My life Since 2003
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My Neighbors, My Congregation, My Love
“‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt. “‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:17-18
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Perfectly Abnormal
This morning my 13-year old got up at 6:00 AM to go on a training run with his mom. Pretty soon he’ll run in his first half marathon. After he got home, he showered and got ready for school, cooking himself breakfast along the way like he normally does. Then, like just about every 8th grader…
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Truth in an Age of Fake News
The past few months have been wild, right?
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New stuff from the Cartel Publishing Line
It’s been a wild two-weeks for our Cartel publishing line as we get into 2017. We’re continuing to gain traction for our two lines of downloadable curriculum, Viva and Next. That’s fun to see. Earlier this month we announced that after several years of seeing diminishing returns from Amazon.com we’ve now broken up. You can…
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I Am Dean Spanos
Yesterday, NFL owner Dean Spanos walked into his San Diego office and told his staff that after 56 years they were moving the franchise to Los Angeles.
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Parents, Look Out for Curious Cat
Here we go again. Another app lying to users. There is yet another anonymous question asking/confession social media app floating around the internet claiming they’ve solved the bullying (and suicides) that plague older confessional apps like Ask.fm, this one borrows it’s name from the ever-popular cat movement online: Curious Cat.
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Numbers-Based Decision Making
I’ve got pretty good instincts for making decisions. Think about it. We all do. We make hundreds of decisions each day as we navigate our daily life and the vast majority of them turn out just fine.
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The Tributaries
Thump.
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2016 Chicken Report
Yes, we are those people. In 2016, we got chickens. Spontaneously. And you know what? It’s more fun than we thought it’d be.
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The Ultimate Alarm Clock
Illumination is the ultimate alarm clock of the Christian life. I’ve found that it’s the great joy of studying the Bible in small groups. When things feel sleepy in my walk with Jesus, it’s illumination and action that are always the cure.