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here is a link that actually works for the new blog: www.jasontatum.org

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If you subscribe to this blog through an rss reader, you will no longer be receiving updates here. I know it's bad form to switch like this-- but I was ready to make a huge switch before the move. New blog: jasontatum.tumblr.comNew rss feed: feed://jasontatum.tumblr.com/rsswww.jasontatum.org will work as a redirect to the new blog. If you "follow" me through blogger, you might want to subscribe

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Good Evening and Happy Thanksgiving Eve...I am thankful for....I am thankful that I have this little laptop that I can pound out these little writings, even if the "u" key is having some problems all of a sudden. Even if the "m" is not mashing as it should. I am thankful for people who support Globalscope. People who say that they believe in this work, or they, at least, believe in me. I'm

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There is this story in the bible about a boy who thinks he is a man, so he takes all of the money that his dad was saving up for him to receive on the day that he died and thus ran to a far off location, someplace like Atlantic City or Los Vegas or Gatlinburg, TN. Out here, "Nobody knows me at all", he said to himself. And so he went about being the master of his own world. It was not for long

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This is pretty fascinating. Check the original spot on Flickr. The preceding description of the world doesn't share the same scientific view that we have, in which the Earth is one planet around one sun in a universe full of suns and planets. The ancient picture of the universe portrays a world in which the Earth is a disc surrounded by water not only on the sides, but underneath and above as

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Would love your comments on this... It is a post that comes from Soul Pancake-- not my work. Can scientific evolution help us better understand spiritual evolution?: "[SP EXCLUSIVE]:: spiritual evolution by afeatheradriftThe most elegant part of scientific theory is the ease with which science accepts new information and adjusts past ideas and hypotheses that were incorrect. In a sense, the

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How Nuru Works from Nuru International on Vimeo.

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I'm a big fan of books and, along with that, creative ways to store them. This one is simply... majestic? Oh, the Farmer and the Cowman Should be Friends by Ron Arad: "Yes, that is actually the name of this bookcase designed by Ron Arad, a designer based in the United Kingdom. I was browsing the content posted by people I follow on Tumblr, and I discovered this bookshelf that unites books in a

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"In times of war, you often hear leaders-- Christian, Jewish, and Muslim-- saying, 'God is on our side'. But that isn't true. In war, God is on the side of the refugees ,widows, and orphans."-Greg Mortenson (Three Cups of Tea)

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Infographic of the Day: It's a Small World, Afterall: "This map shows exactly where are the most remote places in the world. If you're wondering how 'close' two places are, a geographic map doesn't help much anymore. If the airports are good--or if there's a bullet train nearby--hundreds of miles might as well be down the street. Point being, 'distance' is now really a function less of geography,

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Happy Afternoon. Here is a quotation that I really like. "People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. But joy costs pain."That is sort of cobbled together from a book I'm reading. Reading that line in my bed last night reminded me of a little experience that I had a couple of days ago. Myself and the Kempers took off in Alan's Jeep on Sunday

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Hello Friends. About a year ago, I sent out an email saying that I had officially lost 100 lbs.  On that very memorable morning, someone I love sent me a great poem. It is by my favorite poet, Billy Collins, and it goes like this: Walking across the AtlanticI wait for the holiday crowd to clear the beachbefore stepping onto the first wave.Soon I am walking across the Atlanticthinking about Spain,

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Given my recent trip to Chicago, I was definitely bummed when I found out that the Windy City did not get the bid for the 2016 Olympics. However, I am a man who loves a good video, and this one is a winner. Enjoy.

