Our two week family trip to Japan was awesome! My brother David, who owns a business arranging tours to and from Japan, arranged everything for us. Part of the time we were travelling with him and his family – it was great to spend time with them since we are usually 1000s of miles...
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Last night Ben played the first movement of the Tchaikowsky Piano Concerto no. 1 with the Oak Park River Forest High School Symphony Orchestra (his high school orchestra). Ben played with them because he was one of the winners of this year’s High School Concerto Competition. This is the same piece he played two...
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This is a copy of my latest post on the Communitas Collective blog My first article on CC was about hope. Seeking hope doesn’t really ‘work’ for me. Looking for certainty to hope in only reminds me how uncertain life is. Letting go of worry does work. Living in the moment helps me do...
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Ben played the first movement of the Tchaikowsky Piano Concerto no. 1 in Angela Wright’s annual concerto recital today. Angela accompanied him. Click image below to watch the video. Download Tchaikowsky
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John’s book seeks to answer the question “How can we (Christians, churches) move closer to the unity Jesus prayed for in John 17?” At first glance it seems like doctrinal differences between churches pose an insurmountable barrier to unity. However, John believes lack of love for Christians in other traditions is what actually stands...
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A while ago I decided it’s not possible to know with certainty what is true about the Bible or God (or even whether God exists). What I care about is whether the stories people tell about the Bible and God motivate people to make the world a better place. I like Brian’s stories because...
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