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This too shall be made right…

when the old order passes away and all things are made new.

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When I first came across the album Mockingbird, Derek Webb instantly became one of my favorite musicians. At the beginning of May he will be releasing a new album, The Ringing Bell. You can pre-order it now and receive an instand download of the cd, which I would highly reccommend. I wanted [...]

 

 This Too Shall Be Made Right: Play Now | Play in Popup

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Yesterday marked the 200th anniversary of the end of the mid-Atlantic slave trade on the UK end of things. This was largely on account of the efforts of William Wimberforce. If you haven’t already, you really should see Amazing Grace, a movie about William Wilberforce and his efforts.
Sadly, despite the legal abolition of [...]

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I had the chance recently to contribute an article to Fuller’s Center for Youth and Family Ministry e-journal. The title of it is, The Other Side of “At-Risk”: Freeing Youth from Suburban Oppression. It was really fun to write and helped me make some important connections between the the years I have spent [...]

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Ok, I have had a chance to cool down and here’s the deal.  I kinda feel bad for lashing out like I did, but not totally.  A blogging buddy of mine, Todd Hiestand, recently posted a sermon he delivered.  In that sermon he talked about how he has felt convicted over talking badly about other [...]

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Today I attended a lecture about the protection of human rights in the middle-east amongst all the atrocities that are happening.  I actually got to hold a piece of jagged metal that missles are packed with and which rip apart buildings and people as they explode.  Somehow touching it just made it all so much [...]

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When I got to Oslo Maria bought me a really great mountain bike to get around the city. It was such a cool, thoughtful, and useful gift. I used it just about everyday, including this morning. I rode it to a local park with a fountain, benches, and a large grass area [...]

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