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When is Texting Rude?
Two relevant facts: 1) My actions always speak louder than my words 2) What I spend time on communicates what I find important Regarding text messaging, here are 10 observations: Nearly everyone texts, including my Grandpa (there are around 5 billion cell phone…
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Living and Dying
"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." Jim Elliot (1927-1956) What are we living for? Is it also worth dying for? Because if we’re not living for something worth dying for, we’re not living, and…
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Rethinking the Standard Testimony
Ever learned a new vocabulary word and then right afterwards heard it used three times in unrelated contexts? Seems to happen all the time. Another example: my brother moved to Oregon and now it seems everywhere I turn there’s an Oregon connection. Works out practically…
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This Is What I Get Excited About
In short: Incarnational Ministry Among the Poor I first read this article about a month ago. I got excited reading it! It discusses Incarnational Ministry from a practical perspective. Though lengthy – and at least one of my friends found boring – it does lay…
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The Way I See Things
Here is a little known fact about me: I have an eye disorder called strabismus. The Symptoms Include: Crossed eyes Double vision Loss of ability to see in 3-D (loss of depth perception) For grins, I photo-shopped the picture below to how I would see…
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Saving Hundreds of Dollars
There are two ways I know to increase the amount of money I have lying around: 1) Make more 2) Spend less I’ve been experimenting with option two. It could be argued this has lowered my quality of living, but I would disagree. Regardless, cutting…
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And Americans Drive Fast Because…?
On a recent trip down to Oklahoma with my friend Krishnan (who is here in the States short term from India), I noticed how impressed he was at our speed: "120 kilometers per hour! And it doesn’t even feel like we’re moving!" He assured me…
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Letting Go. Letting God.
Control. What would happen if I let go? Removed every crutch? What would we call someone who didn’t carry insurance, invest in a 401k, or hold money in a savings account? Who gave away every dime he made over that necessary for food, clothing, and…
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Accosted at QuickTrip
Was running late to work the other morning. Empty on gasoline. Stopped at QuickTrip. Filled the Jeep. Was ready to leave when a guy comes over to my car. Had a story: Low on gas, wife wouldn’t give him any money, etc. Could he have…
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Are We Too Rich to Enter Heaven?
Ever heard the silly song, "You Can’t Get To Heaven In…"? We don’t sing this at my church as the theology is suspect: Oh, you can’t get to Heaven in an old Ford car ‘Cause an old Ford car won’t get that far Oh, you…
