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A new kind of Christianity

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I recently finished Brian Mclaren‘s latest “A new kind of Christianity“. I recall Mclaren’s earlier book that became a trilogy – a new kind of christian – being banned in many churches.  I get the sense that a lot of concepts or challenges presented in that book have since shaped many churches, even if indirectly. [...]

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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters

It was a bit of a rocky finish on our Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Group Blogging Project. But here are some closing thoughts of mine. As a father of soon-to-be two daughters, this book scared the crap out of me. The challenge ahead is huge, particularly because our instantaneous, over-sexualized, materialistic culture seems to wage [...]

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Keep her connected

The Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Group Blogging Project continues. Chapter 10 – Keep her connected – is brought to by Jason Tripp – friend, father, fellow tyndale seminary graduate, and lead pastor Valleyview community church Recently I came across a jawdropping statistic. The average American father (and I’m sure the Canadian figure would be similar) [...]

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Be the man you want her to marry

The Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Group Blogging Project continues. Chapter 7 – Be the man you want her to marry – is brought to by Alfred Lam – a friend and brother that I’m indebted to in more ways than I can express. I recently joint a group of fathers with daughters to read a [...]

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Pragmatism and Grit

The Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Group Blogging Project continues. Chapter 6 – Pragmatism & Grit – is brought to you by Tim Heerebout. Although Tim is a recent connection, our friendship has marks of the divine all over it. I’m sure you’ll be hearing a lot more about him here as well. Have you ever [...]

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Protect Her, Defend Her

The Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Group Blogging Project continues. Chapter 5 – Protect Her, Defend Her (and use a shotgun if necessary) – is brought to you by Tony Sheng. I’ve been tracking with Tony for years as he mobilizes the next generation in global missions. Tony is awesome. “Why don’t we have a school [...]

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Teach her humility

The Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Group Blogging Project continues. Chapter 4 – Teach her humility – is brought to you by someone on the other side of the planet that I feel I have an awful lot in common with (including a twitter bio with plenty of bling) – Futurist, catalyst, change agent, writer, web [...]

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You are her first love

The Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters Group Blogging Project continues. Chapter 3 – You are her first love – is brought to you by author, designer, consultant, speaker, & adventurer (and everything else you ever wanted to be)  Chris Marsden. My girls are still young. The older two talk about boys occasionally, but more in the [...]

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