In which we cross the Panara, visit Colon, attend a conference, take a ferry and don't ride the elephants. Monday, March 1 Today we drove east 10 hours, away from the mountains, to Colon on the Uruguay River. The land is mostly flat and almost entirely agricultural—mostly cattle and some crops, like soy bean. Near… Continue reading adventures in Argentina, week two
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adventure in Argentina, week one
In which we convert pesos, take siestas, eat asado and listen to a brief lecture on agricultural economics . Tuesday, February 23. We spent four hours in Chile today, and didn’t get a stamp on our passport. We were in the international terminal in Santiago and never went through customs. I exchanged a 20 dollar… Continue reading adventure in Argentina, week one
Yes, I read The Shack
Yes, I read The Shack, and, no, I didn’t like it. It’s been a while, and I forget the details, but it was not exactly a literary tour de force. All the characters were flat, even God. The main character has a singular problem, not a complex one. And God has a singular solution, and… Continue reading Yes, I read The Shack
this I believe. maybe.
Being cool to the pizza dude can be and should be a discipline of life.
Humility and how I achieved it….
In a recent post, pastor and author Kevin DeYoung referred to the “fetid pool” of self promotion in social media. He writes: With all the tools of social networking and all the trappings of evangelical celebrity culture (whether in a hall with thousands of people or in your own circle of friends), we must all be vigilant against shameless self-promotion. Especially those of us who have a blog.