We have called off our search for a Boston Terrier and are now trying to locate a troop of red ruffed lemurs. From the National Zoo Website This report also suggests more evidence that there appears to be no hope for the giant pandas as a species.
Archive for August, 2011
No Comments Scott Pagel on Aug 25th 2011
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Death Valley
This morning on Google+ I linked to a different post on this blog. In a comment, a coworker mentioned this post about the journey people must take when transitioning to simple church. The journey from legacy church to simple/organic/house church There is a “Death Valley” that people often must pass through on the journey. In [...]
2 Comments Scott Pagel on Aug 16th 2011
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The Language of Christianity
After a week of camp with mostly non-Christian students… I’m more aware than usual of the fact that modern evangelical speech is for “insiders”. My neighbor Andy always asks great questions… he’s a true learner. After his first week of camp a few years ago, he says to me: What does it mean to [...]
2 Comments Scott Pagel on Aug 8th 2011
FYI Free until August 8. You can increase the power of your brain through your own effort by tapping into the brain’s ability to change in response to experience—known as brain plasticity. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can still take an active part in influencing brain plasticity. But in order to [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Aug 3rd 2011
More good reflections on John Stott’s influence on Christianity and Evangelical Christianity. Nicholas D. Kristoff’s Evangelicals Without Blowhards I want to identify myself as an Evangelical, but people like Falwell and Robertson make it hard – almost impossible – for me to do so. I believe that there are more people who identify with Stott’s [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Aug 2nd 2011
