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I read an email this afternoon from a missionary couple that our church supports. They served in South America for decades and then moved back to the States to work among the growing Hispanic population in the northwest. As their main prayer request, they simply wrote, “Pray for us… we need to reach out more.” I […]
August 28, 2006
The rising popularity of this guy (and others like him throughout history) is an astounding reminder of (1) how easily people are deceived, (2) how ready people are to follow someone who’s persuasive, (3) how important it is to know your Bible, and (4) the urgency of a churchwide reform that produces genuinely godly lives […]
August 27, 2006
I’ve been tagged by TMC IBEX professor Todd Bolen to answer and post the following book survey. I don’t read as much or as carefully or as frequently as I want to or should, but here are my answers. One book that changed your life: The Pleasures of God by John Piper One book that you’ve read […]
August 25, 2006
Some of you may have heard that we’ve had some recent complications with Judah’s adoption. Here’s the latest email update from Cindi that went out today. I have a lot of thoughts about all of this, but maybe I’ll share those in a couple days. First, I just wanted to say “THANK YOU!” to everyone […]
August 23, 2006
I just finished rapping publicly for the second time in eight days. I don’t know what’s going on. The first time was at an all-fun-and-games Skit Night, and it went along with my dorm’s ghetto skit. Today was at the end of a discussion about the TMC handbook (which is almost like a ghetto skit). […]
August 21, 2006
I think my son is going to be huge. All the mashed bananas they’re feeding him are dead-ending in his stomach. Maybe we won’t need a stroller. We’ll just roll him around. I think he’d be happy either way.
August 20, 2006
Thanks to all who prayed for our tenuous I-600 adoption application that we turned in to the State of California on Friday. I posted a prayer request about this on Friday and we also sent out a lot of emails to friends and family. Here’s the update Cindi sent out yesterday (Saturday): Praise the Lord […]
August 19, 2006
WOW Saturday is done. I just finished walking around the dorm checking in on the guys and they seem to be doing fine. Everyone’s exhausted, but that’s Week of Welcome for you. Even after just the first day. Before the mayhem began this morning, I was reflecting on the providence of God in placing each […]
August 18, 2006
We returned from Servant Leadership Staff Retreat on Wednesday and are putting the finishing touches on our preparations before the new students arrive on WOW Saturday. No matter how many times I remind myself, I always learn that experience is never quite the same as expectation. I knew August would be hectic, but anticipating August […]
August 9, 2006
It is stunning when you realize that you are a person you never thought you’d be. As I was walking alone across the empty campus from the Student Center to King Hall, breathing in the first quiet air I’d breathed all day, it struck me that I am Scott Burns. Scott Burns was the Resident Director […]
August 6, 2006
My brother Mike and I spent some good time together today. We went to the X-Games, which have been held here in Los Angeles for the past few years. Most of you probably know what the X-Games are, but in case you don’t, they’re basically the Olympics of extreme sports (in case you don’t give […]
August 4, 2006
Thanks to all of you who commented recently with words of encouragement. I think that we all need encouragement more than we think and should give it more than we do. That’s certainly true for me. Thankfully, the Lord seems to provide it at unexpected times and from surprising angles. This week is RD Retreat […]
August 31, 2006
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