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So we went to Greece! Steph and I decided in January that we were going to go on an international mission trip this year, and it happened! You’re thinking, “Right, Greece… some mission trip.” To which we say, Paul’s mission trips were to Greece, so if it was good for Paul it’s good for [ READ MORE ]
I just received the kindest, most genuine, most encouraging and uplifting email from one of the men I most admire and respect in this world. I used to work with this particular guy. He is an executive within the company, well respected across the industry, and certainly at the top of his class in his particular [ READ MORE ]
I had a disturbing conversation with Steph this morning that I felt the need to share. It started as an offhand discussion we had this weekend regarding race and marriage and whether or not it was acceptable for people of different races to marry each other. Both Steph and I are from Minnesota, so I [ READ MORE ]
The always punctual cultural trail-mix that is Perez Hilton reported today that “Azariah Southworth, host of the popular Christian youth show The Remix has come out of the closet and announced he is gay.” First let me say I have never watched the show before, so I know nothing about the program or Azariah. That [ READ MORE ]
So what are you looking at? I will tell you. And once I do, you will be absolutely fascinated by what you see. What we’ve got above is a graphical representation of the Bible that was constructed by a Lutheran pastor and Chris Harrison, a doctoral student studying Human Computer Interactions. Together they took a [ READ MORE ]
I’ve been pondering the core of where my belief in Christianity comes from recently – not so much what do I believe, but why do i believe it? Below is an excerpt of free writing from my journal on Easter Sunday as I thought about this, with a couple minor edits for clarity sake. I [ READ MORE ]
I spent my last post outlining the various methods by which the homeless beg for money – intentionally a little tongue-in-cheek, though I acknowledge that the root problem is truly not at all funny. As I was writing, an interesting parallel popped into my mind that has proven extremely difficult to get out in [ READ MORE ]
It was pointed out to me that San Francisco has a lot of homeless people… more than many cities, I presume largely because of the temperate climate year round. As I was wandering around downtown the other night, I couldn’t help but notice the different methods by which the homeless would beg for money. [ READ MORE ]