Category Archives: The Places I Go
Preserving Creation
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I am finally catching my breath after an incredible couple of days at Catalyst West. And before next week launches another incredible adventure {more on that later this week}, I thought would share with you a guest post I wrote for the Catalyst blog for Earth Day {that’s today you know?}. Too often saving the […]
Giving Gifts That Give Back
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Three months ago, I joined Project 7 as the Director of Community. It’s been a wild ride (In October, Project 7 Save the Earth Fresh Mint Gum and Feed the Hungry Peppermint Mints hit the shelves at 1,500+ Walmart stores.) and we’re just getting started! It’s incredible knowing that for every product we sell tangible good […]
Jeff Vanderstelt: Together for Adoption
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Jeff Vanderstelt is a pastor at Soma Communities, an A29 church in Tacoma, WA. He is leader of leaders and a coach and trainer for church planters. His background includes music, business management, working with youth, training youth workers in North America and Europe and starting new churches. Jeff moved to Tacoma from Chicago with […]
Dan Cruver: Together for Adoption
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Dan oversees Together for Adoption and provides thought-leadership on the theology of adoption as a team member of ABBA Fund. Before co-founding and directing Together for Adoption, Dan was a college professor of Bible and Theology. He has also served as a pastor of family ministries. As one who has been adopted by God and has […]
Darrin Patrick: Together for Adoption
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Let the Together for Adoption Conference session notes begin. First up was Darrin Patrick. Darrin Patrick serves as lead pastor of The Journey in Saint Louis, Missouri, which he founded in 2002. Darrin also serves on the board of directors of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network as Vice President and is a regular contributor at the Resurgence. His […]
Full Circle
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It was just over a year ago that I found myself in Guatemala on a blogging trip with Compassion International. I was petrified. I was in over my head. And I was in over my heart. Before I left I only expressed how deep my fear ran to a handful of friends, but Justin and […]
My Oh-So-Ambitious California Bucket List
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So I live in California. {I know. I know. You know. And you are frustrated with how long it is taking for me to come to the realization.} You probably know this too but I’m going to say it anyway. There are a lot of cool things to do in California. And about every day […]
Save Big with T4A Super Early Bird Discount
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Want to learn more about missional living and our call as Christians to care for orphans in their distress? Join me and a host of others from October 21-22 in Phoenix for Together for Adoption (T4A) Conference 2011. Over 1,200 people will gather together at Redemption Church (Gilbert Campus) to explore the theme Missional Living, the Gospel and Orphan Care. One […]
Homeward Bound
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Tomorrow I am packing up my car and my dog and heading to Texas for three weeks. Three weeks. I haven’t spent that much time in Texas in the last ten years. And of course, I pick three of the hottest weeks of the year. {I need to have my head checked.} “Why would you […]