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Good Afternoon, Everyone. My, this weather is fantastic, isn't it? Being sick is no fun when you're trying to enjoy something as wonderfully celestial as a changing season, but what can I do? I am reading a great book at the moment. It is called "The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University" by Kevin Roose. Roose is a student at Brown who decided to take a

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Happy Monday.I have something to say about facial hair. If you've seen me in the past couple of days, you have likely noticed that I've got a good bit of stubble upon my face.I am honestly very self-conscious about facial hair. This is because I shave almost every single day. I have one of those unfortunate faces where I am able to grow a goatee without blinking. As a matter of fact,

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A bit of an explanation is in order-- if you notice, I frequently put up stuff that says "From Update such and such number."  That is because I am trying to lose a lot of weight.  I've sent 500 emails to a group of over 200. I've been doing it for 22 months now. Anyone can be on the list, but I don't force it on anyone.  So far I've lost a pretty good bit of weight. Anyway. Everyday I tell people

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I'm back here in the Fortunato household, drinking coffee and plotting out my life.  I think that tomorrow will be a big day and I'll be sure to say something overly sentimental.  I am sure that you except nothing less from me.  The joys of flying standby.  I got to the airport a little early, which was unnecessary given the fact that the flight I wanted was delayed for nearly an hour.  The

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You see that blue dot? That's me, heading north. No, I have not turned into a giant blueberry like the fate of that kid from Willy Wonka, so don't ask.I'm on a bus, ao I'm going to tell you what I ate over the weekend, leaving out the points because, well, I am on a bus and my phone battery can't take that much Internet usage.So if you have any suggestions of things to do with 2 days on Chicago,

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After spending not even 24 hours stationed at the office in Indianapolis, I set sail again, this time lading in West Lafayette, Indiana. I'm at Purdue University. I rolled into town to see a few folks last night who work at Campus House, a campus ministry at the university. I had no idea what to expect, so I was shocked to realize that they were putting on a huge event in the middle of the

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So, I have a moment to be on a laptop and it is a few minutes before midnight, so I might as well go ahead and write the daily. I'm sitting in a beautiful, 2 star hotel in Saginaw, Michigan. There is a suspicious stain staring at me on top of the comforter. Baseball is on and the view is majestic with a panorama of a Denny's, a Taco Bell, an Outback, and what was once a Pontiac dealership,

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A little view of Lake Michigan in the morning..Hey folks. Here is a quick update on where I am at the moment. I'm on a little recruiting tour with Phil Tatum (No relation) in Michigan. Here are couple of daily updates that I have sent out- now here for your general readership's pleasure, as it were. Update 491: Well, I'm flying up to Indianapolis this afternoon and then Phil Tatum and I are

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I remember this one day that I was in Spain. I'm thinking about it because it was, in my memory, one of the finer and more serene moments of my entire life. Some of the best times we can have are the ones that we are lucid and aware enough to enjoy in that very moment. This day that I had in Spain was exactly like that.Our entire group was in Sevilla. There was no other reason to be

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A little something that I wrote a couple of months ago.I have just been spending some time thinking about what that wordmeans, "Sent".Rolling down the interstate tonight, there were the Counting Crows inmy weak and old speakers. Someone once told me that my car stereo waslike hearing a radio doing a bad impression of another radio.I heard those sad songs that Adam Duritz wrote 10, 15, even 20

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A very cool short film..Reulf from Charlesque on Vimeo.

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A few books that I've read this summer: "The Great Emergence" by Phyllis Tickle. I know that her name is hilarious, but the woman is brilliant. This short book discusses how the Church is changing in very big ways. Think of it as a report on where we are with a historical framework built around it. "The House at Sugar Beach" by Helene Cooper.A great tale of a privileged girl growing up in

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The new class of interns started at GTCCF, bright and early in the thick summer morning. I stayed up late on Friday and made a new friend. Saturday was full of reading on the Decatur square in between trips to various places to meet friends for meals. I said goodbye to Chris and Liz Tison. I gave them back their copies of season 6 and 7 of The West Wing, a show that makes me a better person.

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I had very strange dreams last night. Sometimes I have the types of dreams which will wake me up periodically through the oncoming dawn. I will open my eyes, turn to the other side, and know that I will close my eyes to more because the dreams don't feel as if they have run their course yet. I never realized this until just now, as I typed it, but I often get the feeling that I'm not through

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This little film is pretty incredible, so I thought I would share it. Very peaceful, don't you think? White Box from makoto yabuki on Vimeo.

