Tag Archives: REUNION

Dedication

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Lost in all the craziness of the last week was a beautiful moment we were able to participate in on Sunday (a week ago, which feels like a million years past now). We dedicated Marina at REUNION (our church partner and home church). I’ve always had mixed feelings about these moments, but what I appreciate about it the most is the love shown to us by our community and the reminder (and tangible practice/expression) of the truth that in the church we raise children as a community, not simply as individual parents.

Now for the cute pics:

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Jonah, Links, etc

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  1. Lots of good feedback from my teaching on Jonah. You can listen to Jonah 2 here and Jonah 3 here.
  2. Sojourn staff is almost done blogging through the Psalms…catch up, or check it out here.
  3. The dark side of social media: bullying made this pro retire
  4. The Most Literate Cities in the US
  5. Justin Zoradi on Comparison (The Thief of Joy)

Books, Music, Fatigue, Worship, and Why You Should Peak at 65

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  1. Expressing yourself through books
  2. Sufjan Stevens and the ongoing tensions of “Christian” music
  3. Fatigue is your enemy
  4. Why you should peak at 65
  5. My thoughts on Worship/Advent Conspiracy from this past Sunday

Surrender, Stress, Redemption, and, of course, the Giants

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  1. Jon Acuff has some excellent words on surrender and “unlearning” God
  2. The Facebook generation still reads…a lot
  3. Scot McKnight and the stress of ministry
  4. Stan Bunger on Redemption stories and the Giants
  5. Finally, some thoughts on obedience (Loving Obedience/Oct 14)

October

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Amazingly we are already in October! Marina is almost 3 weeks old, the Giants are in the playoffs, and students are starting to get ready for the first round of midterms. A couple of ministry notes to start off a new month:

  • I am really excited about our Service Weekend (this coming weekend). Essentially, this is our version of a Fall Retreat, but with a twist. We’ll be heading to the Cape Friday night and then back to the city to serve on Saturday.
  • Our groups are growing on campus, new students are getting involved and growing in our communities.
  • REUNION’s attendance has been stellar to start the Fall, a very encouraging sign.
  • I continue to learn how to balance being a dad and not sleeping with college ministry. Every day is an adventure!