It always saddens me when I see Christians in a docile, defensive position; just trying to hold on to what they’ve got, while they ride out the storm. I think this is especially true of Halloween tonight. Probably more than any other night, Christians across North America are turning their lights out [...]

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Introducing… STELLAR VOXANNA

Stellar was born at six pounds and eight ounces to two incredibly ecstatic parents!
For those of you who are wondering, Stellar means that which pertains to the stars, or to be star-like.
When we say our daughter’s name it is loaded with significance. For us, Stellar means…

…the stars that shine in [...]

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Excellent insight from InsideGoogle, definitely helps justify any bit of workaholism I have…
Googler Niniane Wang is vacationing in Egypt, but she had enough time to blog this exchange, which resulted when a traveling companion was typing away on his Sidekick, instead of enjoying the vacation.
Me: [after some silence] Do you think Google does this to [...]

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This is a collection of resources related to the Mosaic movement out of L.A. It has been a tremendous impact on my life and my visions for church planting.
I’ve got a bunch of other resources (CD’s, DVD’s, etc.) that I’ve bought over the years, that I’m tempted to put up, but I don’t want [...]

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Life’s been busy and beautiful. I’ve been trying to stay at least 3-4 weeks ahead of school in anticipation of our baby, and I think I’m actually on track.
Our doctor charges $10 to print out an ultrasound picture, so Yvz and I decided to just bring our camera in and take our own pictures! [...]

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…is the Crack-Cocaine of this generation of Christians.
(posted around my seminary currently)
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I’m still in shock that this girl I met six years ago, is pregnant with my first child.
This is us at Urbana 2000. It’s on again this year in St. Louis!

I’m linked as a “Maker of Fire” on the Fight4humanity.com site, way cool. Join Erwin and Alex McManus at Humana 2.0

The Canadian National Church Planting [...]

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Rick Tobias, CEO of Yonge Street Mission in downtown Toronto, teaches my Youth at Risk class.
Rick stated that “We abandon our kids when they abandon our values. Whether they are gay or chemically dependent, they are still our children and worthy of our love.”
How easy is it for us to withdraw our love when people [...]

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Similar Posts…Links of the week… by Lon on June 26th, 2006Our baby has arrived… by Lon on October 31st, 2006Jesus and Bin Laden by Lon on December 4th, 2007Mosaic Ottawa blueprint… by Lon on November 21st, 2006

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I just finished reading Reclaiming Youth at Risk. I had my doubts at first. It uses Native American child-raising philosophy in helping create redeeming environments for our youth today. It has caused me to have a much deeper respect for the natie american people as well.
A quote from poet Edwin Markham:
He drew [...]

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