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We did it.  Just yesterday.  40 years ago yesterday.  We put a man on the moon.  Can you believe it?  I guess that there are plenty who don't.  A Liberian girl, hearing about that one giant leap for mankind responded in her African accented English, White man ca' lie, oh. And she does have a pretty compelling point, if you want to get down to it.  But still.  The reason for us to go to the moon

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This is NOT from a Daily Update. Just for you, faithful blog reader. Here is the deal when it comes to sneezing. If you are in a public place and someone should chance upon the misfortune of sneezing, let me assure you that you are not failing them if you do not say "Bless you." I trust that their health will continue on in the state that it is in, at least until the patient has sought out

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"No amount of fire or freshness can challenge what a man will store up in his ghostly heart." - The Great Gatsby. I love this because it speaks to me about perseverance. It is the quality that is written into our DNA that calls us to persist.  When I'm out running I look at all of the trees that align and shade the path that I stumble down in the heat and the cold of the varying seasons.  

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From The Tatum Daily Update 444Good afternoon.A few words on Michael Jackson.I saw about 5 minutes of the funeral yesterday. I whatstruck me the most was just how much of a cultural phenomenon he was.I am truly fascinated by the whole thing.Human nature has a funny way of making connections. We want to makeconnections with each other in any way that we can. More than that,if someone can

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A year ago, there were no English folk on this list.  Now, there are quite a few.  So, in the spirit of our impending holiday, allow me to say a few words on Independence Day. As you read this, please have in your mind the tune of that song, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".  If you don't know what that sounds like, here it is: (Make sure your speakers are turned up--- Battle Hymn)Of all of the

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We've just hit 60% of my total monthly budget this afternoon. Thanks so much to all who have gotten me this far to England. Now we just have 40% more to go. Want to be one of folks who take part in what's happening? Shoot me an email: jason.tatum@gmail.comIt doesn't take a lot of money to make a big difference. Thanks! Tatum.

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That's right. It's that easy. Read below and send me to England for the next 3 years!_____Okay. Here is the deal. I realize that I normally go on and on about the silly little things that happen in my life. From time to time I make mention of fundraising, or of England, or of a student that is over there. A few weeks ago, I asked my friend Pete, who was baptized at Canvas in March, to share a

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Evenin' The Fortunato parents are currently out of town. They sped up to Boston for some kind of lover's getaway, or site-seeing. Which ever. So I am here at the house with the two adopted Indians. Chitra (aged 17-19*) and Bhavana, who's name is impossible to spell correctly, coming in at the ripe age of 12. When the parents are here, I'm sort of like that cool older brother type figure.

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Be careful. Be very, very careful. http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/06/21/georgia_tech_robberies_continue.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab

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Well, friends. Today was an interesting day. This morning I stood before a congregation and several visiting friends and was ordained as a minister. The words that my former campus minister, Rick Harper, spoke over me were inspiring and great. I'm not really sure how to feel about such an event. Lukas said that it was the closest I will ever come to being knighted. I just know that there was

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Adam Smith from Relevant Magazine writes a very poignant article on my generation. I highly recommend it. Who Are We Trying to Impress?

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Click here if you would like to make a contribution to Globalscope: England online, using your credit card. You can even set up automatic, recurring payments. Scroll down, click on my name, and get ready to enter some info. It's just another way to make it a little easier to be a part of something is quite... huge.

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So I've had some trouble sleeping lately. This happens to me from time to time and in different ways. I remember back around November and December that I was always waking up in the middle of the night, without fail. It would usually take an hour or so to get back to sleep, but sometimes I would find myself in long g-chat conversations with someone who happened to be up, and the next day I

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To prevent things like this from happening again... A kid flushed his puppy down the toilet.

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So we are 54% of our way to get to England. Did you know that just 10, 20, or 30 dollars a month goes a long way in making campus ministry happen? You can be a part of this- email me at jason.tatum@gmail.com and let's sit down and talk.

