From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Friday Photo: The Loop

October 12, 2007

Both shots were taken in the loop last week. The bottom photo is featured at the Chicagoist web zine.

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Ryken on Cultural Transformation

October 11, 2007

Over at the Reformation 21 blog Phil Ryken provides a concise and helpful statement regarding the issue of cultural redemption. Recently our friends at 9Marks Ministries wrote to ask: “Does Scripture call the local church (by which we mean the local church as the local church, not as individual Christians) to the work of cultural [...]

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Updates

October 9, 2007

I finally ran a 5k (3.1 miles) in under 30 minutes. That was one of my many short-term goals in running. Now I am upping my miles so that the 5 mile run is not the long run of the week, but the “easy” run. I’m down a solid 25 lbs now and feeling great. [...]

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Friday Photo: Beirut in Chicago

October 5, 2007

Yesterday I met Steve in the Loop. We ate lunch, talked about ministry, took some photos and then headed out for the much anticipated Beirut concert. Steve introduced me to Beirut when their first album came out. They quickly became my favorite band. I’m not a music critic, nor am I a music guru like [...]

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Unplugging

October 3, 2007

I am unplugging. I’m not talking about “living off the grid,” throwing out the computer, shutting down my blog, or canceling our internet service. I simply mean that I am unplugging from the web 2.0, instant communication, virtual world more frequently. I think technology is a good thing, and the internet is a tremendous resource, [...]

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