First, a Philip Yancey story. Back in about 1998, I was working as the network administrator at Christ In Youth in Joplin, Missouri, USA. Back in the day, CIY held an event called National Youth Leader’s Convention (NYLC). My desk was located in the area of the office that also housed the department responsible for [...]
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“What Little I Know About Man…”
Regarding this report that scientists have created the first synthetic cell… Tony Woodlief at Sand in the Gears writes: there is something dangerous about science unmoored from an acknowledgment of creation’s mystery, and anchored instead to an abiding trust in man’s reason read the whole thing at Sand in the Gears » Re-creation a couple [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 10th 2010
We sometimes feel like immigrants when we journey back to our homeland. It is had to put into words. Sara at Musings of a Missionary put up a nice list (24 items) in a post called “You know you’re in reverse culture shock when” and I’ll put a few things from her list here, but [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jun 8th 2010
This is a picture of my friend Anita Schick. It was taken in 2007, but it represents what she looked like at the time of her passing on August 21, 2009. Her maiden name was Parker and so, by a twist of fate, we sat next to each other in nearly every class at the [...]
1 Comment Scott Pagel on May 7th 2010
Fortunately, through miracles of technology, we can participate in the cool experiences of our friends who are far away and get to do things we’ll likely never do. Thanks for attending and sharing, Josh! Last night, I had the opportunity to attend an informal men’s evening with Bishop Tom Wright hosted by St. Nic’s Church. [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on May 3rd 2010
In the last paragraph… I’d put the word “experts” in quotes. Sand in the Gears » There’s no program for fixing rotten
1 Comment Scott Pagel on May 1st 2010
Skye Jethani’s post, Tim Keller on Justification and Justice, caught my eye because I still haven’t heard anything by Tim Keller that didn’t take me to a deeper place in some area of my life. From Jethani’s report, I see that Keller’s talk at the Q Gathering in Chicago centered on one of Keller’s classic [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Apr 30th 2010
There are a few blogs I read that make me anxious. The busier I am the more anxious they make me. When I see new posts from some blogs hit my feed reader… my heart rate rises… perceptibly. I want to drop everything and read them… but the posts on these blogs can’t be read [...]
3 Comments Scott Pagel on Apr 22nd 2010
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Francis Chan Takes Step of Faith, Lets Go of Megachurch | Christianpost.com
Popular preacher and sought-after speaker Francis Chan announced on Sunday that he will be leaving his church in Simi Valley, Calif., to go on a new adventure God is calling him to. Chan made clear that his decision to depart wasn’t prompted by immorality, discipline or disputes within the church. Rather, he has long felt [...]
1 Comment Scott Pagel on Apr 22nd 2010
I first heard Jennifer Knapp at a church in Joplin, MO. It was the world’s loss when she quit making records in 2001 and playing concerts in 2002. She’s been in the news lately for her comeback. Great post by fellow musician Shaun Groves with some insight into “the industry”, Jennifer’s break, and Toyota cars [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Apr 21st 2010
