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03 17th, 2009 |
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Pit in my stomach. Maybe I’m just getting old.
I work with teenagers on a daily basis. Part of my personal mission and calling is, quoting Doug Fields, to “make young lives count.” I have this desire, however unattainable, to see teenagers become men and women who pursue God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. I must be getting...Posted by
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08 16th, 2008 |
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Color me Convicted
I’m going through a new book now. Hope Lives is a five-week journey of introspection and prayer. Color me convicted already, on the third day in this journey. There’s a simple chart on page 21, titled “Gross National Income per capita 2003.” Did you know that in 2003, the average...Posted by
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08 7th, 2008 |
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A nerdy Jesus?
July was a messy month. I worked a whopping total of 13 days in the entire month, and they weren’t consecutive. I’ve been playing catch-up like crazy. Still, I am so glad that I spent July in the way that I did, mostly investing in the lives of teenagers. Call me zany, but it’s kind...Posted by
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07 10th, 2008 |
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“The List” in Dating
People ask me often what’s on my list. You know “the list,” right? Single people have them… it’s the imaginary requirements one person has for their potential mate. I won’t give you my whole list right now because I don’t think I’m ready for the flood of...Cruising the Med
I just returned from a week long cruise to the Mediterranean. We made the 11-hour homeward journey Wednesday, and my body clock has still not adjusted. We visited a number of places on our trek through the Med: Rome, Pisa, Lucca, Naples, Livorno, Taormina, Sorrento, and Pompeii (Italy), Valletta (Malta)...Posted by
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06 23rd, 2008 |
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I’m headed to Europe
I’ll be away for a little over a week. I’m headed to Europe with Holland America, this time as a guest. I’ll be cruising aboard the ms Noordam. It’s a charter cruise with a non-standard itinerary, so I really don’t even know where we’re going, and I can’t find...
