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Together for the Gospel Canada

Just found out that a group of Canadians will be gathering at Together for the Gospel in a few weeks. I’m very excited about this and can’t wait to meet other brothers and sisters who have a passion to see strong Gospel-centered churches established and planted in Canada.
(HT: Paul Martin)

Posted 03 April 2008 † Jason § ‡ Comments (1)

Adoption Summit IV. T4G. BofB.

I just signed up for the Adoption Summit IV. Looking forward to meeting many new adoption/orphan care friends in person.
Also looking forward to Together for the Gospel in a couple of weeks and the Band of Bloggers event.
Let me know if you will be at any of these. I’d love to connect!

Posted 31 March 2008 † Jason § Adoption § Life § Ministry ‡ Comments (1)

Exist. Delight. Spread. Glory. Nations.

One of the first things I want to know about a church is why they believe they exist. What is their mission? Here are a few variations of one of my favorite mission statements:
We exist to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all people [...]

Posted 28 March 2008 † Jason § ‡ Comments (0)

Worship.Beautiful.Powerful.

One of my new favorite bloggers who is a worship leader at Buckhead posted this the other day - I thought it was beautiful:
I’m in verse 2 and I look to my left and am hit like a blind side pick and roll.
Swaying on the front row was a guy I later learned was named [...]

Posted 27 March 2008 † Jason § ‡ Comments (1)

Lincoln on Thanksgiving and Orphans

We had a great day yesterday with friends celebrating Thanksgiving. There is much to be thankful for!
Before we feasted our host read Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving. This part especially struck me near the end:
And I recommend to them that…they do also, with humble penitence for our national
perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender [...]

Posted 23 November 2007 † Jason § Politics § Thoughts ‡ Comments (0)

Interview with Tim Keller

Found this interview with Tim Keller on Christianity Today’s blog. There are some gems of wisdom in it:

One Minute One-on-One An Interview with Timothy Keller
Preaching Today: Could you tell us a bit about your planning process for preaching?
Tim Keller:Every June I flesh out all of my sermon topics, [...]

Posted 25 October 2007 † Jason § ‡ Comments (3)

Wants vs. Needs

Seth Godin writes:
“Marketing is now officially about wants, not needs. That’s what your entire day should be about. Your church, your company, your restaurant, your blog, it doesn’t matter. Give me what I want or I’m out of here.” p. 41 Small is the New Big
Makes me ask a whole host of questions:

Is this really [...]

Posted 30 June 2007 † Jason § Business ‡ Comments (1)