I would have guessed that alcohol would have come out on top, but this does make sense. Cheese carries a lot of value in a compact package. It’s small, easy to slip into a pocket, and it’s not traceable. Just peel off the cheesemonger’s sticker and you’re in business. The Most Shoplifted Food In The [...]
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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
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R.I.P. John Stott: Missional Before Missional Was Cool
A great man passed on July 27, 2011. My first exposure was his Acts commentary, The Message of Acts: The Spirit, the Church, and the World. From Christianity Today’s obituary: From his conversion at Rugby secondary school in 1938 to his death in 2011 at 90 years old, Stott exemplified how extraordinary plain, ordinary Christianity [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on Jul 28th 2011
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Introvert Camp
In a week, our family will be in the midst of helping and attending our mission’s annual Sports and English Camp. It is… by far… my most dreaded week of the year. Just as church camp was when I was young. And almost any church activity actually… especially youth group. I like that we have [...]
1 Comment Scott Pagel on Jul 18th 2011
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Stuff I Like – Luckyjet’s Weblog
Luckyjet’s Weblog Like many of the blogs I follow regularly… I have no idea when or how I first came across this one. When learning about something, it makes the most sense and saves a lot of time and effort to get your info from primary sources. In reading the Bible, I prefer the gospels [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on May 12th 2010
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Stuff I Like
One of my favorite things is the process of gathering as much information as possible on a topic/theme and then winnowing down that information into its essence. One situation where this process is evident is in preaching a sermon… or more accurately in the preparation for preaching a sermon. My first preaching professor, JK Jones, [...]
No Comments Scott Pagel on May 10th 2010
