Manifold Witness – Part 1

September 18, 2009

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To attempt to get myself into a better rhythm of blogging, I’ve decided to work my way through a new and intriguing book by John Franke, entitled Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth. I discovered this book last week when I attended the Emergent Village Theological Conversation with Jurgen Moltmann. Professor Franke gave a brief… [Read more…]

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A Long Hiatus Has Hopefully Passed

August 18, 2009

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To those that occasionally check this blog you probably assumed that I have departed the world of blogging. Alas, though, I have not. When May hit, life became quite crazy for the Leafblad family, as camp preparations intensified and then the camping season hit full steam. I churned out material for our summer staff the… [Read more…]

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The Leafblad Family Spring 2009 Tour

April 13, 2009

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Sorry for my absence from this blog. We’ve been, in a way, on tour. I began as a solo act, spending five days at the end of March in Charlotte, NC. Every year I gather with a group of five friends from seminary. These gatherings are generally a highlight in my year. From there, I… [Read more…]

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New Prelude Blog Post

March 17, 2009

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I just completed the introduction for a four-part series based on Eugene Peterson’s description of lectio divina over at the Prelude Blog. Over the next four weeks I’ll be posting over there on how lectio divina can be understood as reading Scripture missionally, and how it is a central practice in shaping who we are people… [Read more…]

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In Big Ten Exile

March 12, 2009

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There’s a few conferences in college hoops which garner significant attention regardless of their region. Examples include the Big East and ACC. Pretty much everyone is generally well-informed of the shape of these conferences (one could argue the SEC as well, but due to the lack of Kentucky prominence the last few years, I think… [Read more…]

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Rich and Rewarding Day

March 11, 2009

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Certain days stand out among others. Not that I have terribly many mundane days, but certain days are just more rich and rewarding than others. Today was one such day. I began my day at Homer’s Coffee House at 7:30AM to meet with about 6 others to discuss the book Reading in Communion by Stephen… [Read more…]

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A Covert Scientism?

March 9, 2009

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Today on my way to work I listened to NPR’s Morning Edition, as I often do. Briefly they discussed President Obama’s plans to reverse the former administration’s blockage of embryonic stem cell research. Obama is doing so under the guise of restoring science to its rightful place, because, so it is argued, stem cell research… [Read more…]

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A Productive Weekend

March 2, 2009

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For whatever reason this weekend was a quite productive one. During most of my downtime, I was engrossed in a book, and so I actually started and finished two books this weekend. They were different in content, but each somewhat relevant to what I’m thinking through in relation to either the spiritual formation of our… [Read more…]

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Memorizing Scripture

February 24, 2009

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I was once asked by a student if I memorized Scripture, for she had heard this was an almost non-negotiable Christian practice. I surprised her by asking, “What do you mean by Scripture?” She of course meant the practice of putting to memory selected verses from Scripture that “meant” something to her. This is a… [Read more…]

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Why Blake Griffin is the Player of the Year

February 24, 2009

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Being that we’re nearing March, it is likely you’ll see more posts about college basketball here at Leaf-blog. It kind of consumes my life during this time of year. That being the case… Last night, Blake Griffin made the biggest case for why he needs to be player of the year without even putting on… [Read more…]

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