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For the Church 2014

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An All-New Midwestern

As I walked through the halls of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on Tuesday, I expected to overhear the common church-conference conversations.

“What did you think of Darrin Patrick’s statement on Mark Driscoll?” Of course people are talking about that.

“I don’t know if I agree with Himaya’s stance on discipleship.” Eloquently disagreeing with a speaker is practically a competitive sport at these things.

“So how many people have you baptized this year?” Asked purely to share in another’s joy, I’m sure.

What I didn’t think to expect were all the comments about Midwestern itself. The school’s push to reinvent itself seems to be working.

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I’m 30, and My Room is Still a Mess

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My son’s room is like a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Toppled block buildings and crayon-wrapper debris lay atop overturned die-cast cars and plastic little-people corpses. Blankets have tumbled to the floor like a California mud-slide. I don’t want to think about the refugees hastily rushed under the bed.

I’ve seen this before, in my own room, years ago. I can still hear my mom hollering at me to clean up my act. I can remember those times when she would look at me, exasperated, and say: “Someday, you’ll be grown up. You’re going to have a kid, and you’ll understand.”

Mom didn’t live long enough to see my kids, or to hear me apologize to her for all the grief I put her through. But she was right. I’m all grown up, and I’m beginning to understand.

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How’s Jeff City Going?

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A Common Question

Every Sunday, as I walk through the crowd at our church’s gathering, I’m often greeted with the same question: “How’s Jeff City going?” Late last year my family moved to the capital of Missouri and away from an awesome community of neighbors, friends, coworkers, and church-family. It was a huge transition for us–an unexpected move to an unexpected place. While we still make the drive to Columbia to worship with Karis Church once a week, increasing relational distance has been unavoidable.

Honestly, I feel a bit of angst when the question is asked. Though it’s been hard to watch fruitful relationships in Columbia whither, the choice to move was good for our family. I often answer the question with a knot in my stomach. I look into the eyes of someone I miss dearly and tell them how great it is to be away, and how we can’t wait until we begin worshiping on Sundays with our brothers and sisters in Jeff. Here are some of the reasons things are going so well.Continue Reading

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