Reflections On Israel (Pt.1)

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As I reflect back on my trip to Israel I think about how perfectly God crafted our group. While I couldn’t see it in the beginning, God was forming a group of people that would become tightly knit, like-minded, and forever changed by an amazing journey.

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My Top iPhone Games

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I picked up the iPhone 4 the day it came out after suffering through the past 3 months without an iPhone. Don’t ask what happened with my iPhone 3G. It was a dark time in my life and I refuse to relive it here. I’ve healed and moved on.

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When Nobody’s Looking

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I consider myself a pretty big integrity guy. I honor people that place a high value on integrity as I try to do so in my life. However I’ve noticed that there is a difference between maintaining integrity in front of people and maintaining it when nobody’s looking.

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5 Tips For Choosing An Accountability Partner

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I’ve had a lot of conversations with people around accountability. While almost all agree that it is critical, the common thread I’ve seen is that most people don’t know where to start. An accountability partner is invaluable to help you walk through personal, physical or financial goals and even crisis in your life.

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The Commission & Experiencing Burma

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*This is part 3 of a series of excerpts from my journal documenting my recent trip to South East Asia 1/20/10 10:00am Yangon We are completing the God’s Plan For Church Planting course this morning with the group.  Each student is doing a final presentation of their personal church planting strategy.  They are going through [...]

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The Opening of My Eyes

*This is part 2 of a series of excerpts from my journal documenting my recent trip to South East Asia 1/18/10 11:00am Yangon I just arrived at the building where the training is taking place.  They introduced me to the group and I said a few words.  I can’t describe how humbling it was to [...]

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Chasing The Sun

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*This is part 1 of a series of excerpts from my journal documenting my recent trip to South East Asia 1/16/10 8:00am MIA It has been somewhat of a dramatic start to this journey.  I set my alarm for 5am since my ride to the airport would be arriving at 6am.  I had such a [...]

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Trip to South East Asia

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As many of you already know, I will be departing for my trip to South East Asia on Saturday, January 16th. I wanted to give a quick update to everyone before I leave. The purpose of this trip is to meet with local leaders in churches that were planted in both Myanmar and Laos and [...]

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The Folly of Debating Your Faith

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Nothing feeds my ego so much as winning a debate with another intelligent person. It is the nature of my pride. The moment in the debate where the other person realizes that there is no logical response to my argument is priceless. Once they succumb to a nonsensical response such as “Well you’re a pompous jerk” then I know I’ve truly triumphed.

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Armistice: Album Review

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Artist: Mutemath Album: Armistice Release Date: August 18, 2009 Label: Warner Bros. ar⋅mi⋅stice [ahr-muh-stis] –noun a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce The aptly titled Armistice album is the result of a painful labor of frustration, in-fighting and near end to this phenomenal band.  This is actually the second recording [...]

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