I don't do well with pain. I thank God that I am not a woman, if I whimper as much as I do with a sprained ankle I would be asking for an epidermal as soon as I found out that I was pregnant! All because I couldn't deal with the pain. So to all … [Read more]
pink tanks and velvet hangovers #2
I know you have been riveted by my new series of cultural insights about the Czech Republic from the book, I just finished, entitled Pink Tanks and Velvet Hangovers: An American in Prague. To read the last couple entries related to this series click … [Read more]
quote of the week…
Growing up I wanted to be an artist - more specifically a cartoonist. That evolved into being a filmmaker - more specifically a director and writer. BUT things changed when I went to highschool and felt the need to be the "golden boy" coach's son … [Read more]
ed stetzer on engaging our culture
We have been talking about transitions, values, living incarnationally, and a ton of great things that are relevant for the 100 of us Crusade missionaries that will be spread over the globe to 20 some countries. BUT as I've been sitting in these … [Read more]
another glimpse into the czech culture
Today, I've been surfing the internet trying to find a way to find Czech people in Fort Collins, CO. One of the things within our XTRACK International Training we will engage in is a language learning week and also a Cultural Engagement Experience … [Read more]
a recap on my cali trip
So I promised that I would give you a recap about my trip to Cali and I told you to hold me to it. So here is a quick recap. If you click on any of the pictures below it will take you to my flickr site; note if you want to see any pics I put … [Read more]
pink tanks and velvet hangovers #1
Here is our first entry from Pink Tanks and Velvet Hangovers: An American in Prague, by Douglas Lytle. It comes from page 7, in the chapter entitled, "A Train to Bohemia." These facts brought be closer to an understanding of just who the … [Read more]
keller on the Gospel
What the heck, let's talk some more about the Gospel. One of the cool things we are doing with XTRACK is studying the book of Galatians, to help/guide us through our study we are using Tim Keller's Bible study on Galatians and it rocks! Here is a … [Read more]
religion versus the Gospel
It seems as if lately God is continuing to drill something into this thick skull of mine, and what at times can be a hard heart too! "What is that?" you ask. Well, the Gospel. Yes, the Gospel! It would seem that my understanding/believing/living … [Read more]
pink tanks and velvet hangovers #0
Well, in hopes to help you, my faithful reader(s), learn more about Czech and, Lord-willing, develop a heart for the country and the people that make it up I will begin a new series of posts. I'm not sure how long this series will be, but we shall … [Read more]
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