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Bryan Burton is blogging! Bryan was the senior pastor (and my boss/mentor/friend) at John Knox Presbyterian Church for 11 years and is in the middle of transitioning to what is next. Dave Roberts and I set up a blog for him and included some of his older writings. Today, for the first time, he has included a new post and I strongly encourage you to go check out his blog and leave a comment so he'll be encouraged to keep writing.

www.christisvictorious.com

tom and mikel

I had the pleasure of spending much of this past weekend with Tom Davis, president of Children's Hope Chest. We had dinner together with a group of friends at Dano and Jennifer Jukanovich's home on Saturday night and he spoke at John Knox Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. I cannot speak highly enough about the work Tom is doing and I hope that this past weekend was only the beginning of a new friendship. Tom has also written a book called Fields of the Fatherless that is definitely worth the read.

READ TOM'S BLOG

Mikel Robinson has started a new blog called Candles and Ghosts. Our home is starting to look like a gallery of his work as we have collected much of it. As noted in previous posts, Mikel also created the artwork for my last CD, Not What My Hands Have Done.

READ MIKEL'S BLOG

coram deo

I am happy to introduce you to a new blog. Chris Tweitmann, the new associate pastor at John Knox Presbyterian Church (where I live and work), is putting together a new blog called Coram Deo. He is still in the beginning stages of getting this going and I invite you to encourage him on the way.

one year in the blogsphere

Today is my blogging birthday! It has been one year since my first post.

THANK YOU to all of you who have read this. And an even special(er) thank you to those who have entered into the conversation. It is my hope that we can keep on speaking terms. Also, a very special thanks to Dave who first introduced me to the blogdom.

trouble reading the psalms???

If you are having trouble reading or praying through the Psalms, and also happen to be a Klingon, you will be blessed to know you now have your own translation of the bible. For more information go HERE.

Thanks to Rev Jeff for the tip...

brainstorm asylum

The winner of the blog contest, Sonya Vasilieff, is up and running at Brainstorm Asylum. She is one of the most creative people I have ever met and there are some wildly beautiful thoughts running around her head. So quit reading my blog (for the moment) and go check it out.

and the winner is...

The contest deadline has come and gone and it is time to choose a winner. There were some fine entries although not as many as I would have hoped. I think that the chosen one has some great things to write and I will direct you to the blog when it is up and running. And the winner is...

Sonya Vasilieff. Read the winning entry here.

For those of you still interested in starting a blog through TypePad they are offering a free 30 day trial.

CONTEST

Would you like to start your own blog? www.typepad.com is running a promotion where I can receive a free one-year blog subscription (and maybe give it to you) by simply paying my fees in advance for the next year.

So here's the deal...if you'd like to be considered for this fantastic prize simply leave a comment below describing why you would like you're very own blog and what you would like to write about. All I ask in return is that you actually use it. I realize that many who read this already have a blog. But if you are a current blogger interested in switching to typepad then you're in the running as well. (sorry current typepad users. this only applies to new typepad accounts.) Of course, if no one decides to give it a try then I'll look pretty dumb. So in the spirit of trying to not look like a fool there needs to be at least three entries.

The deadline for comments is Christmas Day.

Perhaps some of you are here because of Dave at welcome to the planet. He included me in his last post and said that I have been pestering him about not writing enough. This is true. He is a friend and I think he says good stuff about authentically living out life and faith. I was just browsing through his archives and was reminded that he has been at this much longer than I have. I hope that I can keep writing and ultimately get better at the craft that it is. Maggi Dawn just had her one year anniversary as a blogger. She writes every day as a discipline and I admire her work. Anyway, whoever you are, welcome.