Tim Keller’s Single Sentence Gospel Summation

The latest Leadership Journal features a great article by Tim Keller, The Gospel in All its Forms.
My favorite part:
What, then, is the one simple gospel?
Simon Gathercole distills a three-point outline that both Paul and the Synoptic writers held in common. (See “The Gospel of Paul and the Gospel of the Kingdom” in God’s Power to [...]

My kind of staff meeting

Here are a few pictures from last week’s “staff meeting” where we played miniature golf and raced some sweet go-karts.

This last one is of our miniature golf team that dominated and scored first place in the staff tournament, which nabbed us all a $10 gift card to Starbucks.
It was a rough day at the office.

Last Stache Standing

For a reason that I can’t remember, a couple of my roommates and I decided to grow mustaches. Shortly after that decision it became a competition to see who could endure the embarrassment of a horrible mustache the longest.
I think I am proud to say, that as of last night, I outlasted them all. I [...]

Back to School

Got a phone call this morning from Talbot graduate admissions, informing me that my application was accepted. Looks like I’ll start working on my master’s degree this fall!
Yikes, now I need to figure out how to pay for it…

Do Hard Things

Last night I read Alex and Brett Harris‘ book, Do Hard Things, described as a teenage rebellion against low expectations, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
The Harris brothers describe the distorted view our world has of the teenage years and the low expectations associated with them, encourage teens to do hard things instead of sit around and [...]

How hospitable are we?

Just got back from my first service at the local mosque with my buddy Jay. We met a nice Turkish/Egyptian man named Hany who saw us looking a little confused before the service and showed us inside. After the service he invited us to join him and his family for pizza at their home, but [...]

ISP Intro Video

CBU just posted an intro video for International Service Projects (ISP), the program through which I am co-leading a team of students to the middle east this summer.
A few of my friends, Tyler, Aimee, and Cara – who is one of the students on my team – are interviewed in the video, along with various [...]