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Thinking About...Thinning

With temperatures warming and days lengthening, activity in our backyard garden has increased. We’ve tasted the first-fruits of the harvest (asparagus, radishes, lettuce). But with this early harvest I’ve also had to confront one of my least favorite parts of gardening: thinning seedlings.

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Thinking About...Riots

Virginia Commonwealth University’s improbable and bracket-busting run in the NCAA tournament has got me thinking. Thinking about under-dogs, thinking about the power of sports to bring a city together, and (unfortunately) thinking about riots.

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Thinking About... Africa

From October 22-November 3, I (along with two other men from City Church) visited Uganda and explored potential mission partnerships. Here is the first of a series of reflections on our trip, largely borrowed from the journal I kept during our trip.

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Thinking About...Dietary Guidelines

I’ve been thinking about dietary guidelines. Glamorous stuff, I know. Partly inspired by Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, partly motivated by the eating habits of my own kids, at a dinner party this weekend, I took part in an impassioned conversation about the state of American school lunches.

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