Follower, husband, father, orphan advocate, in need of grace, wanna be farmer, not great at small talk, trying to be a person of no reputation, and restoring with Cobblestone ProjectTumblr (3.0; @mikerusch)http://mikerusch.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4sm7t2Dly1qa2y9uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>…spent a day this weekend reading through Tim Willard & Jason Locy’s new book “The Sound of Silence.”</p> <p>I truly love their writing & their refreshing perspective of the things that truly matter in life.</p> <p>Highly recommend this short read, but leaves a lasting impact.  </p>http://mikerusch.com/post/24001976911http://mikerusch.com/post/24001976911Tue, 29 May 2012 11:38:17 -0500FaithBooksPeaceStillnessruschfamily<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4n1a4AFFt1qa2y9uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>At farm…</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/23802013415http://mikerusch.com/post/23802013415Sat, 26 May 2012 11:18:04 -0500ruschfamily“Vulnerability is the core of shame, and fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears...http://mikerusch.com/post/23733738630http://mikerusch.com/post/23733738630Fri, 25 May 2012 09:29:24 -0500Vulnerabilityruschfamily“Grace means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose, instead of serving shame.” -...http://mikerusch.com/post/23254181924http://mikerusch.com/post/23254181924Thu, 17 May 2012 17:58:27 -0500graceruschfamily<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3zfuxsFUA1qa2y9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Mother’s Day to one amazing woman.  You are deeply loved.</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/22999683708http://mikerusch.com/post/22999683708Sun, 13 May 2012 17:30:32 -0500MotherMomFamilyCorrieruschfamilyContemplate: How to Endure and Thrive in Social Justice Work: phileena: For years, I thought...http://mikerusch.com/post/22710994062http://mikerusch.com/post/22710994062Wed, 09 May 2012 06:19:04 -0500FaithPovertyContemplationruschfamily“Grace strikes us when we are in great pain and restlessness. It strikes us when we walk...http://mikerusch.com/post/22695342813http://mikerusch.com/post/22695342813Tue, 08 May 2012 21:47:53 -0500Graceruschfamily<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/41710130" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I had honoring of getting to participate in this at 99% Conference last week…check out my photo below</p> <h1>Cool Hunting Video Presents: Photobooth</h1> <p>In the first of four videos we premiered at the <a href="http://the99percent.com/" target="_blank">99% Conference</a> last week we took a trip to the Mission District in San Francisco, California to talk to Michael Shindler, co-founder of <a href="http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/photobooth-sf.php" target="_blank">Photobooth</a>. Photobooth serves as both a retail space for classic camera gear, a gallery and most interesting a tintype portrait studio. We talked to Michael about the ins and outs of the tintype process, and the old school methods used to create the stunning portraits.</p> <p><img src="http://mikerusch.smugmug.com/Family/People/i-XL6TGHn/0/L/MG0263-1-L.jpg"/></p>http://mikerusch.com/post/22673312151http://mikerusch.com/post/22673312151Tue, 08 May 2012 16:52:02 -0500Photographyruschfamily<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3noxu2i3B1qa2y9uo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>…must read from Brennan Manning (but I think all of his are must reads).</p> <p>“<a href="http://brennanmanning.com/store/books/the-furious-longing-of-god" target="_blank">The Furious Longing of God</a>”</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/22587211257http://mikerusch.com/post/22587211257Mon, 07 May 2012 09:15:00 -0500FaithBooksGraceruschfamily“Greatness is the act of being courageous enough to be fully and deeply yourself. And then...http://mikerusch.com/post/22354314219http://mikerusch.com/post/22354314219Thu, 03 May 2012 19:49:56 -0500ruschfamily““Jesus said you are to love one another as I have loved you, a love that will possibly...http://mikerusch.com/post/22045536344http://mikerusch.com/post/22045536344Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:20:27 -0500Faithruschfamily&#8230;my mother sent this to me from FamilyFirst.net, and I thought it was worth sharing. 10 Things...http://mikerusch.com/post/21717564424http://mikerusch.com/post/21717564424Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:42:11 -0500FamilyMarriageruschfamily<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2o9lyJ5rQ1qa2y9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.jessegiglio.com/journal/the-beauty-of-the-broken.html" target="_blank">“The Beauty of the Broken” from Jesse Giglio</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/jessegiglio" target="_blank">@jessegiglio</a>)</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/21319861848http://mikerusch.com/post/21319861848Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:08:22 -0500FaithCompassionBrokennessHoperuschfamily<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2mjkc9pHY1qa2y9uo1_r1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“<a href="http://motherletters.com/" target="_blank">Mother Letters</a>” (the uncut back story) by Seth Haines</p> <p>(<a href="http://motherletters.com/" target="_blank">book releases today…pick up a copy</a>)</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/21265587978http://mikerusch.com/post/21265587978Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:48:00 -0500FaithMarriageFamilyruschfamily<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/316AzLYfAzw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><h3 id="watch-headline-title"><span id="eow-title" title="A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE"> A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE </span></h3> <p>(this is brilliant)</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/21213070638http://mikerusch.com/post/21213070638Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:44:17 -0500Brilliantruschfamily““We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the...http://mikerusch.com/post/21207936831http://mikerusch.com/post/21207936831Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:40:09 -0500FaithSilenceruschfamily (repost from Easter 2010) I think we take for granted that we know what tomorrow holds, and we...http://mikerusch.com/post/20646873842http://mikerusch.com/post/20646873842Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:28:14 -0500FaithEasterruschfamily<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1t0mx6GzG1qa2y9uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://nextchristians.com/" target="_blank">The Next Christians</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/gabelyons" target="_blank">Gabe Lyons</a></p> <p>…it took me too long to get to this on my reading list, but it was absolutely a breath of fresh air for me.  The central theme of the priority of recovering the Gospel & the work of restoration was huge encouragement.</p> <p>Must read…</p>http://mikerusch.com/post/20285404925http://mikerusch.com/post/20285404925Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:08:56 -0500FaithCultureBooksruschfamily“…the next Christians are a counterculture for the common good that is centered and...http://mikerusch.com/post/20283178566http://mikerusch.com/post/20283178566Sun, 01 Apr 2012 07:58:49 -0500FaithCultureGoodruschfamilySpring is here and life is bursting forth all around us.   It is an amazing time to be outside...http://mikerusch.com/post/20118120504http://mikerusch.com/post/20118120504Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:30:00 -0500FaithGospelLifeThe Farmruschfamily