Thursday, March 31, 2011

How In The Heck Did I End Up Here?

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I've been working on the history of my ministry life... if you want to read the whole thing (geez, I'm long-winded), here's wher...
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Friday, March 25, 2011

Vision! Manifesto! Kumquat!

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I wish I could say that this is silly - but read enough church vision statements & you'll start to think that these guys ( kim mok c...
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#82: Clash of the Gladiators

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Clash of the Gladiators designer: Reiner Knizia publisher: Rio Grande/Hans im Gluck date: 2002 BoardGameGeek rank/rating: 2430/5.88 posit...
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Westboro, Motown, Sesame Street, & Tiny Tim

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I will start by acknowledging that the title of this article is a bunch of obscure pop culture references scattered throughout the post. I w...
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011

2011 Oscar Birdbath (the Results)

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Here, as promised, are the results to my annual Oscar Birdbath ("Pool"). It's a four-way TIE for first place (with 18 correc...
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Tri-perspectivalism? Really?

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Admission of guilt: I'd never heard of "tri-perspectivalism" before today. I guess that means I'm either (a) an uneducated...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Big Boss: An Expansion for Zooloretto Boss

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The following is my machine-aided translation/paraphrase of a variant for the newest Zooloretto expansion, Zooloretto Boss. It has been chec...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Renovating Your Zoo(loretto)

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Now that Zooloretto has spawned enough expansions to make my box roughly the weight of an anvil, it's time for me to chime in again a...
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Monday, February 21, 2011

Game Review: The Rivals For Catan

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Designer: Klaus Teuber Publisher: Mayfair Games, Kosmos Players: 2 Ages: 11+ Time: 25-90 minutes Times Played: 5x (Rivals for Catan) ...
Thursday, February 17, 2011

I Am So Tired of Film Editors With ADD

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Just watched Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time last night - and while there are some lovely set pieces and some nice homage moments refer...
Monday, February 14, 2011

This Is The Way Love Is

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For your Valentines Day listening pleasure... (THIS IS THE WAY LOVE IS written by Mark Tootle & performed by the 77s) When I gave u...
Sunday, February 13, 2011

What Is Love Anyway?

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What is love anyway? Not the tripe you've been force-fed! No, love gives people space & time; it does people good. It's not jea...
Friday, February 04, 2011

Five & Dime: The Q & A

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I’ve been doing this Five & Dime thing for a long time… and over the years, I’ve been asked a number of questions. Here are the answers...
Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Book Review: Cracking Your Church's Culture Code

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The starting point for this whole book is a quote from Dick Clark - no, not the "it has a good beat, you can dance to it" Dick Cla...
Friday, January 21, 2011

Doug Asked a Great Question

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On his wonderful (and long-running) podcast, Doug Garrett asked a great question as a part of a contest: "What are the three best new-t...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Would We Hear Dr. King Today?

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From Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s " Letter from a Birmingham Jail ": “...there are two types of law: just and unjust...A j...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Sticky Teams: Selected Quotes (Chapter Eight)

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This chapter was esp. challenging to apply to our small church situation... "Making Room at the Top." Like most leaders, I love t...

#83: Jungle Speed

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Jungle Speed designer: Thomas Vuarchex & Pierrick Yakovenko publisher: Asmodee date: 1997 BoardGameGeek rank/rating: 444/6....