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16 years ago @ Together We Think - Day 9 - Warning: Alone... · 0 replies · +1 points

This is so good. Man, I love your vulnerability and authenticity. We willingly choose accountability when our desire to change eclipses our fear of being found out.

17 years ago @ Human3rror - A Table Full of Empty. · 0 replies · +1 points

John, I was also bummed that we didn't meet. *sigh* I was really looking forward to changing the world with you guys before breakfast. The good news is, we didn't secretly meet somewhere without you. ;) The better news is that when this team meets, we can't imagine meeting without you.

17 years ago @ Together We Think - What Can You Do In 10 ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Rodlie,

Thanks for swinging by. We'll get on the "about" page. You are exactly right. We're just a couple of dudes starting out this journey and haven't gotten to it yet (not having a decent "about" page probably gives that away). Thanks for the comment.

17 years ago @ Together We Think - Confessions of a Pasto... · 0 replies · +1 points

A woman can be a powerful motivator. ;) "Not for the right reasons..." is something I'm going to touch on in the next post (or two). Here's a preview: reading the bible isn't the end; it's a mean to the end. More to come...Thanks for sharing.

17 years ago @ Together We Think - Party Like a Rockstar · 0 replies · +1 points

Dude. If you set up the auto transfers for this, I want a run down on the party you throw!

17 years ago @ Together We Think - Party Like a Rockstar · 0 replies · +1 points

My wife and I have talked about this as a dream of a goal. Barely a dream, nowhere near a goal, but a VERY intriguing concept to imagine.

17 years ago @ Together We Think - Party Like a Rockstar · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks, Erin. Thanks also for being a part of the conversation that moved this idea through germination.

17 years ago @ Together We Think - Moving at the Speed of... · 0 replies · +1 points

I love this, Scott. One of the things I do to slow down is making a solid effort every evening to leave my laptop in the car and my phone out of sight. It helps me be fully present with my family.

17 years ago @ Together We Think - What I Learned From My... · 0 replies · +1 points

Way to go, Scott. I'd like to hit that mark one day.

17 years ago @ Together We Think - Obama, Facebook, and C... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thank you for the thoughts, SR. I love this line you wrote, "it is easy to let technology drive the process and actually inhibit progress." I agree that we need to keep our eyes on the mission of making disciples.

Through this thread, I think that what's becoming clearer to me is that the question "How do we use web technology to make disciples?" is a good question; the better question is, "What do we observe historically--in meatspace (offline)--about how are disciples made? How do we enable that online?" The answers to the "good" question seem to be centered around tools; the answers to the "better" question are more about behaviors. The Fast Company article is convincing me that understanding the behaviors is the better insight.

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