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Me and my small group had the opportunity to host a Halloween party last night for a bunch of international students from the University of Memphis, among others.  It was an awesome time.  Many of the students brought their own native food.  My personal favorite was the Indian curry, man was it good.  A good [...]

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I was able to get away this past week to connect with some friends and family, first in the Outer banks of NC and then in Chicago.

Babs (Adam) and Carrie were celebrating their 4 year anniversary and invited some friends along.  So, I joined them and my friends Sean and Julie - and their 6-month [...]

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I don’t really like it when a full week goes by and I don’t have a chance to blog - it’s like I get creatively constipated and then I don’t know where to begin.
Aside from just getting back into the swing of things and playing catch up since returning from Afghanistan, I have been busy [...]

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Well, thanks to this lovely crew (not pictured, but equally awesome are: Jon O., Greg J., and Russell M.  I managed to get all my stuff in my new home yesterday afternoon.

And the unpacking, sorting, and arranging has commenced.
I am in need of a fridge, some furniture, and some other odds and ends (Bueller, Bueller…), [...]

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I promised Amy from David Ford’s label a while back that I would blog about his most recent video.

What can I say, it’s a great song and a great video.  The video didn’t quite strike me the way “Go to Hell” did, but it’s still go that simple-cool thing going for it.  I enjoyed the [...]

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These are my Jones’: Clay, Emily, and Evelyn.

more awesome pictures of the Jones’ here courtesy of E. Wiggs - photographer extraordinaire
I say “my” Jones’ because I love em.  In my short 4 months of life in Memphis, I have developed a deep fondness for these folks.  In order to test my faith, however, God [...]

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I spent the 4th of July with friends and family back in Ohio and on Pelee Island on the Canadian side of Lake Erie.
I left Memphis Wednesday night, was supposed to switch planes in Detroit and then get into Akron/Canton.  Unlike my brother, for whom traveling is almost always filled with surprises of the negative [...]

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A few weeks ago I came across a quote by John Howard Yoder…
The people who bear crosses are working with the grain of the universe.
Instantly I had all sorts of thought flow through my mind. But, instead of posting myself, I though about asking a couple friends, a guy and a gal to jot [...]

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I was in California this past weekend.  I was most excited to see my family and friends as well as to remind myself of just how awesome LA is.  However, I was also set to appear in court to handle an outstanding matter.

I first left Pasadena in the summer of 2006.  I left [...]

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My position at Living Hope has been enigmatic to say the least. I am a Young Adult Pastor, but my task is not to create or run young adult programs per se. Instead, I have spent my time relationally connecting with young adults and seeking ways to help them connect to the broader [...]

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