So I have been running regularly since the beginning of January. I’m not one to make new year resolutions, but after reading some inspiring words, I made a commitment to something: a half-marathon. My buddy Jonathan has been inviting me to races for the last 12 months, but I would never commit. I always wanted [...]

With the start of the new year, new terms for school, studying, & teaching, the first real thrust of winter; things have been busy. Here are a few different articles that I found worthwhile enough to save.
How To Spot a Church Movement – Tall Skinny Kiwi
Andrew Jones passes on some wisdom that he gained from [...]

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We are quickly coming to that furious final month of the year. Those who have squandered this year with too much work and not enough time with family and friends try to make it up with guilt-laden gift giving and gluttonous gatherings.
That is the picture of much of the American culture, including much [...]

Talk to my wife about me and she would quickly attest to my social awkwardness. This awkwardness reaches fatal levels during the holiday season. Gifting giving in itself it a source of stress, though for me even reaching gifts is difficult, probably even more difficult.
Case in point: My wife comes home yesterday, excited about a [...]

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Today begins the month of November.
It is a rather awkward month in some particularly peculiar ways. Let me give you a few examples.
I am very much a proponent of not getting ready for one holiday before all other major holidays leading up to it are celebrated. I mean if we are [...]