twenty-three

Today I began "An Emergent Manifesto of Hope", the first book released by the "emersion" partnership between Emergent Village and their new publishing partner, Baker Books. I heard about this book as it was being put together last summer and I have been excited to get my hands on it and catch up with many [...]

I’ve told most of my story from the Vancouver trip over the past couple weeks. I hope I’ve been able to convey some of the things I’m working through in response to this experience and I’ll hopefully continue to reflect on what God has been teaching me.
I wanted to share another perspective from Fred, one [...]

Here’s a great article from the Seattle Weekly on World Vision. It’s awesome to hear more details about this amazing group, especially when my good friend Sean works there.
This article and the organization they speak of are both very encouraging as we think of the seemingly overwhelming fight against AIDS in Africa and around [...]

I’ve noticed to common themes between Niger and Kenya that I think the 611 men will appreciate…
Top Ten Things You Should Know About Africa (with 11 things you should know)
11) They love Kevin Costner too Nick!
10) Jesse, when driving in Africa, you basically get to make up your own rules.  Backseat drivers either go hoarse [...]

Another very exciting thing is happening with this blog: My good friend Sean Baird is heading off to the country of Niger on September 10th. While he’s away, he has asked to be a "guest blogger" here at Twenty-three, sharing his thoughts on his work in Africa as well as his insight into the greater [...]

June can be a season of partings, especially around the post-high school, post-college years. One year it’s a time to say goodbye to friends you’ve grown up with, playing sports against, who will be moving to another part of the country, off to college or to travel the world. Another years it’s people setting out [...]

So, I understand that it’s "all the rage" to have a Myspace page. I actually think this blog is cooler, but man, everybody’s got a Myspace page. So, I’m trying to get mine set up right now. It is pissing me off!!!
The design is cramped, jumbled, and screams of over-stimulation. The Edit profile stuff is [...]

We had the first installment of the "Books and Beer" series last night at my place. Jesse, Nick, Brian, Sean, and myself all gathered to eat good food, drink good beer and discuss a great book, Christianity Rediscovered. We had a very good discussion, touching on salvation, missions, the raw gospel, among plenty of other [...]