I wrote a blog post in March of 2012 claiming that Twitter is the most important learning resource on the planet. I still believe that. If it wasn't, I wouldn't spend 1-2 hours per day perusing my personal Twitter feed in addition to the hours I spend there daily for my work. For nearly three …
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Christians, Talk More About What You Are For Than What You Are Against
This post is for my fellow Christian believers, but anyone is welcome to read and respond... I wrote in a recent post that I'm tired of conflict, especially of all the public arguing, yelling, protesting and general hatefulness spewed by both sides on so many divisive issues. I also posted yesterday about the fact that …
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Why Christians Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Keep Their Faith to Themselves
In our 21st century American culture, much is said about tolerance. In matters of religious faith, those who speak much about tolerance tend to imply (and occasionally explicitly request or demand) that people refrain from pushing their religious faith on others. Their preferred state of faith in society would involve everyone following sentiments such as "live …
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2013 Goals Update – July 5
With the year half over, it's time again for a monthly status update on how I'm coming with my goals for the year. I first published them here on January 1 - eleven goals divided into the categories of body, mind and spirit. I share my updates here monthly as a public way of holding myself accountable. …
Sometimes It’s OK to Not Understand
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to preach at our church's Chinese worship service for the first time. The Chinese ministry has met for many years there, but I have never participated with them before Sunday. They choose to have their own separate worship service where everything is in Chinese unless the preacher's message in …
