Archive for March, 2007

The Winking Circle and the Three Beans

I recently found myself happily intrigued by a group called The Winking Circle.  They call themselves “a circle of creative fools committed to redeeming everything.”  Cool.  I went on to discover that they follow the “three bean philosophy;” it goes like this:
Create Everywhere: To be a creator, rather than a spectator. You create excessively everywhere. [...]

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Reflections on Suffering

My good friend over at Strictly Free Thoughts wrote a few words about the wonder-drug called suffering.  He reflects on suffering and muses; is suffering “a Gentle process? Hardly. Affirming? More than anything else ever could be.”  Suffering is something I would never pursue and would never encourage others to pursue.  But the work that God [...]

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Cardboard Cities

Click here for one of my recent reflections about our house building trip to Mexico in Devozine, a devotional magazine for teens.

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Doing nothing – changing everything

I was recently recommended a powerful little book written by Gene Edwards called “A Tale of Three Kings.” Very simply, this book is a narrative exploring some beautiful themes in the life of David as he relates to Saul and Absalom. It wonders why David didn’t defend himself against Saul’s spears, or against [...]

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Wren Chapel

In the wake of the sudden closure of Covenant Bible College in Strathmore, I have been watching several similar Bible Colleges – wondering how they are staying afloat in the competetive world of secondary education.  So, I was very interested to hear about a debate that has been growing at the historic College of William [...]

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Israel 2008

In March 2008 we hope to take about 20 people to Israel to explore the Holy Land together!  I traveled there in 2000 with Jerusalem University College and we hope to organize a similar trip for those interested at Our Saviour.  If you are interested in this trip, contact Preston.  You can find out more [...]

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