band Camp, or on Facebook.

about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

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Some verses and prayers I practice before sleeping to let go of my fears and look forward to living tomorrow in trusting courage. You can find a downloadable PDF of the liturgy on the “Downloads” page.

Related D&N articles on spiritual practices:

* An Examen of Rejection and an Examen of Acceptance

* Fear-Based Learning

* Forsaken, Afflicted, and Waiting: An Advent Prayer from Psalm 22

Find the original blog post at DesigningandNeighboring.com.

Support Designing and Neighboring by:

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* Sharing the podcast or the blog through your social media of choice.

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* Follow me on Facebook or Twitter

You can also:

* Contact Kelly through Facebook or Twitter or by using this form.

* Download free ebooks of various longer D&N essays.

* Find out about books in progress.

Music references:

All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “Waiting to Fall”

Used with permission.

Find Nori at NoriBand.com, at Band Camp, or on Facebook.

about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

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A discussion of some silly sketches I made of dragons for my classroom meanders through my design education, ethical theory, and classroom management.

Images referenced in the essay:

Find the original blog post at DesigningandNeighboring.com.

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* Contributing a small amount monthly through Patreon.

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* Follow me on Facebook or Twitter

You can also:

* Contact Kelly through Facebook or Twitter or using this form.

* Download free ebooks of various longer D&N essays.

* Find out about books in progress.

Music references:

All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro and outro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “Lullaby”

Used with permission.

Find Nori at NoriBand.com, at Band Camp, or on Facebook.

about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

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The second part of a series on art and justice in which I briefly explore of the role of imagination in justice and in partaking of chocolate chip cookies.

Related D&N articles on art and justice:

* Art & Justice Part One: Inside

* An Abundance of Time: Walter Brueggemann’s “Sabbath as Resistance”

* Lynching Today: Reflections on “The Cross and the Lynching Tree” by James Cone

Find the original blog post at DesigningandNeighboring.com.

Support Designing and Neighboring by:

* Rating and reviewing the podcast on iTunes.

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* Signing up for my quarterly D&N email updates.

* Follow me on Facebook or Twitter

You can also:

* Contact Kelly through Facebook or Twitter or using this form.

* Download free ebooks of various longer D&N essays.

* Find out about books in progress.

Music references:

All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro and outro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “Lullaby”

Used with permission.

Find Nori at NoriBand.com, at Band Camp, or on Facebook.

about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

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As I write my fiftieth blog post a reflect on writing practices, faithfulness, and my trusty vintage alarm clock.

Related D&N articles on faithfulness:

* “Born Again” Reconsidered

* Forsaken, Afflicted, and Waiting: An Advent Prayer from Psalm 22

* Loneliness Among Crossed Arms and Casseroles

* Faithful Kingdom Work

* Justice, Peace, and Faithfulness: A Thank You Letter to Nicholas Wolterstorff

Related D&N articles on writing:

* Writing Like a Bass Player

* Reflections on Blogging After 20 Posts

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* Rating and reviewing the podcast on iTunes.

* Sharing the podcast or the blog through your social media of choice.

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You can also:

* Contact Kelly through Facebook or Twitter or using this form.

* Download free ebooks of various longer D&N essays.

* Find out about books in progress.

Music references:

All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro and outro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “Tumbao”

Used with permission.

Find Nori at NoriBand.com, at Band Camp, or on Facebook.

about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

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A church retreat in an area recently destroyed by wildfires leads to conversations about land and exercise, subjects that a disembodied Christian faith can’t see or imagine.

Related D&N articles on bodies:

* Buildings and Bodies

* Six Thoughts on Life in a Body

* Incarnation and Design

* Church, Kingdom, and Bodies

Related D&N articles on liturgy and spiritual disciplines:

* Telling Stories With Our Bodies: A Maundy Thursday Reflection

* An Abundance of Time: Walter Brueggemann’s “Sabbath as Resistance”

* Neighborhood Liturgies: Thoughts on James K.A. Smith’s “You Are What You Love”

* Loneliness Among Crossed Arms and Casseroles

* Scientists and Swim Diapers: What’s Our Spatial Story?

* An Examen of Rejection and an Examen of Acceptance

Related D&N article on exercise:

* Fear-Based Learning

Find the original blog post at DesigningandNeighboring.com.

Support Designing and Neighboring by:

* Rating and reviewing the podcast on iTunes.

* Sharing the podcast or the blog through your social media of choice.

* Signing up for my quarterly D&N email updates.

* Follow me on Facebook or Twitter

You can also:

* Contact Kelly through Facebook or Twitter or using this form.

* Download free ebooks of various longer D&N essays.

* Find out about books in progress.

Music references:

All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro and outro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “Lullaby”

Used with permission.

Find Nori at NoriBand.com, at Band Camp, or on Facebook.

about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

As I set out to renovate my house I explore the concept of newness and change with buildings and in our communities.

Find the original blog post at DesigningandNeighboring.com.

Support Designing and Neighboring by:

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You can also:

* Contact Kelly through Facebook or Twitter or using this form.

* Download free ebooks of various longer D&N essays.

* Find out about books in progress.

Music references:

All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro and outro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “Tumbao”

Used with permission.

Find Nori at NoriBand.com, at Band Camp, or on Facebook.

about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

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Did you know that the Sunday after Easter has a name? In this episode I look at where Quasimodo Sunday got it’s name, why the cathedral bellringer has the same name, plus Car Talk to consider what the biblical concept of “saved” looks like.

Find the original blog post at DesigningandNeighboring.com.

Support Designing and Neighboring by:

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* Signing up for my quarterly D&N email updates.

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You can also:

* Contact Kelly through Facebook or Twitter or using this form.

* Download free ebooks of various longer D&N essays.

* Find out about books in progress.

Music references:

All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro and outro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “Lullaby”

Used with permission.

Find Nori at NoriBand.com, at Band Camp, or on Facebook.

about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

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When Jesus washed his disciples feet before the last supper he was participating in a kind of performance art. In this post from Maundy Thursday of 2015 I examine the way performance, meaning, death, and life intersect in this generous act of God humbling Godself.

Find the original blog post at DesigningandNeighboring.com.

Support Designing and Neighboring by:

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You can also:

* Contact Kelly through Facebook or Twitter or using this form.

* Download free ebooks of various longer D&N essays.

* Find out about books in progress.

Music references:

All music is by Nori. Most is from their World Anew album.

In this episode:

Intro and outro music: “Footprints”

Interludes: “Waiting to Fall”

Used with permission.

Find Nori at NoriBand.com, at Band Camp, or on Facebook.

about Kelly FosterKelly designs buildings and other things, teaches teenagers, follows Jesus, and writes about the intersections between all these things.

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