Posted in politics CommentsLive%3A+Electoral+Map+Results2008-11-04+20%3A46%3A34Lon

INTRODUCING my friend and guest blogger Zaya Kuyena.
One who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; one who does not ask a question remains a fool forever ~ Chinese Proverb
As the world tunes into an-(another) historical American Election, I remind myself one of my respected and admired American music artist from the city [...]

Posted in Culture, politics Comments21+Questions+by+Zaya+Kuyena2008-11-03+20%3A00%3A22Lon

The next three weeks I’m taking care of my daughter full-time.  It’s going to be sweet fun, but next to no work’s going to get done.
I don’t usually have a car during the days, any suggestions on what to do during these weeks of daddy-bootcamp?
Below’s a shot from yesterday morning.  We had our no-church-sunday, which [...]

Posted in Pictures, stellar CommentsAt-home-dad2008-11-03+13%3A55%3A13Lon

A friend of mine is helping host an event exploring the human face through western art and the sacred.
Check it out if you get a chance.  Additional details here.

If you liked that post, check out…Ordinary Radicals by Lon on November 9th, 2008Pouring sunlight on the streets… by Lon on January 11th, 2006The Master Artist… by [...]

Posted in art CommentsTill+we+have+faces...2008-11-02+20%3A08%3A57Lon

Let the bets begin.  Here’s my projections for the electoral map

With a lot of the state polls tightening, the Bradley effect, the reverse-Bradley effect, the republican 72 hour blitz, voter turn out suppression, and machine malfunctions, here’s my gut take.
There will not be an Obama landslide victor nor a McCain upset.
Obama’s definitely on the offense, [...]

Posted in Culture, Leadership, politics CommentsMy+Election+Projections...2008-11-01+19%3A45%3A47Lon

From a recent issue of Toronto Life:
Hipster parents are clogging cafes with their king-size strollers and inflicting their unruly toddlers on the childless masses. Is grown-up space a thing of the past?
What do you think?  Has baby idol hit your city?
If you liked that post, check out…God prefers atheists… by Lon on October 8th, 2008Christian [...]

Posted in Culture CommentsBaby+Invasion2008-11-01+13%3A19%3A09Lon

I just finished Seth Godin’s Tribes. Seth’s always great with explaining the obvious, but it’s the obvious we’re often most oblivious to.
If you’re interested in leadership, creating movements, and transformation… go get it if you haven’t had a chance.
You can see his tribes presentation below with notes.
Seth Godin on Tribes

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Posted in Culture CommentsTribes+by+Seth+Godin2008-10-31+15%3A45%3A35Lon

Posted in politics, video CommentsThe+Obama-mercial...2008-10-30+04%3A39%3A27Lon

What might Jesus say to suburbia today?
Introducing Jake Belder, a fellow Canadian living in Florida right now.
I feel that in many ways suburbia is like the antithesis of how God intended us to live. Where we were meant to live in community, we find rampant individualism. Where we were meant to give of ourselves and [...]

Posted in Community, Culture, Quotes CommentsSuburbia+-+Designed+to+avoid+community%3F2008-10-28+14%3A38%3A46Lon

I just finished one of Mark Driscoll’s mini-books on the New Testament.  I clocked myself at 50 minutes and 13 seconds, a bit under the book’s one hour projection.
The book does just about all you can in a single hour of study.  It’s definitely a great resource for those early in their faith journey [...]

Posted in Books CommentsDriscoll%27s+NT+Guide2008-10-27+14%3A06%3A24Lon