December 2007

Friday Photo: Iwan Ries

December 7, 2007

I was recently downtown and finally took a few photos outside Iwan Ries – the oldest and most famous tobacconist in Chicago. If you are a cigar or pipe smoker, and are in town, it’s a necessary stop. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly and they have a great selection of everything. I have found [...]

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My Suburbia: Evangelism

December 6, 2007
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I’ve written on the subject of evangelism from a theological/biblical perspective, and have been collecting my thoughts on it from a cultural perspective for some time now. Today I thought I’d share a bit. Some of these observations may also be true of your context, while others may only apply to my particular community. Either [...]

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Leadership Development

December 3, 2007

One of the exciting things at Redeemer right now is leadership development. Over the past few months we have worked hard at building processes through which we could take potential elders and deacons. In the case of our elder ministry we wound up with a six month “discovery and development” process that is designed to [...]

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New Laptop (sort of)

December 3, 2007

Over the past few months I have been finding ways of getting more organized and becoming more efficient in my work. Turns out that Moleskine/GTD hack is working very well for me, and my unplugging has also proved as beneficial as I had hoped. A new purchase has allowed me to take another step in [...]

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