If at First You Don’t Succeed, Rock, Rock Again!

Got to get this (or its non-expletive version) into the epilogue of ThirtySomewhere. Consider these gems:
“Once I hit 40, man, there’s going to be no stopping me. Soon as the big birthday rolls around, I’m planning on starting that novel, opening my long-dreamed-of record store, and finally breaking into the experimental underground film scene. By the [...]

So Maybe I Reacted a Bit

I came across this post from Thomas Nelson CEO Michael Hyatt twice this morning, so I thought I’d see why people were linking to it. The post (on modesty) is fine, but I may have let my better judgment slip in leaving my comment (normally I would just roll my eyes and move on). What do [...]

Summer Plans

My friend, Ed, asked for a post on what summer holds. Here it is.
1. I’m one of seven Westminster teachers taking 28 high school students on Summer Seminar to South Dakota for two weeks in June. Over the course of a 12-day trip to and through the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota, students will explore [...]

It’s Time

I hesitate saying this publicly, but feel that I must if for no other reason than for the corporate accountability: this is the year I begin bookwriting again.
The goal? Craft and circulate a proposal by February; sign a contract by May; write and turn in a first draft by August; submit a finished manuscript by [...]

Now Up at byFaith

I wasn’t sure if they were going to post it online or not (the actual issue has been out for almost two months now), but my byFaith article (written in July) on the political views of twenty- and thirty-somethings in the PCA is finally up on byFaith’s newly-redesigned site. Check it out and leave a [...]

Wondering Indeed

Got a subscriber email from byFaith about its coming issue. Here’s what the intro said:
“The next issue of byFaith will be delivered to homes and churches in two weeks. This magazine, as much as any we’ve published, will provoke thinking. It will show visitors a church that is engaged in the world, and present non-believers [...]

Bulimic Productivity

I’ve spent way too much time in a staring contest with my computer this week, but at least it’s been productive. Today I’ll submit the first draft of my article for byFaith and maybe check email a couple of times, but that’s about it. All work and no play makes Craig a very dull boy.
I [...]

Studying the Body Politic

Alright, friends, I need your help. A couple of years ago, I wrote a piece called “A Church That’s Too Embarrassed to Talk About Sex” for the PCA’s byFaith magazine. The article dealt with how twenty- and thirty-somethings in the PCA felt little help from the church in areas of sexuality.
Well, the folks at byFaith [...]

Shameless Self-Promotion

As it’s that time of year (i.e. graduation), don’t forget to bless that graduate (high school, college, or grad school) with his or her very own copy of TwentySomeone: Finding Yourself in a Decade of Transition. Amazon’s got ‘em for just $11.24 (with used and new copies available from $2.96 – a crime!), and you [...]

An Emphasis of Synthesis

Not sure where this week has gone, other than into the paper I had to write for my Developing Lay Leaders intensive weekend class I took two months ago. The paper was due on Monday, but I had to ask for an extension as the project demanded more attention than I probably should have given. [...]

The Joys of Book Writing

Spent the morning at Kaldi’s Coffeehouse outlining/writing on a new book project, and I have to confess how good it all felt to be working on something longer than a one-page reflection for class or a blog entry for the Internet. The best news is that I think some of what I came up with [...]

About Second Drafts

It’s been a long time coming (or so it has seemed) getting back into the blogosphere in earnest. For those who might be interested, I previously blogged on the TwentySomeone site for three years or so (August 2003-January 2006), as well as made a recent 2-3 week trial attempt at a MySpace account (the latter’s [...]