Month August 2007

Half and half…

Just a thought… from where I sit in the “chuck wagon” at Glorieta, NM for Collegiate Week, I can see about 10 students/ministers on laptops – checking email, blogging, etc. Last time I was here was in 2002. It was…

Glorieta: Day 2

Well, the day is not even half over, but I had to post during our free time this afternoon. Landon Dowden, New Orleans Baptist Seminary grad and pastor/planter of Crosspoint Church in Baton Rouge, LA is one of our speakers…

Why blog?

Sometime ago, Ben over at openswitch had a great entry about how to enjoy blogging and not burn out. Ben summarizes his “why’s” in this way: Enjoy the writing process Enjoy the designing process Fakery is not sustainable Tell your…

Glorieta, Day 1

I arrived in Glorieta, NM today at the Lifeway Conference Centers’ crown jewel of camps. No other camp compares. I’ve been to MANY, as far as sheer beauty, options, and a sense of holy expectation is concerned. I made the…

The three JB’s

Cavman pontificates on the three JB superstars… Jack Bauer, Jason Bourne, and James Bond. He comes to some fascinating conclusions. Funny thing is, I was just wondering out loud with some friends the other day who would beat whom in…

Glorieta-bound

I’m off for Glorieta, New Mexico Friday a.m. By the time most of you clear the sleep from your eyes, I’ll be north of Little Rock. Stephen Weathers and I will be boring each other for the next 10-12 hours,…

Best “cross” book?

What’s the best book on the cross you’ve ever read? Tim says that his is Frederick Leahy’s The Cross He Bore; however, in a recent entry, he reviews R.C. Sproul’s new book called The Truth of the Cross. He says…