Our community is rapidly experiencing the last 3 weeks of our Apprenticeship year, and a whole host of emotions, swirling thoughts, and frantic ‘final things’ define much of our days right now. As a part of the Entrusting posture, we …
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Barbara Hillaker already posted this on her Facebook page, but it was simply too brilliant to not share with the wider world. Humbly, I present ‘The Art Of Tony Cermak’ to you all, representing a ‘minor incident’ that took place …
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It’s hard to believe there are just five weeks left before the end of this year’s apprenticeship. As we look forward, and begin to answer questions of what’s next, focus on finishing well here, transition out of the ministries we’ve …
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Two weeks ago I had the privileged of baptizing four young men. They wanted to publicly display their commitment to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. This was a pretty special moment for me as I have walked with …
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God is Love. My next-door neighbor and good friend Adrienne Mickler has been on a crazy journey with God this year, culminating in the raw and powerful thoughts below following a profound experience with God through her boyfriend Ryan this …
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(originally posted here) We just got back from holiday in Cape Town. This marks the 4th major South African city I’ve spent significant time in, though I’ve also been in some pretty small towns and what not as well. All …
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August 2009 marked the beginning of a significant challenge for our community at Pangani. Corporately, we decided to practice the discipline of simplicity, as described in Richard Foster’s classic work, Celebration of Discipline. NCSA first had practiced this discipline in …
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Several weeks ago I did a personal spiritual retreat. The goal of which was just to cuddle up with God and not worry about all the cool ways he’s been transforming me, but to just enjoy each other. I spent …
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This post has been re-posted from my blog ’cause I thought you might find it interesting. Since I posted this blog I have noticed a sharp increase in politeness in texts which has left me with a warm sensation in …
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1.November.2009
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