Archive for August, 2007



Two US Anglican Churches Join Kenyan Branch

Due to the continued appointment of gay priests and leaders in the Episcopal Church, one Massachusetts and one Texas church have joined the Kenyan branch in search of more conservative associations and ecclesiastical authority.
Africa is the statistical center of global Christianity. Increasingly, we will see the influence of Southern Christianity on the  World Christian movement. […]

Ransom Ministries: Critique magazine

Check out Ransom Ministries, who publish the thoughtful magazine Critique. This month’s issue covers everything from Pan’s Labyrinth to music Austin favorite Spoon.

Wrong Genre?

Maybe this is my problem…

You Should Be a Song Writer

You have the ability to evoke emotion, tell a story, and hook someone…In a very small amount of words, perhaps with some deft rhyming.
Even if you can’t write music, you can sure write compelling lyrics.
Lyrics so good, people will have them stuck in their heads!

What Type […]

Solidarity Economics

I’ve been reading a lot lately about Solidarity Economics, a movement that has gained great momentum in Central and South America, and is in its infant stages here in the US. People Not Profit was founded on many of Solidarity Economics’ principles and aspires to far more in the future.
Here are two articles worth a […]

Confessions to the Church

Let me begin by saying that the term “church” is used to describe (at least) two different entities; one being the global collective of people who prescribe to the teachings of Christ and are thus in communion with Him as His body, the Church, the second being a local institution which in theory acts as […]

Sideways Motion

Ever since the Leadership Summit, I have been thinking a lot about doing what matters most - about doing the things that I am uniquely gifted to do - as Buckingham calls them, my strengths. But the reality is that…

We’ve recently started providing an additional form to all of our buyers. It’s a notice provided by the Texas Association of Realtors called “GENERAL INFORMATION AND NOTICE TO A BUYER“. Though I like to keep paperwork simple and minimal, this form is helpful in bringing to the attention of buyers some of the things that […]

An Excerpt from San Fran

Below is an excerpt from my journal, written while we were on vacation in San Francisco:
This trip is an active reflection of our desire for Owen and Ellie to know who loves them most and whom they should love most. Owen and Ellie (our children), as wonderful and delightful as they are, can not take […]

Winning Ways: “An Anchor for the Soul”

The Anchor Course is a place where spiritual seekers can discover the meaning of Christianity and believers can develop their understanding of the faith. If one of those descriptions fits you, come join us!

After our Spring semester, here’s what a participant wrote me:

“Coming from another faith, I wanted to explore what Christianity means. The Anchor Course was a wonderful, intelligent, and

Running Reaps Rewards

Well, besides the health and wellness junk, I decided I owed myself a new treat. I’m so in love with these:

and picked them up this week. They are the comfiest ever. Like a sock with a sole. I’ve been using them for all things walking and weight lifting, continuing to use my ugly Asics to […]