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After a dismal morning involving a Jiffy Lube, the day has made a beautiful turn for the better. Here are some things that I suggest if you find yourself with a quiet day in Atlanta. All of them are things I'm doing today.1. West Egg for brunch. It's like The Flying Biscuit, but a much shorter line.2. Octane Coffee. If you know me at all, then you know I love this place. Perfect for work,

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A beautiful video made by Tyler Crawford, a fellow campus minister working in Germany. Needless to say, he is brilliant. Globalscope - 2009 Video from Tyler Crawford on Vimeo.

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Hey Friends- As of today, I have raised 53% of my monthly budget for Globalscope: England. Depending on whether you see the glass half empty or half full, you may or may not be excited by that number. I have to tell you that it was a thrill to get over the 50% mark last week. It is all down hill from here, right? Maybe. What does 53% look like, in real money? For my three year budget, that

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Hello. Well this has no doubt become Book Week at the Tatum Daily Update.  Perhaps this will be the last day that I'll say anything about books for awhile, but each day brings certain responses that call for group response. So here is what is up today. The question was, "What are you reading now?" Well, if you want to know, I'm reading: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah.  This is about the

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The best part of this video, besides being amazing art, is that it came from Savannah College of Art and Design. Way to be, Georgia.

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Good Morning. Today, I would like to say a few things about reading books.  I like to read.  One of my biggest qualms that I have with myself is that I can't read as fast as I would like, enabling me to read more books.  The other problem that I have is that I can hardly remember what happens in a novel a month after having read it.  Its strange.  I remember the feelings, the connections that I

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From The Daily Update (June 1, 2009).Good Morning.Many times you will hear people say that they are not much of a morning person, and I often wonder if I am in one of those souls. It takes me a good hour just to get the oxygen flowing again and the neurons firing their dutiful orders to the rest of my sluggish body. And while it is true that a cup of coffee is usually just the beginning of a

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Good Morning. And so begins a very big wedding weekend and the beginning of Wedding Season in general.  Christmas or Wedding season?  Oh- I go for wedding season.  Not really, but I do enjoy weddings.  It makes me sort of sad to hear people say sometimes that they hate weddings.  I think that position is crazy.  It's a free party.  Well, its not free for everyone. It is going to cost someone a

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Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all-pervasive companion to your desire to make art. And tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding. –from Art and Fear

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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true sense. Under the

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Good Morning.In Donald Miller's book, "Searching For God Knows What", the author takes on a subject that he calls the "Lifeboat Theory". Essentially, this is the idea that we are all in a sinking boat called "Life" and we are all trying our hardest to prove that we belong to stay in the lifeboat and that maybe someone else should go overboard, thus saving the weight and keeping the ship

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Happy Memorial Day. Between today and in the next few weeks, several dear friends will be giving birth to new little children.  I'm not sure what I'll say for each, but here is what I have today.  I would say that this stands (in spirit, at least) for Judah, Baby Braden, and Tatum DeMooney- effective upon arrival. And so it has happened.  Keight Dukes gave birth to a baby boy this afternoon.  Her

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From the Daily Update (5/15/09)Some days I think about the struggles in our lives; the fighting, the scraping, the climbing and the crawling and the bleeding. Sometimes I wonder if God looks down on us and all he sees is dancing, or better, children learning to dance. The longview, the broad approach, the sights left unseen-- scale us back and we will find our God pulling together art with

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From the Daily Update (5/14/09)Have you ever known anyone to buy something from SkyMall? SkyMall is that catalog that they have on flights. It is full of the most outrageous and expensive items that you can imagine. It is basically a catalog full of stuff that no one actually needs, but you might think you need when you are 30,000 feet in the air and have had several glasses of wine.

