January 2011
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Let's go to church...
“When they said, “Let’s go to the house of God,” my heart leaped for joy” (Psalm 122:1, The Message) Jonah loves church. He’s only eleven months old, but it’s easy to tell the ninety minutes a week we spend at church are among his happiest. He gets so excited when the worship band starts playing: big smiles, hands clapping, pelvic thrusts to the beat...
Jan 30th
"I will awake the dawn" (Psalm 108:2)
I’ve never been much of a “morning person.” Some habits, however, come along in a sneaky sort of way that surprises even the one in whom they are being formed. The habit of waking up before the sun has been forming in me in this sneaky sort of way over the past year.  I’ve had some help: an eleven month old son and a ten week old puppy. Diapers need changing, bottles need...
Jan 27th
Jan 23rd
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Jan 15th
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“Wisdom is justified by all her children.”
– Jesus, Luke 7:35 (ESV)
Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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Documentary Days
We signed up for Netflix on the PS3 a couple weeks ago and so far my favourite feature has been the documentaries. I never feel like I have to justify the time I’ve spent watching a documentary - I always walk away with food for thought and the feeling of being a bit smarter, in a pretentious “I’ve just been sipping Earl Grey tea and watching documentaries” sort of way. ...
Jan 13th
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“…shape a genesis week out of the chaos of my life.”
– Psalm 51:10
Jan 12th
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“…even stories written by writers who are explicitly atheist - indeed,...”
– After You Believe, N. T. Wright
Jan 11th
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www.noisetrade.com →
…my #1 choice for fairly traded music.
Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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2010 Booklist
In reading order… The Charismatic Theology of St Luke (Roger Stronstad) Baptized in the Spirit (Frank Macchia) Perspectives on Spirit Baptism (Chad Brand, Ed.) Jesus the Pastor (John Frye) Ministry in an Oral Culture (Tex Sample) The Younger Evangelicals (Max Webber) Loving God Up Close (Calvin Miller)  Spirit and Power (Robert & William Menzies) Joy Unspeakable (Andrew Lloyd-Jones) ...
Jan 10th
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“And from his fulness we have all received grace upon grace”
– John 1:16 ESV
Jan 10th
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