In studying this morning I came across this tidbit that I wrote years ago in an essay on the difference between true spirituality vs. individual virtue. I thought I’d share it… In seeking life in Christ we seek a person to relate with. In seeking only virtue we strive for a product to have –
This Thursday I am kicking off the class that I am teaching through Kilns College called Personal Calling and Mission. I’m pretty jazzed on the class and specifically on the reading. It is like a who’s who of my favorite books and essays… – Augustine’s Confession’s – Bonhoeffer’s Life Together – C.S. Lewis’s essay “The
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So… evidently I’ve been blogging for 2 years (as of yesterday), which has amounted to some 585 posts. I’ve got to say that I never envisioned this two years ago when I set up a blog one night and began with a post called “Frogs and Blogs.” The blog has evolved into a tool that
The blog has a new address… www.mypensees.com No worries for all you bookmark type people, the old address still works as well!!
This week we added two more e-newsletters to the mix. There is a new monthly newsletter for parents and children’s workers in the Antioch Kids program as well as a regular newsletter for the college. In the next couple of weeks we will add another as well… what we are calling a “V-Newlsetter” that spotlights
Have you ever run into a sliding glass door? I have. I ran into our sliding glass door at the beginning of summer so hard that I fell over backwards. The headache that came on was so fast and so intense… the only thing worse was how stupid and mad I felt. I did what
This video of Francis Chan explaining the vision behind Eternity Bible College (a school we are partnering with) is worth the two minutes. Click here to view the video.
Tamara was working on names for baby #4 last night and came across this web site. It lists the birth names of celebrities — pretty stinkin funny!! http://www.babynames.com/Names/Celebrities/ P.S. In case you’ve ever wondered what Sting’s real name is, it is Gordon Matthew Sumner.
Next Sunday night is the kickoff for Kilns College. There’ll be a BBQ, live music and (most excitingly!) a special guest lecture by Jonathan Martin. Jonathan oversees the Global Outreach Ministry at Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring, Oregon where many staff from their Church have been sent out and are presently living and serving
Went kayaking with my dad this morning… good times (and a little chilly!) It’s beautiful at Hosmer Lake — we were thinking we’d bring the whole family back next summer to camp.
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