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From the Daily Update (5/13/09)Hi.When I was a child living with my grandparents, we had a dog. Her name was Frosty and she was Australian Shepherd. We got her when I was in the first grade. They wanted it for me, this only child tucked back in the woods of Douglasville, living with the dear old people who loved me. I believe that we had some distant relatives that were looking to get rid

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From the Daily Update (5/12/09)Good Evening. Yesterday went well. I'm spending a few days to collect myself and get life in order down here.  I'm just trying to live centrally and simply for a few days so that I can get some things taken care of. You know, things like car problems and laundry and mail and getting new driver's licenses and such.  But the real perk yesterday was when my dear friend

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I am trying to conserve on electricity at the moment, so I am using the overhead fan in my room for cooling comfort, but that was not doing it anymore, so I opened a window last night. This was a brilliant decision as I was woken up at 4AM by a storm that a Hollywood producer would make a movie out of. It was as if Poseidon and Zeus were in some sort of epic thumb-war right outside of my

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From The Daily Update (5/9/09)Hello.I finally made it all the way home this morning at around 11. I tried to collect my life a little bit, but it has mostly just been a time for napping.On Thursday we decided to go for a hike. This was the first day since I had been in NC that the sky had not rained on us relentlessly. We walked about a mile of the flat trail in the woods before we came to

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From The Daily Update (5/7/09)Good Evening.Here is something that is usually true: Girls are fascinated to watch guys do regular things that they do. Tying a tie is like this. Have a woman stand next to you while you tie that knot around your neck and she will stare in wide-eyed wonder.I don't know if it lasts forever or not. Maybe it gets to be old-hat after while and your little rituals

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Good afternoon, everyone.It's been a long but good day with lots of time hearing about different people' strengths and listening to the dreams of CCF and what is to come in the next few years. As for the weekend- it was a good one. Friday night was excellent as I went over to the Arrowood's house and Tami was kind enough to bake an amazing chocolate cake from scratch when she found that I

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This is based on John 20- his account of Mary and Peter and John at the tomb. This moment- this moment of resurrection and revelation- it is the punctuating expression of Jesus' life and death and life again.  It is the miracle from which all of the magic tricks- all of the stories- all of the conversations and sermons and meals flow into and back out of again.  This is the moment where it all

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First game for me of the season.What a night I had. Lukas and I decided to go to the Braves game. I remember us walking outside, him in a tshirt and a thin jacket, me in a white button down shirt. I recall Lukas saying "My, it is kind of chilly out here." We had no idea. It was the coldest game ever. We were freezing well before the sun went down. The most tragic part was when we went

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What a weekend I just had. To be honest, I had no idea what to expect. I am pleased to tell you all that it was absolutely wonderful. Than, Patrick and myself took off for North Carolina sometime around 2:30 in the afternoon on Friday, just in time for thunderstorms, just in time to be chased by tornadoes off in the south. It was just in time to miss the hail that beat upon the

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Well, it is just another beautiful day in England. The sun is shining high in the sky and yesterday was no different. It has barely rained since I have been here, by the way. So, don't listen to those naysayers. There is wonderful weather here. All of the time? Well. Yes.In other news, we baptized Pete last night. Just before it all started, I shook Pete's hand. As he took it, he

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This is a long one.  I sent this out last month to the Daily Update and I figure now is a good time to post to the masses.  The story of what God has done is simply unreal.  The words fail me. Hey. For those you who who might skip these that are longer than most, I'm asking you for your forgiveness in advance.  We had a night over here in England on Wednesday that no one will soon forget, and

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Written for Georgia Tech CCF's Spring Retreat. A Devotion. Text: 1 John 3:1How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.  It would be worth it for you to just take a moment and breathe, if you can.  Just take a deep inhale and exhale and take a long look

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Another from the Daily Update.Well. I am back.Yesterday was a day of sweeping adventure. I'm sure of that even if I can't be that certain of anything else. We kept our eye lids up all night on Saturday, into the hours just before dawn. Our taxi picked Kami and myself up at Canvas at 3:30 AM. I was in a rush to move, and she was sentimental and sad to go. I usually won't allow much

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Again- this is from the Daily Update.  Just ignore some and enjoy. Evening.  These days are getting longer and I'm waiting too long to tell you about them, so forgive me for any lack of cohesiveness or style that I might normally try to tack into these emails--- even if my efforts would fall flat on the ground.  Well- First of all- let me say a big "Welcome" to all of the new folks on the Daily,

