The Dark Night
Part II of the After You Believe series tomorrow at Antioch. Pretty excited about this one after having a whole week to think on it while traveling.
May 2010
Dallas Airport
Stuck on the Dallas tarmac on our way home. Thoughts: – People watching has got to be one of my favorite things – I don’t like American Airlines – I miss my girls back home – Starbucks seems over rated and cliche until you’re in the third world. It’s actually on the short list of
Last Day
World Relief’s offices in Port-au-Prince. The old offices were destroyed in the earthquake. Pushing a broken down taxi out of the way on a main road. 95% of the roads we drove on were dirt or rubble. I saw more broken axels and drivetrains than you could imagine. If you think the palace is bad,
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Matt shooting an interview with Sara. Kids playing duck duck goose. Christians aren’t the only ones who are charitable.
Images of Haiti
A pastor who’s church was destroyed (see how the top story fell on the chairs below). A 107 year old woman with over a 100 grandkids who was trapped under rubble for a day and vows to help rebuild her neighborhood. A group of kids Matt was making guerilla noises at. Noah, a church planter from Grand
Haiti
Below is a picture of a tent city just before sunset in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The degree of displacement and trauma from the earthquake five months ago is visible everywhere. Less obvious, is the complexity involved in relief and development in Haiti: – The hospitals in danger of having to close because of all the free
2 Year Associate Degree
Pretty cool news!! Kilns College keeps rolling along. We just received a confirmation letter from the State of Oregon approving us for a 2 Year Associate’s Degree. Starting this fall, we’ll have a certificate program, a 1 Year Bible Degree, a 1 Year Bible and Arts Degree and a 2 Year Associate’s Degree. Lots of
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After You Believe
I’m launching into a new 4 week series at Antioch this Sunday called After You Believe. I took the title from a new book by N.T. Wright and the subtitles for each individual message – Spiritual Theology, The Dark Night, The Joy of Being Wrong, Fear and Trembling – from books that have had a
Holy Tension
I’ve been thinking tonight about the difference between holy tension (tension over injustice and unrighteousness) and idealistic tension (tension over the gap between my expectations and reality.) Both cause stress. Both aim at a better reality. Both extend beyond our realm of control and become subject of prayer. One, however, seeks to align us with