SQJ Taipei

The name of the blog might seem strange to you… I guess the Taipei is self-explanatory… but what does SQJ mean?
Any guesses?
Scott’s Quirky Jokes?
See Quiet Jelly?
Super Quick Joshua?
Smilin’ Q Jerk?
hmmmm…. no.
Here’s the scoop. My first year of college at OCC… I was living on Boatman 3rd and my roommate was Ted. We were the next [...]

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Here’s quote number 3…. which might actually cause some discussion… (between the 3 of you who comment here)
Click HERE (or scroll below) to see about the contest part of these posts. Basically… if you can tell me (in a comment) which book I snagged these epigraphs from… you win the book. I know [...]

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Don’t expect me to blog about every Nebraska football game in the future… but after the last few years of suffering… the Cornhuskers’ 32-28 victory today over Michigan in the Alamo Bowl has to be mentioned.

This game was great on so many levels… After a lot of struggles the last few years, it looks like [...]

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This is the second resource I’ll share with you out of the four I mention in the original post HERE.
Resource #1 is HERE.
Resource #2 is HERE.
THE INDIGENOUS CHURCH - Melvin L. Hodges
This book was first published in 1953 and is now in at least its 11th printing. It covers all of the major topics of [...]

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I didn’t realize we did this until afte we did this… but since we celebrated Christmas on December 26th… does that mean we really celebrated BOXING DAY?
How it happened…
A few days ago we asked the kids about their favorite holiday traditions… Bethanie replied that it was how we got up in the morning and took [...]

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When you’ve got a kid who likes to build stuff as much as we’ve got… you find ways to help develop the aptitude into a skill. Little did I know how addicting this little game would be! First download and install it… try your hand at building the bridges within the budget you are given… [...]

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Before anyone gets upset about the title of this post… please read the following three points.

I’m not turning to the dark side. Actually it troubles me to write that title.
Here’s the dictionary definition.
This word is in the Bible. Shocked? Yeah… that’s partly why I put it in the title I guess.

Here’s John 8:41 from The [...]

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Jen-Jen is one of our church members… but actually that doesn’t really introduce her well enough. If I said, “This congregation wouldn’t exist without Jen-Jen” I doubt anyone who knows the work here would disagree. She is the youngest of 5 children and the only daughter. She is the only Christian in her family. Her [...]

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You shoulda seen it… more than one hundred people from our church… marching around the park with banners, songs and skits proclaiming God’s glory to our neighbors! I’ll post a few pics below with some comments.
The kids close to Bethanie’s age all dressed as angels and sang and danced. Bethanie is on the far left [...]

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This is the second resource I’ll share with you out of the four I mention in the original post HERE.
Resource #1 is HERE.
CHURCH PLANTING PHASES AND ACTIVITY LIST
This resource actually has 2 parts. Be sure and download both the PHASES and the INTRODUCTION. Some people will read this and immediately claim it is a checklist [...]

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