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Again- this is coming straight out of the Daily, so if you read that, then you can just happily skip on to something more interesting. Last night was bible study at Canvas.  I have been sitting here for quite some time, tying to think of the proper way to frame what it was that we saw, what it was that was accomplished, and then I find that my words fall short on the floor, just a few feet from

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So I won't update you on everyday. I might not update you again at all. We'll just have to see how things go. Nevertheless, here are some thoughts from today that made it into the Daily Update. If you read that, then I'm sorry. You'll have to go and check Facebook again or something.---Oh, the sweet and enduring joys of jet lag. Yesterday afternoon I passed out on a couch for about an

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Just a few minutes after the beginning, the light that was illuminating the green grass was dampened.  It was weakened, like a candle that was about to reach the very last strand of the wick. From that moment on, we were no longer able to see the world in the perspective that it was meant to.  We did not have the bright bulb blazing that was a relationship with our God, our Father, our Abba.  It

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I think I have mentioned before some things about my friend Rob Hartley. He is working in the area of micro-financial development for people living in extreme poverty. Micro-finance is something that I truly believe in. A very short explanation of it is this: People are able to save money a very little bit at a time, or are given very small loans, and are able to grow their financial

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Part One.The trouble with living a life is that you have to carry it around with you. All of the memories are there- the joys of playing as a child, the tears when you scraped your knee. There was the moment that you were caught in your first little white lie.We remember the first time that we hurt someone, and if not, we certainly recall the most recent. We dream of who we want to be and

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I keep thinking about Jesus being born.  About him entering the world, about him becoming a little baby in a pile of wood called a manger.  I keep thinking about silence.  The silence that dominates the moment just before something larger than life is about to happen.  The quiet before the storm.  The calm air of a room just before words are said that will change a life, change a relationship,

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Well, I am a little out of practice.  I guess I'll just start writing and see what comes out. I don't really have any thoughts at the moment.What was my first impression of Jesus?I wish I could make it easy for you.  I wish that I could tell you that my first impression was something simple, like seeing the flannel board, or the fair skinned Messiah on the stained glass windows.  I wish I could

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On "The Woman at the Well"Why does Jesus ask the woman for a drink?I think that is probably just to engage her.  I think that he loves her.  I think that in the way that we talk about him being God, you know, that he is in love with her in a far deeper way than you could ever understand being in love with Beth.  When you look at the depth of the passion that you feel for your wife, you must know

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I have spent quite a bit of time over the past several months contributing to a weekly bible study in a creative way.  Rick Harper, who speaks at GTCCF, uses "characters" to explain different perspectives on various texts in scripture.  At the beginning of the year, my friend Kami Burns decided to dub me "The Poet".  Now, to be clear, I am not a poet in any way. I enjoy poetry. I  love folks like

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As so many of my dear friends are aware, today is the beginning of what one person called "The most wonderful time of the year." I, for one, prefer Christmas. The reason for this has something to do with presents, Jesus, and the fact that football is, in fact, happening all throughout Advent. It's a win-win. So tonight kicks off the season with Georgia Tech playing someone, I don't know who.

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Hello friends, This is just a quick note to mention that soon there will be a new website and blog.  That way we will have an all-in-one place to get the latest information on what is going on now in the support raising process and when I make my way to England. In the meantime- my first e-newsletter is going out next week.  If you would like to sign up for it, click here:http://

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Faintly above the drone of my window air conditioning unit, the alarm clock chirped to me at 6:15 am this morning.  Never a morning person, I pulled myself out of bed and found my way to a class of water.  I tied on my shoes, I grabbed my headphones.  I paid a passive respect to the art of stretching and then I hit the trail for a little bit of early morning walking and running. I cannot quite

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One of the interesting cultural items that I have been noticing this week is how so many people are really excited about the Olympics.  Is it just me, or has no one really cared since they were here in Atlanta 12 years ago?  In my mind, Sydney and Athens are just a blur, a blip on the map.  I can honestly say that I cannot remember a soul talking about watching the Opening Ceremonies since

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I have had this deal up and going for the past, I don't know, 15 hours or so and the response has really been cool.  Thanks so much to all of the people that have made comments to me and have subscribed to the newsletter.  Whenever you get an email that says "So and so just subscribed to your newsletter" I am always pleasantly surprised and somewhat taken aback.  I don't know why.  But thanks.  

