My five-month-old nephew Jackson is here visiting us (with his mother, of course). As you might expect, he is amazingly cute. I am not often around children his age. I wish I were more. A natural sense of compassion grips your heart when you’re around children of Jackson’s age. Usually this compassion takes the form of goofy faces, unintelligible and … More Good to be an Uncle: Lessons from My Nephew
There’s a very inspiring post by Scott Zeller at FoolishBlog called “That One Who Should Live in My Time.” It’s very much worth taking the time to read.
You’ve gotta see Google Earth. It is genuinely amazing. And it’s free. Download it here. You can manually zoom in (from space) all the way to a real aerial view of TMC. Also, navigate your way over to the aerial view of Oak Manor / Cornerstone. Both buildings together make a pretty cool shape. A … More Google Earth
Check out “A Word in Defense of British Cuisine” for a perspective that applies to a lot of life. It’s good to read people who think like this.
DISCLAIMER: This post may sound anti-internet or anti-blog or anti-blog-reading. It’s not. It’s pro-something. The blog scene is somethin’ fierce these days. I’m nothing short of amazed (and overwhelmed) by the sheer number of voices out there trumpeting everything under the sun. Good writers, in-depth research, valuable discussions, and perspectives as broad as the world … More A Walk in the Woods
Found a thought-provoking dialogue on “Are Short-Term Missions Good Stewardship?” Let me know what you think.
If you want a good blog to keep up with, try http://www.theologica.blogspot.com. It belongs to Justin Taylor, who is the 28-year-old Director of Theology for DesiringGod ministries (Pastor John Piper). He calls his blog “Between Two Worlds: A Mix of Theology, Philosophy, Politics, and Culture.” It’s worthwhile for a number of reasons: Taylor updates it … More A Good Blog: “Between Two Worlds”
Time to post again. I thought that my online writing would become relegated to a website, but it’s hard to get away from the type-and-click efficiency of the blog. It’s both convenient and dangerous. Two related blessings have gotten me thinking about convenience and its effect on the Christian life. Those two blessings are (1) recorded Christian … More The Danger of Convenience
I’m in Israel right now. Jerusalem, to be exact. I’ll be here for 5 more weeks, Lord-willing. We’ve been seeing and learning incredible things for the past week on various tours with Todd Bolen, and today was our first free day. We visited Yad VaShem, a Holocaust Museum. It is the most incredible museum I … More From Israel: The Yad VaShem Holocaust Museum
One of the highest-selling movies this past weekend was “Sin City.” This is just another indication that Americans, like all other human beings, are utterly depraved. Past generations were restrained enough to cloak wretched hearts with polite public morality. But that takes work — moralism always takes work. And our generation is not very interested in … More “Sin City”
I stopped by some xanga sites tonight. It’s always interesting to see what everyone says. Part of the reason why I stopped using xanga was that I couldn’t quite figure out if people were talking to me or to themselves, and whether or not I was talking to other people or to myself. It seemed proud … More Face to Face: Getting Beyond Blogging
Other things are filling up the days now, so I’m choosing to abandon xanga. Thanks for being gracious enough to read my posts. My online writing energies will now be directed towards the new website that my wife Cindi has designed for us – http://www.gunnerandcindi.com. Maybe a blog or two will come out of it. … More
The Servant Leadership Staff returned today, and we had our SLS Retreat kickoff tonight at the pool. Dr. Tatlock’s message was right-on and inspiring. I have grown very frustrated with talking about radical Christianity and true discipleship, though. Not because it’s a poor topic to talk about, but rather because it remains necessary to talk … More SLS Retreat, Radical Christianity, and Being Busy
The school year has begun. RD Retreat started at the beginning of August, and RA Retreat was last week. SLS Retreat is this week (beginning Monday night), and all the new students will arrive this coming Saturday. There are many, many details to take care of, and it becomes quite difficult to remember all that … More A New School Year
Cindi and I, Joe and Heidi Keller and their son Sam, and Lisa LaGeorge walked around Newhall a bit tonight and then went to a very cheap dinner at Mi Casa. Then Lisa LaGeorge gave us a tour of her half of a duplex and we fellowshipped in her living room for an hour or … More Read Like a Gospel
Cindi and I got back today from a 10-day trip to Northern California. I spoke at a 6th-8th grade camp on the Beatitudes, we saw some great college friends, we stayed with Kent and Julie Dresdow and visited their new church and heard Kent preach, hung out in San Francisco for a night and a … More Back from Northern California: Reflections
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