Author Archives: Jason

On Preaching: Community

Preaching is the communal act of proclamation in the worship-life of a body of disciples. Preaching begins with community. Preaching cannot occur apart from the context of the body of Christ. The very act of proclamation is communal by nature; … Continue reading →

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Rob Bell on Ministry

If I can find the time tomorrow, I want to begin a series on preaching that I’ve been mulling over for about a year now. I know a lot of blogs focus on the particular vocation of the blogger; I’ve … Continue reading →

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Free Music: Great Lake Swimmers

It’s late on a Saturday night, but just in case you’re interested, I thought I’d let you know about Amazon’s Free Song of the Day over at their MP3 store. Today’s special is “Pulling On A Line” by Canadian folk … Continue reading →

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2009 MLB Awards

With the 2009 postseason winding down, it’s just about time to hand out the hardware on the regular season. Here are my thoughts; the actual winners will be announced sometime in mid-November. AL MVP: Joe Mauer Was there any doubt? … Continue reading →

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Before He Speaks

Yikes. Looks like I need to come up with a new sermon illustration for Sunday. And I soooooo wanted to tell everybody about Sunny’s latest run-in with the law. There goes that one. And for the record, she doesn’t snore.

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The Best Hitter of his Generation

As if the Cardinals’ October no-show wasn’t bad enough, the title of this article at NESN is enough to stop me in my tracks. Please, Albert. Don’t do this to me. Cards ownership over the years has been notorious loathe … Continue reading →

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Free Music: eMusic

I am constantly touting the merits of subscription music site eMusic. Looks like I’m not the only one. Music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes music store’s cheaper, cooler cousin.– Rolling Stone Now you can check it out for … Continue reading →

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Until Dreams Come True

Today is the 22nd anniversary of my father’s death. I’ve written several tributes to him at my former blog and, honestly, I am finding it difficult to summon up the energy and inclination to write another one. But last night … Continue reading →

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Best Buddy

Tonight I took Joshua to Wal-Mart to pick out a toy. He’s been working really hard on his manners, his “sir” and “ma’am”, his behavior at school…several things. Since he’s been doing such a good job with everything, we decided … Continue reading →

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LOST Rewatch: Season Three Finale

As many of you know, I’m a big LOST fan. On another blog, I posted all of my thoughts re: each episode of the last few seasons of LOST. As soon as last season ended, I started slowly going back … Continue reading →

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