Author Archives: Jason

Soong-Chan Rah on Identification and Lament

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Jason

In his seminal work Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, Soong-Chan Rah writes about Jeremiah’s identification with the people of Jerusalem in the book of Lamentations. While Lamentations 1&2 describe the destruction of Jerusalem from a fairly dispassionate … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Season

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jason

It’s been a quite season here on the blog lately. Several reasons for that. First, I’ve been crazy busy: I’ve spent much of the past few weeks on the road. Three weeks ago, I was visiting some missionaries in Scotland. … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Classroom

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jason

I had a great time this week at Nature’s Classroom with the kids. We spent the week at a campground atop Lookout Mountain in Mentone. All three of us learned quite a bit and I’m super proud of the kids … Continue reading →

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 32

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Jason

Time for the latest installment of things I want to remember from these days with our young family. The other day Jackson was talking to Sunny…I forget what he’d done, but she was taking a look at a place where … Continue reading →

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A Ring, A Bumper Sticker and Gary

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Jason

Originally posted on already & not yet:
This is a picture of my high school ring. I haven’t worn it in years. In fact, I’ve hardly worn it at all. Apparently the whole point of having a high school ring…

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A Glimmer of Good News

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Jason

2016 has been rough. So much bad news, so much confusion, so many instances where we’ve seen humanity at it’s worst. So many people I know are dealing with pain and loss. On top of that, this election is about … Continue reading →

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2016 MLB: Season In Review

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Jason

Back in April, I made a post with my 2016 MLB predictions. Now that we’re winding down the final week of the regular season, it’s time to take a look back. This has been the most ho-hum September in recent … Continue reading →

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Public Faith in Action

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Jason

I just finished an insightful book entitled Public Faith in Action: How to Think Carefully, Engage Wisely, and Vote with Integrity by Miroslav Volf and Ryan McAnnally-Linz. This volume is a companion piece to Volf’s 2011 work A Public Faith: How Followers … Continue reading →

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A Discipling / Missional People

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Jason

Before His ascension, Jesus left His followers with a mission to make disciples. We’ve spent much of this year discussing what it means to be missional. When we talk about being missional, we’re not referring to one particular activity or … Continue reading →

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A Grateful People

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Jason

This post is part of a series on Mayfair’s Core Values preached in the summer of 2016. In March 2004, the Cape Times reported a news story about a South African man who walked in to find nine men robbing … Continue reading →

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