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The Funniest Thing Our Son has Accomplished.

August 15, 2010

My son will never make Last Comic Standing (though with Felipe Esparza winning the whole thing, maybe he should.  Team Johnagin all the way.)  His latest act is sort of the opposite of “stand up,” but still pretty hilarious.  Enjoy. (video embedded, in case you are all up in a feed reader at the moment.)

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God is not a Carny on a Smoke Break.

August 10, 2010

Here’s the thing about roller coasters: how well you do on them only affects you.  The same coaster that makes some people scream with excitement makes others shriek with horror. One person laughs. Another pukes. (fair enough, in that case how well you do also affects the people directly behind you…) There’s that neat story [...]

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Feedback needed.

August 9, 2010

Last week I posted a link to my new resumé, and I’ve already received some great feedback.  That feedback was unsolicited but super-helpful. Today I am asking for feedback.  I’ve made some changes already, and will be making more throughout the next few days. Would you take a few minutes to go and look over [...]

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Clarity. Or, how God used you and you might not have even known it.

August 7, 2010

We announced yesterday that we are leaving staff.  The website will start looking a bit different over the next few days, as I make it more current-chapter-of-life friendly. We are so excited for the clarity God has given us for this transition, and I want to take a minute to clarify something for anyone out [...]

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We’re Leaving Staff.

August 6, 2010

Jacqueline had just found out we were pregnant with LB a few months earlier.  Then it happened.  Due probably to a combination of poor communication and wishful thinking on our part, some folks who we thought were going to give a total of $10,000 in the month of October, 2007 ended up giving us a [...]

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Lay in the Floor. Laugh at the Wall.

August 4, 2010

My son likes to mess with the spring-style door stop on the wall between our rooms when he gets up in the morning.  It’s near the top of his to-do list every day. 6:35 AM: “boinggg.  boyoiinng…. boyoyoyoing.” It helps me to remember that no matter how hard, messy, and difficult life is–he’s concerned about [...]

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Have You Ever Agreed With an Atheist?

August 2, 2010

Last night, my favorite atheist, Nick Wood (seriously, apart from the whole Jesus thing and the fact that I can get a suntan–redhead low-blow–we are pretty much the same person separated by ten years and a landmass called “the bulk of North America”) liveblogged his trip to a “Christian MegaChurch” in WA. Here’s my favorite [...]

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If Pregnancy Were a Baseball Game…

July 29, 2010

If pregnancy were a nine-inning affair as opposed to a nine-month affair, we’d be stretching our legs about to start the top of the ninth. I am at best a utility infielder when it comes to pregnancy.  You can expect me to make one or two great plays, heading off a craving at midnight with [...]

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My Critics are Correct. Are Yours?

July 27, 2010

Brian Barela, a friend and social media guru within CCC, commented on yesterday’s post: i’m an early adopter and i DON’T expect others to be what i am. my experience in the church w never adopters is this: i’m a never adopter and i EXPECT you to be what i am. I heartily agree with [...]

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The Profound Implications of Social Media for Christians.

July 26, 2010

Right now, using just a smart phone and mobile data signal, you could reach more people with the gospel than Charles Spurgeon, Martin Luther, and the Apostle Paul did. Combined. There’s more gospel potential in your pocket than in all the pulpits of all the churches in your town.  The contact list on your mobile [...]

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