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Not that I’m claiming Notes from the Trail had anything to do with any of this, but consider the following: ? ServantBlog was the first featured “Off the Path” link here at Notes. A week later, it was awarded membership…
If you’ve ever begun to read a book that dozens of folks have recommended to you and delightedly discovered that they were right, you will connect with my current experience of reading G.K. Chesteron’s Orthodoxy. I hope to bring you…
I have a running list of things I will humbly and helpfully suggest to God one day for the betterment of humanity who remain on earth after I make the homeward journey. My latest is this: Why poison ivy? This…
Church signs are perhaps the most enigmatic, strange, sometimes humorous, sometimes touching forms of communication on the planet. In a brief moment, passers-by can be elevated or enraged. Mark found a website that enables you to generate your own church…
Since helping to start Journey, I’ve not been a proponent of event mentality. I have advocated simplification in church ministries, programs, and activities, as well as in personal and corporate spiritual life. Let me explain. For more than 200 years,…
I recently sent this to the elders of our church for review and consideration. I am still processing it myself, but as I am currently working through Tim Elmore’s Portrait of a Leader: The Strategic Formation of a Leader, I…
So many folks have commented on my entry about the Bible Belt last year. I’ve even had some folks begin calling me the Bible Belt Man. I’ve been composing my theme music and am trying to license an action figure…
Wow! I’m so impressed with how Angela has taken the concept of giving something away to a new level. You may recall earlier this week I posted an offer to give away free magazine subscriptions. The caveat was for the…
In the past week there has been an upsurge in traffic on Notes from the Trail. Lots of new folks getting their feet dusty with us on this journey. Taking a cue from John over at Typepad Hacks, I thought…