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8230;she just likes to hear herself write. Laquo; The Cookies. To My Beloved Daughter on Her 10th Birthday…. 8220;You want us to what? February 16, 2012 by Kelly. 8220;You want us to color on the floor? 8220;Yes,” I replied as my three children gazed up at me quizzically. 8220;So, you want us to take these. Markers and color a picture on the floor? 8220;Yep.”. 8220;So, just so we’re clear…you want us to take these. Markers and color a picture on the floor? But…they didn’t have any matches. I went to the ...
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Justin Laib: May 2012
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012. What to wrestle with before getting ink done. I am a big fan of great body art. So it's interesting to me that a huge slice of my friendship circle right now is either debating getting tattoo, or eagerly saving their money so they can go back for seconds and thirds. It's all the rage. Several friends (age 15-25) have asked for my thoughts. It's an intriguing conversation. Here are some worthy pieces, I think. 1- Have you made your tat aspirations a conversation with God? Sweet Ma...
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Justin Laib: Smarter Mission Trips
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012. A good friend of mine, Ryan, recently shared an article with me. The author expounds on what he views to be a short-term missions trip tragedy at the hands of good-hearted people, happening all over the world. It is quick read with some interesting insights, check it out. Ryan has a huge heart for missions and a great mind for organizational strategy, and in 2012, his wife and he launched into their dream of. Moving to Romania to serve. But it’s so hard to admit that.". We would Pa...
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Justin Laib: April 2012
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Sunday, April 22, 2012. How broad are the shoulders of your organization? Enjoyed this wisdom from Larry Osborne and Chris Brown recently about inclusive leadership and leveraging team. Northcoast has four lead pastors who lead shoulder to shoulder, kind of like the Big Three. Concept that Celtics and the Heat pursued. Good nuggets within. Enjoy. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Moving out of the darkness. What to wrestle with before getting ink done. Yanking The Dog's Ears. My Latest Endeavor: Grad School.
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Justin Laib: Reflections from a litle Facebook abstinence
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Sunday, April 4, 2010. Reflections from a litle Facebook abstinence. It's practical, it's relaxing, it's funny, it's thought-provoking: it's Facebook. I love it. Toying off an on with a Facebook sabbatical, I then saw online in late February that my friend Dave Corlew signed off of FB for the entire duration of Lent. (That's over a month.) Perfect- no time like the present, right? Inspired, I said good-bye until Easter as well and began my no-FB break. So I'm all about Facebook, and yet I think I want to...
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Justin Laib: March 2012
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Friday, March 30, 2012. Retribution Theology at work. So you have a friend who hates his life and is ticked with God? And he is now asking you to explain why God is such a bully? Me too. One in particular comes to mind. He respects me, but has during long, depressed phone conversations cussed out God (and almost me) because he doesn't understand God's math on why he is where he is in life. He vacillates between hanging himself on past guilt and demanding and answer for all of bad karma. It is important i...
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Justin Laib: My Latest Endeavor: Grad School
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010. My Latest Endeavor: Grad School. I'm excited to pick up on grad school work where I left off at Moody Grad School (now Moody Theological Seminary) several years ago. I got about 5 classes in and decided to put further program work off while I concentrated more on my current ministry. I'll be pursuing a Masters in Divinity degree. I may still try to have some in-class experiences at Wheaton Seminary, to transfer over, but that's optional at this point. Why A New Seminary. These m...
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Justin Laib: August 2012
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Monday, August 27, 2012. Monday, August 20, 2012. The Idea of the Thing. Regi Campbell points out that there is a difference between 'the thing' and 'the idea of the thing'. I've noticed this, as well; we always fall in love with ideas much faster than realities. Why? Because ideas can be shaved. Fantasies are the stuff that edited realities are made of. Realities have consequences, but we can escape committing to ideas a lot more easily. I personally want to discipline my fantasies to operate according ...
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