“No, I finished my coursework at Regent and we are in the process of planting a church in Kansas City.”
“Oh...Wow! I had no idea. So, how do you like living in KC?”
“Well, we’ve actually been living in Little Rock since last summer...it’s kind of a long story”
This pretty much summarizes the opening segment of every conversation I’ve had for the past eighteen months. The good news is, we are finally in Kansas City!
And, by God’s stunning grace, our plans to plant a new church in the urban core of KC are moving forward at a blinding pace and in ways much different and more beautiful than we ever could have conceived.
What follows is my attempt to provide a brief sketch of some of what has transpired in the past year and to update those who are interested on what we are currently doing in Kansas City.
People continue to comment to me that I haven't added anything in the way of real content to this site in almost three years, and I continue to laugh them off and tell them that I've had other stuff going on. However, I realized last week that it has been over a year since I have even made minor additions here (like updating my book and music lists).
Since this site has become little more than a repository for photos of my son's growing head, I decided that it's time for some real updates.
Not that you should be expecting the re-emergence of a steady flow of posts, but there is a lot of exciting news that has happened since we moved to Arkansas last summer that I'm eager to share. Most importantly, I want to update those who are interested about our church planting progress in Kansas City.
My major update will be finished sometime this weekend, and I will post it sometime between now and when I head out for Together for the Gospel bright and early next Tuesday morning. In the meantime, I will be posting smaller updates and tweaking a few things on the site that have gotten squirrelly as a result of my neglect.
I am also working on some major site updates at our Reach Kansas City website. Those that have found that site useful in the past should watch out for a decent amount of updated content.
Speaking of updates, everyone should be refreshing their Schrute consciousness in preparation for the return of The Office tonight!!
"Everyone always wants new things. Everybody likes new inventions, new technology. People will never be replaced by machines. In the end, life and business are about human connections.
And computers are about trying to murder you in a lake."
Last Thursday, my hard drive died. Not crashed. Died. Forever. Dead. Gone.
I had backups in several places but hadn't backed up my Entourage user data in a long time. And, the backup I made of my Entourage user data in November-- for whatever reason refuses to work. So, unless someone can help me resurrect this backup I have from November, I have lost every email I wrote and received since July. If that makes you shudder, imagine how it makes me feel...
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IMPORTANT:
If you're waiting on email responses from me, please resend your email. And, if you emailed me for the first time in the past few weeks (on any account) and haven't heard a response from me, please resend your email.
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Consider this a friendly reminder to back up everything you have right this minute.
And, because I need the laugh, I thought I would conclude by sharing Michael Scott's terrifying experience with technology...I've actually never felt more like him than I do right now.
Katie and I are heading to Oklahoma tomorrow to spend Christmas with my family. I'm beyond ecstatic about celebrating Advent with my family, listening to my nephew Will recite his Advent calendar, introducing our son to the members of my family that haven't met him, and hanging out with some new friends that God may be leading to join us in planting a new church in the urban core of Kansas City.
Though I'm not trying to wake the sleeping man that is my blog, I thought I would share a few things that I'll be doing over the Christmas holiday that I highly recommend you do as well:
1. I'm putting my keyboard in the dish washer. I saw this posted to digg and delicious countless times, but seeing Merlin pull it off has pushed me over the edge. I have a filthy, disgusting Apple bluetooth keyboard, and she's getting a bath.
3. I'm re-reading The Bible and the Future. It has been the source of great conversation with friends and people interested in participating in our church. This book is a standard that everyone should read — especially given the degree to which odd strains of eschatology have tainted evangelicalism at the grassroots level.
Whether or not you take my suggestions, my prayer is that you take time over the next week to disconnect from all the mayhem, connect with people, and celebrate the advent of our Lord and Savior Jesus!
Quinn Haddon was born Wednesday morning at 7:25. He was 8lbs 2oz / 21.5". Mom and baby are both doing great.
Before we even knew what we were having, I told Katie that if we had a boy, I would love to name him after two men that I deeply admire.
Collin Quinn is as good a friend as any man could hope for, and a true hero of mine. Always "Quinn" to me, he exemplifies a passion for Jesus and a passion for justice that I pray my son will grow up to possess. And, for those that hadn't guessed...Haddon is the middle name of another hero of mine, Charles Spurgeon.
Lots of folks have been taunting asking about pictures, so I have embedded a slide show below. If you want to see more, you can check out all my photos @ flickr.
Though we are away from family for the first time ever (because Katie is 38 weeks pregnant), God has given us a great deal to be thankful for today. Countless things beyond geographic relocation have transpired since I wrote my 2005 Thanksgiving Reflections, but we are no less in awe of the God who created the universe and no less aware of his sovereign care.
May our Great and Mighty God awaken in your hearts today a spirit of thanksgiving that flows from a heart that treasures Christ as your only good. And may time spent with family and friends today and throughout the coming Advent season awaken in all of us a passion for the great feast that awaits those who treasure Christ in the age to come.
Not a conventionalFriday Photo I admit, but I've put the camera down for the past few days to install Parallels and Logos Bible Software on my computer so that I could learn the appropriate ninja power using skills at Camp Logos.
Though I've yet to be convinced that anything can compete with Accordance (don't lecture me about how many books I can add to Logos), Logos has been much more impressive than I anticipated (as has Parallels), and I would recommend the boot camp to anyone who wants to learn how to use their Bible software more effectively (check the schedule to see when Camp Logos is in your area).
As I write, I’m sitting amidst the chaotic labyrinth of boxes and debris that serve as a constant reminder of an unmistakable reality: The Cawleys are moving. On June 13, we will end our two years in one of the world's greatest cities and hit the road for Little Rock, Arkansas— thereby initiating what one friend has dubbed, “The Journey from Bohemia to Red-neck-ia.” We couldn’t be more excited, and I thought I would take a moment to update those who are interested on the happenings in our world…
I really haven't done much blogging since we moved to Vancouver, so it seems humorous for me to announce that I'm taking a break...but that's what I'm doing.
Over the next few months I'm finishing up my work at Regent, going to Alaska, and moving to Little Rock, AR. I need to give myself some space until those three things get finished. I'm not really keeping up with blogs right now either, so if you're getting married or having a kid or announcing something earth shattering in your life, you're going to have to do it the old fashion way and call me. I don't read Twitter.
Don't go deleting this feed just yet! I have some ideas I'm really excited about- not just in terms of things I'm actually eager to write about, but also a few ideas I have to change things up around here and make them interesting again. But I've got to get my thesis out of the way before I do any of that. I'll keep the lights on for those that want to troll the archives.
Katie and I are heading to Oklahoma tomorrow to spend Christmas with my family. I'm beyond ecstatic about celebrating Advent with my family, listening to my nephew Will recite his Advent calendar, introducing 
As I write, I’m sitting amidst the chaotic labyrinth of boxes and debris that serve as a constant reminder of an unmistakable reality: The Cawleys are moving. On June 13, we will end our two years in 
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