Notes from the Trail

Love this privilege. Never gets old. #baptism @northstarfamily [Flickr]

journeyguy — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:35:28 PDT

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Stopping in Ellett Valley for a new profile pic with the mountain. @journeygal enjoying it as much as @adelynkay [Flickr]

journeyguy — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:50:41 PDT

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Hammocking. [Flickr]

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On invalid signatures, rejection, reflection, and relief

Jeff — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:29:41 +0000

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I got the call Wednesday morning that I didn’t have enough valid signatures to place me on the ballot for the Blacksburg Town Council elections. For those of you who [...]

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Running for Blacksburg Town Council

Jeff — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:37:18 +0000

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It’s been a long, waffling process. I finally sleuthed out where to go and pick up papers to fill out for candidacy. I couldn’t find anything online about how to [...]

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Praying for Joe Cline's mission embrace of a people group in the Ukraine @northstarfamily [Flickr]

journeyguy — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:34:04 PDT

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Riley & Amelia St. Pierre's wedding [Flickr]

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Why I am not responding to your texts

Jeff — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 21:31:42 +0000

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I’ve been a Mac guy since 1988. My mom and dad graciously bought me the first iPhone the day of its release. Carolyn and Sam waited in a small line [...]

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Why I’m moving from a smart phone to a dumb phone

Jeff — Fri, 31 May 2013 03:24:30 +0000

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Call it a digital life adjustment experiment (DLAE for short). I’ve been mulling over the implications of being constantly accessible, online, responsive and honestly, much of the time, digitally consumed. [...]

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Review: A Call to the Unconverted

Jeff — Mon, 27 May 2013 00:58:02 +0000

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I’ve mentioned before the importance of reading “old dead guys.” Too many Christians today are snacking on trendy preachers when they should be feasting on the proven preachers of history. [...]

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New episode of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Snake Handler

Jeff — Sat, 25 May 2013 01:17:17 +0000

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Soooo…. this happened today. Kind of. I was at The Cove, walking back from the chapel when the incident occurred. Imagine my surprise when I turned around and the Marlan [...]

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An intro to Jesus Manifesto

Jeff — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:06 +0000

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I’m pretty pumped about starting Jesus Manifesto by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola. After all, when you’re posting about the introduction… If the church does not reorient and become Christological [...]

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The Cove and personal spiritual retreats

Jeff — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:37:33 +0000

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I always have to give one person in my life credit for the cherished discipline I’ve implemented over the years of taking a personal spiritual retreat. Here’s what I said [...]

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A la carte: Are you doing team leadership wrong?, Interns, and 3 Issues Churches Must Answer

Jeff — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:07 +0000

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Are you doing team leadership wrong? Phil Cooke offers some strong advice about meetings, teams and decisions on this blog entry: Teams are for brainstorming and execution. Leaders make decisions. [...]

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Goodbye (again)

Jeff — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:20:49 +0000

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I have a love/hate time with this season of the year in Blacksburg. Even as the weather changes from winter to spring (finally!), it’s also a time of transition for students [...]

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Links for 2010-12-08 [Digg]

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 PST

Communicating your opinion in a way that counts
Good thoughts on stating your case without losing respect

Links for 2007-04-15 [Digg]

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Microsoft admits that Xbox360 ruins game discs
The majority of the problems seem to be caused by a TSST brand DVD-ROM drive and mainly by consoles produced in December 2006. Estimated is that worldwide nearly 1 to 2 million units are affected. A dutch TV show finally got an official statement from Microsoft admitting the problem. Have yours repaired and get new discs now too!