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My Son is Militantly Courteous.

April 28, 2010

I’ve written before about how much I love being a dad. But since we’ve moved to Holly Springs, I have a new dadlight. That’s a dad-highlight. Our old neighborhood in Asheville, bless it’s heart, had some homes that were brought in on a truck, and

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New Home. Just Like the Old Home.

April 26, 2010

In Scripture, Paul has a brilliant aside on the concept of “home” in 2 Corinthians 5:1-9. Basically, he makes the point that all of our temporary “homes” are just shadows and signs pointing toward our true home. The truth of the matter is that even this house (though we love it, and so far the [...]

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Ministry Partner Development.

April 20, 2010

We don’t like to call it fund raising. Not because we want to trick people or call it something that fools people out of their money, but because at the most foundational level, it’s not fund raising (though funds are a great byproduct). At the most foundational level, when I call someone to set up [...]

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Now I Lay Him Down to Sleep.

April 20, 2010

I have a new favorite time of the day. A friend of mine posted on Twitter recently that he thinks his son runs a 5K every day. And given that LB is only sitting down when he is eating (and that is by no means a guarantee), I’d agree that my son also puts some [...]

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We’ve Come a Long Way!

April 16, 2010

Almost exactly 7 years ago, I loaded far too much stuff for a single guy to own into a Uhaul in Winston-Salem and drove I-40 over the mountains to Murfreesboro, TN. Almost exactly 4 years ago I loaded far too much stuff for a single guy to own into a Uhaul and drove almost to [...]

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The Intoxicating Lie Of the Next Step.

March 22, 2010

When you’re young, it’s sort of programmed into you. You are told what to do to prepare for school, and then to prepare for middle/high/undergrad/grad school. Then they start telling you how to prepare for retirement, or for career advancement, or kid’s college. You have to learn all over again how to prepare your kids [...]

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Stay-at-Home Mom. A Tribute.

March 16, 2010

Lee Ferguson tells me I never officially had a post on here sharing that we are pregnant again. The evidence suggests otherwise, but just in case I haven’t made it clear enough: we’re having another baby. We’re a few weeks into the second trimester right now, meaning that in a couple more weeks we’ll know [...]

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When Would I Tell You to Stop Supporting Our Ministry?

March 11, 2010

Check out Exodus 36:2-7. And take notes. I was blown away by two things: The people were so committed that they gave more than enough. The workers were so committed they told them it was more than enough, and to stop giving. I wrestled this morning with the point at which I would tell folks [...]

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Tennessee Bound.

March 4, 2010

Hey folks, this is just a short post to let those of you in the great state of TN know that I am coming your way today, and I’ll be back in Asheville on Monday (late afternoon). While I’m there, I am meeting with tons of folks to share about our ministry and do a [...]

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What if Raising Support IS My Ministry?

March 1, 2010

I’m so quick to let heresy come out of my mouth. The other day on a support appointment I said “We can’t wait to report to our assignment and start doing ministry!” What a shame, that I would further the unfortunate stereotype that to challenge someone to worship with their wallet is somehow different from [...]

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