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34 (Part 1)

Thirty-four hours, in a packed car, with a large dog in the passenger seat. That was the setting for the thoughts in this post. With my belly full of waffles, I said goodbye to Portland and turned on an old favorite, Coldplay. I don’t know why, it just seemed right. I listened to a fewContinue reading “34 (Part 1)”

The Rare Book Room

Did you know John Chrysostom was an early Church Father of Constantinople? Did you know he was called Chrysostom because he was such a good speaker? Just try saying Chrysostom. “Chrys-os-tom.” Don’t you feel like a great speaker? Chrysostom essentially means golden-mouthed. It is a combination of two Greek words. I learned this awhile back when I visited Powell’s Rare BookContinue reading “The Rare Book Room”

Summer Update

Well friends…it’s been a long time since the last post. Here’s why: Two weeks ago I was finishing finals at the seminary. One week ago I was loading up the car with all of our belongings. Then I drove 34 hours in three days. Over the past few days, my wife and I have beenContinue reading “Summer Update”

Q (3)

This is my last discussion on Q, I think. There are two reasons I’ve given so much time to it: 1) it is a high-caliber conference that many people admire; 2) when you hear 40 presentations in two and a half days, there’s a lot to talk about. What were some of the 40 presentations? Well, broadly speaking, theyContinue reading “Q (3)”

Q (2)

As I mentioned in the last post, Q was about asking questions. In this post, I don’t want to answer the softball questions like, “Did you have a good time?” “Did you like it?” “Was it cool?” I want to explore bigger questions like, “What was the underlying message of the conference?” “What did IContinue reading “Q (2)”

Q

Q is a letter. Q is also the name of a conference. The leader of the Q conference said that Q stands for questions, because the focus of the conference is asking questions, not giving answers. It’s not called A. It’s called Q. So I went to the Q conference, and I asked people questions. I don’t likeContinue reading “Q”

Werd Plae

wer-dz r fuh-knee. Wii yous th-m ev-re-dae butt rair-ley due wii cun-sid-r wat wii r due-ng. Hear, eye hav maid cent-in-ses whith tha saym s-ow-nds butt dif-r-int spel-ngs. Thadz ahl wii due wen wii reed, iznt iht? N-tr-prt sownds? Hoo cairs abowt tha spel-ng? Englsh teechrs? Reeding stuph lighk thiz iz’nt az difi-colt az eye im-ahjind. Ihtz a phun x-ersize doughn’tContinue reading “Werd Plae”