Author Archives: Jason

No Room: The Inn

She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. – Luke 2:7 It is a scene that has been well rehearsed in our consciousness: Mary and Joseph, weary … Continue reading

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Kurt Being Kurt

Two athletes made headlines this week for the multi-million dollar contracts they signed. Both of them are nearing the end of their careers. Both are among the best at what they do. And both of them will be greatly compensated … Continue reading

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Real Love Hurts

Give until it hurts, because real love hurts.Mother Teresa

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Lost Season Five: LaFleur

Last night’s episode, “LaFleur”, was the halfway-point in what has been a trippy, time-traveling season of veritable geekiness. And if I’m being honest, after a half-season of quantum physics and “where are they now?” dystopia, I was ready for a … Continue reading

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Moving

Sometime in the next few days, I’m going to follow my wife’s lead and I’ll be moving to a new blogspot address. When we both started our blogs, we selected blogspot addresses that contained our full names; probably not the … Continue reading

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Archive: Bring Them to Jesus

Tomorrow morning, I’ll be preaching at our annual Children’s Day service. I was going back through my blog archives and I came across this post I made two years ago. I wanted to post it here again, basically to serve … Continue reading

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LOST Season Five: The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham

Another good episode, probably not as good as I was hoping for. I liked it, but there were certain parts — the Walt scene in particular — that I just couldn’t buy. I’m happy if we just call it quits … Continue reading

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Stream U2’s new album "No Line on the Horizon"

This is shaping up to be an absolutely great year in music, at least in my opinion. Many of my favorite performers have new releases slated for 2009. Springsteen’s Working on a Dream was released last month and after a … Continue reading

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Boston?

Sunny and I celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary this August. We’ve been tinkering with the idea of a trip to Boston to celebrate. Obviously, I’d want to go to Fenway and catch a Red Sox game. But I’m wondering … Continue reading

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The Gift of Language (or Close Enough is Good Enough)

(This post is a continuation of the thoughts I posted here.) We have to acknowledge that our language is incapable of encompassing the totality of God. Asking our finite minds to apprehend the infinite God is like asking a ladybug … Continue reading

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