Taiwan airport, 8/17/07 8:37 pm (5:37 am 8/17 PDT) We arrived this morning, looking for the free half day tour and trying to discover where to go. We cleared immigration (as we later found out we shouldn’t have), and got the lay of the land. …
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…which I don’t, because I don’t like the taste…but if I drank coffee, and if we weren’t scattered over thousands of miles, we could sit down together in a corner of Chapters, connecting in the warm hubbub of a coffee shop, and we could talk. …
Read MoreCracked Pots
Back from camping, which was very relaxing and good…looking ahead to India in 9 days…much to do, but in a good place. Yesterday in worship, many people spoke helpfully out of the silence. I spoke from 2 Corinthians 4:7-12. God places the treasure of himself …
Read MoreConflict 201
After American Idol, but before camping, we looked at “Part 2” of conflict in worship. Here’s what I shared.
Read MoreAmerican Idol Live
Rachelle Staley totally rocks. Rachelle Staley is my hero. Rachelle Staley has changed lives for almost a thousand internationally adopted children, impacted dozens of youth at NFC (including my daughters now), and has great stories. And I finally got to live in one of them. …
Read MoreConflict 101
Yearly Meeting has begun…which means yesterday in our worship services, many Friends from far and wide joined us. It was good! Here’s what I shared.
Read MoreSo close, yet…
It was June 27, 2005. I began a quest: get a picture of a license plate from every state. Fast forward to July 7, 2006, just over a year later. I had every state except Delaware. I thought my quest was coming to a close. …
Read MoreBaseball, Day 4
After almost 1500 miles, 40 innings, and 31 runs, our baseball adventure is over. Today, we left Toledo, Ohio about 8:30 am, and drove a few hours to see the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park. It was a hot afternoon …
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