The Death of the Handshake and the Rise of the…Curtsy!

It should be noted that this post is written in the words of guest-blogger Sarah Walker Cleaveland, as she said “I have an idea for your blog” while she was half-asleep. It seemed like a good idea at the time – we’ll let you be the judge now.

I think you should use your influence to convince the internets that handshakes are part of the 1.0 world, very “modern” if you will.

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Convergence: Where Faith and Life Meet – A Review

Just recently I became aware of Convergence: Where Faith and Life Meet, a new study for small groups. I got a chance to watch some from the DVD Sampler tonight, and think it’s a pretty cool new resource. This is how they describe it on the website:

Convergence is a new DVD series designed specifically for small groups looking for more than just Bible study.  Convergence will examine the intersections between faith and real life with the goal of sparking deeper conversations and stronger community within small groups.

Each DVD features Donald Miller (Blue Like Jazz) facilitating a conversation with another well-known Christian author or speaker about the challenges that Christians face while trying to integrate faith with real life.

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Lenten Reflections #4-6: Fasting, Praying & Giving

3 days into my Fast, Pray, Give Lenten discipline, I got lazy.

To be clear, I didn’t really get lazy from following the Fast, Pray, Give Lenten Calendar: I was following most of the things they recommended throughout the days and was enjoying a sense of rhythm to each day as I got up in the morning and checked out what we were going to be doing during the day. It’s fun to know there are thousands of people all doing the same things each day – a cool sense of a Lenten community.

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#runrevrun Update as Week 3 Begins

Today began week 3 of the #runrevrun training for the American River Parkway Half-Marathon. Week 3 is a big week because that’s normally the limit for my workout/fitness stuff. I do something for a about 3 weeks and then…I just get lazy and stop. So, it’s important to push through this week and keep going.

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