The Social Animal
Aloha from Hana! This is one of my favorite places on the planet, and it feels great to be here with D’Aun and two friends. I only wish we were home to see our baby…
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Modern Abolitionists: What Can We Learn From Lincoln?
What can we learn from President Lincoln about combating modern slavery? I just finished The Fiery Trial by Eric Foner. The book explores how President Lincoln’s ideas about slavery evolved. It’s a good book if…
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George Washington Slept Here
Happy President’s Day! Thought I’d share a personal reflection and a book review. General George Washington and the Continental Army spent two brutal winters camped near my forefathers home in Morristown, New Jersey. Robert Goble,…
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Two Great Books
There’s a lot of talk about China overtaking America as the largest economy in the world. Predictions differ on when this will happen, but everybody seems convinced it will. While I was in Thailand it…
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To Change the World, Part II
My last post was about the book To Change The World, by James Davison Hunter. Here are a few more thoughts …. How many times have you met a young person who says they want…
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To Change The World
James Davison Hunter has written the incredible book To Change The World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World. If you read my blog, you probably need to read this…
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Family, Blogging, and Links
I have several links for you to click today…trust me, you’ll have fun with this… A lot of people who read this blog were supporters of my son when he went to Thailand last year….
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American Grace and Emerging Ministries
It was probably ten years ago when I first conceived of the Emerging Ministries idea. As with most ideas, a lot of different streams of thought became a strong force that kept pushing me. One…