Author Archives: Jason

A Glimmer of Good News

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

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

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

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

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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An Accepting People

This post is part of a series on Mayfair’s Core Values preached in the summer of 2016. We aspire to be an accepting people. All people are created in the image of God and therefore the church must be a … Continue reading →

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A Worshipping People

This post is part of a series on Mayfair’s Core Values preached in the summer of 2016. We aspire to be a worshipping people. Because God is worthy of our worship, we seek a life that gives Him glory in … Continue reading →

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A Christ-Centered People

This post is part of a series on Mayfair’s Core Values preached in the summer of 2016. We aspire to be a Christ-centered people. Everything about who we are and what we do is interpreted and understood in light of … Continue reading →

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Parenting: The Swimming Pool Metaphor

In her insightful new book Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood (2016), Dr. Lisa Damour compares parenting to a swimming pool. Consider the metaphor in which your teenage daughter is a swimmer, you are the pool in … Continue reading →

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My Anniversary Gift 

On our anniversary last week, Sunny was disappointed because her gift for me hadn’t arrived yet. She had ordered something handmade and it was late ending shipped. Well, my gift arrived this morning: a wood burned map of the MLB … Continue reading →

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