The Flat Kingdom Part 2
The Following is an excerpt from “Tales from the Secret Annex” written by Anne Frank. The quote inspired this post that I wrote a few days ago. “I wonder if any of the people sitting…
Author: Nathan Colquhoun
Links for May 23, 2007
This article was amazing by the publisher of Hustler Magazine about Jerry Fallwell. Matthew Good writes a eulogy to Jerry Falwell, who by the way, in case you didn’t know, has died. I have a…
The Flat Kingdom
I’m really struggling with what it means to be with the poor. I grew up never really thinking about it. There were poor people and that sucked but I cared about where I was. As…
Wedding Singers
Darryl and Kevin, two of my closest friends, wrote Rachel and I songs for our wedding. They were both super well done and fit in perfect. Kevin sang his song while we were signing the…
Our Wedding Pictures
Well a lot of people have been asking to see some pictures from the wedding. So here are some of my favourites. Our photographers name is Krista Jefferson, she is based out of Hamilton and…
Links for May 15, 2007
I designed a site for a friend of mine in Peterborough who planted a church called The Third Space. This site is called Crooked Letters and its mixed full of all different types of writing….
Jesus Must Have Meant Something Else
Jesus must have been intending something deeper when he said that the poor will inherit the Kingdom of God. He didn’t actually mean that. He must have been meaning something else when he said it…
Last 8 Hours As a Bachelor
Rachel and I are getting married in less than 8 hours. Can’t wait. We had an awesome bachelor party last night (pics to come). It’s been an awesome few last days, I love my friends…
True Messengers
Protesting for a long time has always rested uneasy with me. It’s the same feeling I get when I think about gospel tracts. The feeling is pretty basic. It’s not rage or anger or even…
Links for May 1, 2007
Rachel and I are getting married in five days and a lot of time has gone to getting the house ready, getting wedding stuff done and trying to work at the same time. It will…
Links for April 26, 2007
Interesting post on the Two Christianities: Externally-Motivated and Internally-Motivated. (ht) ———————– While Tim Challies and I don’t always see eye to eye (he’s a Reformed blogger out of the Toronto area) this post caught my…
The Upside-Down World of the Parable of the Talents
The Upside-Down World of the Parable of the Talents by Sylvia Keesmaat It was one of those days that a teacher lives for. My class and I were reading biblical interpretations by African biblical scholars…
The Kingdom: Making Spectacles
Below is my rough transcript for what I shared at the Cultivate Gathering this weekend. This a long one to read, but hopefully it gets you thinking. I wanted to come at it from something…
Links for April 20, 2007
Remember when we went out taking pics here. Here is Barry’s pics and here is Matt’s Pics ———————– Something we have been trying lately at theStory is been doing our teaching with room for conversation…
Cultivate in Two Days
This Saturday is the Cultivate Learning Gathering at the FRWY in Hamilton. I helped run it last year with Pernell as part of my time spent with him and we thought it was a great…
Links for April 17, 2007
A freakin great quote. And yet the early church grew and grew and grew, even without intentional evangelistic strategy or ministry. How? By being the most attractive community in the Roman Empire. Read More… ———————–…
A Friend Named Levi
I went to the Simple Way in Philadelphia a few months ago and we met two guys there named Robb and Tim. They were nice and super friendly and welcoming. Robb sent me this piece…
Links for April 15, 2007
My mom is one of my best fans for this blog. She is running in a bike ride and actually turned down going to Europe for this bike ride (why I’ll never understand) so it…
The Train Tracks
Tonight, Barry, Matt and I went out and took photos on the train tracks in Sarnia. We call ourselves the Shutterbugs, Natalie calls us the Shutterbuggers. Either way we are getting shirts and if you…
Good Friday
Joe finally posted about Good Friday, and I know you all were waiting for so long. He posted on his site and then a more practical version of what we did on thinkerlabs.