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Life of Loo: April 2007

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I had a great Easter weekend. Not only did I get to spend four days with Shea and more time than usual with my family, but I was reminded and encouraged to pursue the full life Jesus came to give. It's a great question that probably every high school and college student who has grown up in church has to face. But at the heart of that question is another question: do you believe that following Jesus is the fullest, most satisfying life possible? I love Easter for a lot of reasons, but probably the best on...

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Life of Loo: June 2007

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Some people would apologize for not posting anything in over a month. I am some people. Sorry. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Leawood, KS, United States. View my complete profile. Mike and Leslie Moore.

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Life of Loo: on the right track?

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On the right track? A few guys from church have been meeting and talking about the book Wild at Heart. This week we had a really good conversation about a question that I think almost everyone has to ask themselves:. Am I doing what I'm supposed to be doing with my life? How do you figure that out? I mean, I can't answer that question with any certainty. Most people my age probably can't. And because we can't, we start playing these crazy games trying to figure out God's will for our lives. Thanks for ch...

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Life of Loo: live the gospel...

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By nature, I'm not much of an eavesdropper. But I happened to hear part of a phone conversation one of my friends was having with his roommate from college. Really, all I heard was the very end. Live the gospel.". That was it. Just "live the gospel.". I think that might be the coolest way I've ever heard a conversation ended. It's an amazing encouragement between two men who want to make much of Jesus with their lives. It wasn't softened by a routine "see ya later," or "take care.". On the right track?

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Life of Loo: October 2007

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After re-reading John Eldredge's Wild at Heart. In August, it only made sense that our guys small group went to see the new movie Into the Wild. It was a good movie with a lot of really good thoughts and points. I think Sean Penn may have tried to get a little too artistic by including some completely unnecessary scenes, but overall I was impressed. Lessons from a pit bull. But this pit bull ended up being a nice one. he didn't have a collar, but his chewed up harness made it clear that, at least at ...

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Life of Loo: March 2007

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About 17 years ago, a guy named Paul Tokunaga spoke at Urbana. A student missions conference held once every three years. Here's what he said. The best missionary later is the best missionary now. The patterns that we establish for ourselves now will likely be our life style patterns when we're thirty, forty, and ninety. If you're a driven student now who only has time for studies, in twenty years you'll probably be a driven business person with ulcers.". Conference. It was a change of pace from hang...

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Life of Loo: August 2007

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I've always been a fan of the Nooma videos, so I thought I'd give Rob Bell's Velvet Elvis. After watching the videos, a lot of the book's content was pretty familiar, but I still really enjoyed it. I really like Rob Bell's writing style - it feels like he's with you in the room talking. More than that, I really like the picture he paints of creating authentic community in today's culture. Overall, a good, quick read. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Leawood, KS, United States. View my complete profile.

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Life of Loo: truth outranks experiene

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Twice a year new missionaries come to Avant for Candidate Orientation Program(COP). This time around i had the opportunity to teach several sessions. The topic: "Telling Your Story". Now at first I was a little intimidated. Not so much of teaching or talking in front of a group of people. Between college business classes, BYX. And youth services at my church. Who am I to tell them how to do that? Even worse, what would the world be like if we heard those good ideas and ignored them simply because of who ...

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Life of Loo: May 2007

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Adventures from my first business conference. So it's been a while since my last post. I apologize to anyone who actually reads this. Sorry Mom. Anyway right now I'm in the middle of attending my first conference in my post-college life. This one's about a particularly exciting topic: grant writing. Truly a neat environment. I hope all the conferences I go to have people like this. Labels: the real world. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Leawood, KS, United States. View my complete profile. Thanks for checkin...

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Life of Loo: lessons from a pit bull...

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Lessons from a pit bull. Last weekend i was enjoying a rare dinner with my girlfriend. we decided to eat picnic-style outside on her front lawn. just as we were finishing our food we spotted a shadow in a parking lot across the street. Before long the shadow became the silhouette of a fairly big dog. a couple more seconds and it became clear it was a pit bull. based on my past experiences with big dogs, i was already picking up our picnic and moving toward the house. To me, the dog's journey was symbolic...