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Wow
- March
- 28
- 2008
Ok, so I’m not really about self promotion…I swear…and it makes feel kinda weird in that narcissistic egocentric way when someone compliments me. I’m odd that way. Then again, isn’t that what a blog is all about at its core? Shameless self promotion and narcissistic ramblings? Nah….I kid. Anyways…so I get a ping back e-mail [...]
New Blog Title and Focus…
- September
- 19
- 2007
Well in case you didn’t notice, I have a new title for my blog here. I’ve decided to rename my blog from Migrations to Metrospirituality. Yes, yes, yes I know I am making up words…but hey Bruce Hopler was my longest mentory type person Ok, so I actually didn’t make it up, it was one [...]
Integrity
- August
- 23
- 2007
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I heard this pretty cool pastor form Atlanta, Andy Stanley, say one time, that you can’t compromise your integrity to get ahead…not matter how good the destination is. In other words you shouldn’t do international arms dealing to help fund relief efforts. Basically it’s old saying that the ends don’t justify the means. The journey [...]
The Gift of Death
- July
- 3
- 2007
I had a strange experience the other day….but to get there I have up back up a bit. (cue wavy line flashback fade out) We were missing the whole regular worship, community, and serving deal that we had for so long at Cornerstone. So we went to several Sunday Worships in the area…well [...]
The Simple Life…minus Paris Hilton
- May
- 17
- 2007
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Well here we are about 3 months here in the amazing city of Seattle, and I just wanted to scribble down some thoughts. I think at this point we have settled in and are starting to get into the whole rhythm of living here. I have to admit though, that it is a hugely different [...]
Happy Birthday…or…Safety & Security have never been a value in the Kingdom
- March
- 6
- 2007
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Well today is my 33rd birthday. I always get kind of…shall we say introspective…on my birthday. Many people look back at their year on New Years eve, I choose to do it around the anniversary of my birth…seems more fitting if you ask me. Before I do that though, a brief apology and update. [...]
Why a Seattle Internship? or Internship FAQ
- October
- 3
- 2006
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Recently we’ve gotten a few questions about a specific aspect of our Church Planting adventures. So I’ve decided to address some of the issues that have been raised about our mystical magical internship. Why do an internship? This is a two fold answer. The first, and simple answer, is that we have too. The [...]
West Seattle Facts
- October
- 2
- 2006
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Here are some quick and brief facts about Seattle, and West Seattle more specifically to satisfy curiosity about our future home and hopefully you can see why we are attracted to it: Seattle: – Seattle is the 13th Largest city in America, and the third largest on the West Coast with over 3.8 million [...]
Automotive Prayer Request
- September
- 13
- 2006
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On the way home on Monday night, my 2000 Wrangler with 68k miles on it started to over heat coming down 100. I got off at 103 and it proceeded to die in the traffic circle. Called a tow truck and it ended up at our Garage. They called me yesterday to inform me that the water [...]
The Horrific Beauty of Ethos
- August
- 29
- 2006
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Before I start this article thingy, I want first to say that I owe a good deal of this to Erwin McManus and his writings/speakings. I first heard of “ethos” in 2002 when he spoke at Catalyst, and he also writes about it in his book An Unstoppable Force. Which if you haven’t read, you really should…right now. I’ve, of course, [...]
NAMB Application Complete!
- August
- 23
- 2006
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Well yesterday we took some time and completed the North American Mission Board (NAMB) application. This is the national level of support in the SBC associational system. It can be confusing if you are not familiar with the institution. This wont determine if we will be planting in Seattle…that was the whole assessment deal…but it will determine how [...]
My Journey…At The Journey
- August
- 16
- 2006
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Steve Lowe pastor of The Journey in Eldersburg, MD and a good friend, asked me to be apart of their Journeys series they are running this summer. This is basically people telling their story, or part of it, and how it fits into God’s story. It was kind of a last minute deal so I [...]
Seattle Update #2- Assessment Results
- July
- 24
- 2006
We wanted to wait to post an update about our trip until we had the results from our assessment. Well, yesterday we got the results. For anyone who is wondering yes the waiting was driving us a bit insane. We would have gotten the results last week but our e-mail address was misspelled in [...]
Pam’s Top Ten list…
- June
- 27
- 2006
We finished the day touring, and we’ll write about all that very shortly. Till then, from our journeys through the city here is… Pam’s top 10 (plus one)list of things in Seattle that you wont find in Baltimore 10. Seaplanes taking off and landing from Washington Lake and Puget Sound 9. Puget Sound [...]