Friday, August 05, 2022
Cultural Navigation - Highlandtown, Baltimore
Friday, June 17, 2022
Friday Burn

::: I Gave Up on Church
::: Why American Teens are so Sad
"And the more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild." - Chesterton
Photo: La Brea tar pit museum, May 2022.
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Our Time at Eurocast

Monday, April 18, 2022
Eurocast - Communitas

Later this week, I'm traveling to Croatia to attend Eurocast, which is a leadership conference hosted by Communitas International. We've done a ton of work with Communitas, which used to be known as Christian Associates, our partnership dating back to 2007. My younger daughter Emily and one of her good friends, Karson, who were on The World Race together, are also joining me. I recently joined the board of directors for Communitas so this is a fun way to contribute. We start in Vienna for a few days visiting with an old college friend and his family and then drive to Croatia for the gathering.
This little jaunt represents our first slow restart of Ember and it also reflects a new cadence. From 2013-2019, we planned something every summer and I'm too old for that. Instead, the future will look like special projects I am interested in and invite others to. A slower more pensive, flexible pace.
Thanks for praying for our time. It feels super weird to be doing this again. There may be updates here later.
Photo: The 2007 Hungary team, over the Danube river in Vienna. Lots got started from that experience.
Sunday, February 20, 2022
HBD Deanna
Friday, January 28, 2022
Friday Burn

Monday, January 10, 2022
HBD Emily
Saturday, January 01, 2022
Ember 2022
Friday, December 31, 2021
2021 in cities
02 - Jackson, TN, USA
03 - Austin, TX, USA
04 - Cambridge, MD, USA
05 - Fort Payne, AL, USA
06 - New Orleans, LA, USA
07 - Horseshoe Bay, TX, USA
08 - Fairfield, CT, USA
09 - Lake Anna, VA, USA
10 - Los Angeles, CA, USA
11 - La Mirada, CA, USA
12 - McLean, VA, USA
13 - Las Cruces, NM, USA
14 - Blythe, CA, USA
15 - Hacienda Heights, CA, USA
16 - Newport Beach. CA. USA
17 - Carlsbad, CA, USA
18 - Redondo Beach, CA, USA
19 - Washington, DC, USA
20 - Hollywood, FL, USA
21 - Providenciales, Turks Caicos
22 - Emporia, VA, USA
23 - Tybee Island, GA, USA
[2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 in cities]
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Friday, December 03, 2021
Friday Burn
Friday, November 12, 2021
Friday Burn

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::: A Bitcoin Microeconomy to Help the Poor
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::: South Korea a cultural superpower
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Photo: Iguana Island, Turks and Caicos, October 2021.
Opportunity: if you are interested in serving at a Christmas party for refugees, get in touch.
Friday, October 08, 2021
Friday Burn

Neither the sex lives of young American men nor their relative rate of college attendance is that striking by itself. Except to the men involved. What should trouble all of us is what these statistics portend.Link
Friday, October 01, 2021
Friday Burn

::: Global Trends 2040
::: Instagram and the Well Being of Teenagers
::: 10 Spiritual Traits of the Pacific Northwest that Made Mars Hill Possible
Photo: Joshua Tree NP, August 2021. And a quick Ember update... exploring a slow relaunch. Reach out if you want to explore working on something together.