SQJ Taipei

In June (for Father’s Day) the wife and kids bought me a grill.
As you can see it is a decent sized, kettle-style Kingsford brand grill. They got it as Costco.
When we lived in Yungho, we were able to mooch borrow our teammates’ grill on occasion… but it is a little far to borrow that grill [...]

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I wish this one was mine… but it isn’t. It is from Craig & Karen Thompson.
In their recent newsletter they were sharing about some of the contacts they had made recently. Now… you have to know that Craig and Karen (with teammates Jen and Peter) are making deliberate attempts to ensure that people realize that [...]

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HT: Michael at The View From Taiwan
I found this article about Taiwan’s Aborigine Christians pretty interesting on several levels.

It assumes that Christianity is primarily about “going to church”
It reveals some of Taiwan’s history, primarily in aboriginal cultures
It spotlights some of the pitfalls of transplanting western Christian structures here
I happen to know John McCall who is [...]

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That’s probably my favorite quote from this absolutely brilliant commentary by Tony Woodlief on “reality based parenting“.
Of course, everyone likes to read things that they agree with… so of course I love this!
There is MUCH WISDOM in this article and I’d recommend it to ANYONE.

If your kids are grown and out of the house, you’ll [...]

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