SQJ Taipei

Home service (or furlough) is a regular part of most missionaries’ lives.
For us, it comes about every 2-3 years and consists of us visiting various people and churches in the USA. Our next home service is scheduled for November 2008 to March 2008.
It seems like this experience used to be called furlough and that most [...]

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I’m OK… thanks for asking. I’m just not sure how I really want to use this blog or if I want to use it. I added the “Blogging Without Obligation” badge a long time ago and adhere to its principles. I’m glad to know that many people missed my blogging… but…
I’m one of those people [...]

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there’s some actual discussion/banter/give-and-take happening on this very blog!
It is happening over in the comments on this post about Mark Driscoll’s words about the popular book, The Shack.

I’m very thankful for all the comments and most of them helpful in advancing the discussion about the book. Unfortunately, I’ve not read the book yet… sometimes we [...]

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That’s where I’m at right now… the time between Saturday AM (July 12) and Sunday AM (July 13) is the roughly 24 hour period “IN BETWEEN”.
Last week was the Taiwan Missionary Summer Conference. Drs. David Roadcup and Darrell Bock paired up to make the week memorable in so many ways. I have not looked at [...]

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just real quick…
been totally swamped lately.
I was glad to get to go on a bike ride last week and on a hike the week before. It is such a help to a weary body and mind.
Our summer intern, Kayla, is here now. She’s great… doing great… and going to do great. Her dad is on [...]

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Busy times here at SQJ’s house… summer fun for everyone…
Our JUNE Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

Li Baba – This is the story of the father of one of our Christian sisters.
Zach’s birthday

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Here’s one I keep putting off… but under my new policy… I’m just gonna put this up whether I have anything to say or not.
Tony Woodlief has a blog (Sand in the Gears) and he writes at World on the Web. I linked him before in this post and I always find his opinions thought [...]

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Just a bit of news here…
Our MAY Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

In the Midst of It (some ways we serve in our apartment complex)
TMF Spring Retreat for Ladies (or maybe it is the TMF Retreat for Spring Ladies?)
The Thankful Pigeon

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No… not that evolution… just changes… that’s all.
For one… I’ve always shared a lot of things I like in the “Shared Items” section in the sidebar… but I think I’ll start choosing a few of those and dedicating a post to them. I don’t really have time to blog more often… to write more… to [...]

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Hope y’all are doing great!
Our APRIL Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

“In the World… But Not Of the World”
What’s Been Happening
Taiwan’s “Super Toilet”

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