Monthly Archive: July 2005

finished my last talk at retreat

finished my last talk at retreat

Whew, what a weekend. I’ve left the retreat site and finished 5 talks to a wide range of about 110 junior highers to high schoolers from Austin Chinese Church’s Lighthouse ministry. I’m grateful for the warm invitation; my talks were...

Emerging Culture Curriculum Wins Award

Emerging Culture Curriculum Wins Award

The Emerging Culture Curriculum, an interactive resource kit edited by InterVarsity?s Blue Ridge Regional Director Jimmy Long, received one of the 20 Gold Medallions awarded for 2005 by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. It was the winner in the Christian...

another Austin excursion

another Austin excursion

I’ll be departing the metro DC area in a few hours, en route to Austin, Texas, this time for a speaking gig. I don’t do a lot of public speaking, feel kinda rusty now that I’m not in the pastoral...

another pastoral transition

another pastoral transition

I just found out today that a pastor friend of mine is in transition. This was for what could be best and rightly described as irreconcilable differences. That happened in the Bible too, you know, with Paul and Barnabas. I...

Asian American Youthworkers Forum

Asian American Youthworkers Forum

Asian American Youthworkers Forum. November 7-9, 2005. Dallas, Texas. Sponsored by L2 Foundation. One-of-a-kind gathering for Christian leaders serving Asian American middle school and high school students. Presenters from around the country (collectively over 100 years of experience) + find...

real estate tax is real confusing

real estate tax is real confusing

Trying to wade through all the tax verbiage (which is no better than legal verbiage) of IRS Publication 523. Lots of hoops and hurdles to reward and punish people’s transactions and behaviors. I just need a simple answer to a...

how do you afford it all?

how do you afford it all?

In the Big Apple for a couple of days on business, with my new role at ABS, which I hope to tell more about when I have more time. (Yeah right, where am I going to find more time?) Have...

The Emerging Church, Part Two

The Emerging Church, Part Two

Earlier today, there was Until 7:00pm (Eastern) tonight, you’ll get a message like this at the Religion & Ethics Newsweekly cover story: It appears that you have tried to access a page that is not currently available on the Religion...