I’m going to spend the next while writing a series of posts about The Solar Crash Event from conception, to planning, to the night itself, to post-event thoughts.
Being a part of a dozen weddings every year, I kept thinking of what would it look like to put just as much time, energy, and maybe even [...]

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What a night everyone. I am so very blessed.
All I can say is thank you.
There must have been over fifty people who contributed and helped out behind the scenes to The Solar Crash Event.  Thank you for your prayers, thank you for coming out.
More pictures and videos to come…

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Last post before the event this weekend.
If I haven’t mentioned it enough already, it’s at the El Mocambo night club downtown Toronto.  Doors opening at 7pm. You can RSVP via contacting me or adding yourself to the facebook event page.  We’re capping it at 300 people that night.
We’ve lined up 10 different performers - bands, [...]

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A snapshot of our world. This is the pulitzer prize winning photo by Kevin Carter of a vulture waiting for a young girl to die in southern Sudan. Carter killed himself soon after.
What does it mean for us to be the church in light of this? What does it mean to worship [...]

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Over five years ago I adopted this mission statement for my life - To live by faith, to cultivate love, and to be a voice of hope.
I wrapped up my degree in May and gave myself a blank slate to work from going forward (even though I had planned the next thirty years of my [...]

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I was out from 2am-7am yesterday feeding the homeless.  A new good friend and I handed out 150 sandwiches and 200 bottles of water.  Was there something better we really could have been doing with our time?
You can read a bit more about homelessness in Toronto in this report from the city itself.
Reports vary in [...]

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- When I go to starbucks, I’m so cheap, I always order a venti for value, then put it in the fridge and slowly drink it over three days
- I’ve recently began watching old episodes of Party of Five
- I never talk about being in anyway affiliated with the emergent church because I think Mark [...]

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(That’s stellar giving me a fist bump every time she swings forward)
My daughter learns something new every single day, why is it that so many of us have stopped doing that?
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Here’s what I’m looking for right at the moment
- For the event, still looking for a dancer or a crew, with an urban flavor, likely break or pop&lock
- Photographer - Just about everyone I know is an amateur photographer these days, I’m looking for someone who hasn’t hit it big (since I can’t afford them), [...]

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I believe I blogged some thoughts on this before, but I’d love to hear from others as I’ve been gearing up for the big night.
What does spirituality have to do with creativity or artistry?
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