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I am currently building one of those fun graphic newsletters that I'll be sending out to supporters and friends and the like.  If you would like to sign up for such a thing- just look over to the right and click on the text at the top of the column.  You can follow the steps from there.  Thanks. Tatum. 

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Okay folks. In the interest of campus ministry, it is time for me to start thinking about ways to keep people abreast of all of the fun things that I have going on in the journey between here and England.  So... while this will continue to be a place for writings and such of a thoughtful nature, it will also be a place to share more general information about what is going on with me, with you.  I

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I picked up the latest copy of Time Magazine last night and thumbed diligently through the pages that detailed the works and wonders that are the 100 Most Influential People in the world.  I am constantly amazed whenever I take a peak behind the curtain and realize that there are countless people out in this world that are sacrificing everything to change things.  One of those heroes was a woman

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Please tell me you have heard about what Cyclone Nargis has done to the southeastern nation of Burma.  You might have heard it called "Mynamar' as well.  You might have heard it called a lot of things in the last week, because the overall sentiment towards the people that run this nation is nothing short of mystifying.  If you have not heard, go to news.google.com and type in "Mynamar".  Actually

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Something amazing happened the other night.  I cannot believe that I forgot to tell you yesterday, except for the fact that I was so sleepy that I'm surprised I didn't flip Hedwig the Honda on the interstate.  So, I was sitting at the kitchen table at the Fortunato's late on Wednesday night.  Just before the kids are going to go off to brush their teeth and get tucked in for the night, Mrs.

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I went to a wedding last week and this is what happened at the end... After the bride and groom had left, along with most of everyone else, I go into the bathroom to change into clothes that are suitable for driving home in the middle of the night.  Along with me in this facility were fellow Daily List and England team members Robert Braden and Josh Holt.  I'm over in the far stall. The large one

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What a day.  It was a day that was full of the highs and lows that makes days the hidden breath that they are.  We rarely see all the things that are going on inside of each day to have a clue as to what it all means.  What comes through our ears and what passes before our eyes are merely glimpses, flashes of the bigger picture.  It's very important, I believe, to not put a whole lot of stock in

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So this here is the transcript of a talk I did at GTCCF back in November.  I am literally pulling this straight from my laptop, without edit.  So please have mercy on my mistakes.. it really wasn't meant to be read word for word. ________________we all have things that motivate us. things that drive us. there are hopes and dreamsthat make us get out of bed in the morning and keep us from setting

Tatum.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15739907440874206157noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29315060.post-55838520411220341882008-03-24T22:15:00.000-04:002008-03-24T23:32:53.490-04:00

Can you remember the motion of your childhood?  How you could barely walk but rather skip through your steps? Do you remember running and never feeling tired?  I'll be 26 next month, but I can still feel the individual blades of grass underneath my bare feet in my front yard.  I remember that giant tree that we would sit under and eat salted watermelon. I remember that giant hornet's nest.  I can

Tatum.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15739907440874206157noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29315060.post-85165869403469084872008-02-21T14:59:00.000-05:002008-02-21T22:49:32.096-05:00

There once was a man who was walking in downtown Atlanta.  He was a poor guy.  He didn’t have any liquid or non-liquid assets.  He didn't own stock.  He didn't have a savings account.  He didn't even have a debit card.  Coming to think of it, he was really wondering where his social security card was.  It had been a long time since he had seen it or even needed, for he hadn't been hired for any

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Themes are on my mind right now.   If you know me at all, you know that I would love to get paid to write books.  I’d like to make a living at it, actually.  I say that with the scary sense that there are actually a few people out there that read these little ramblings, and that there must be more than a few critics out there. Actually, my guess is that everyone is a critic in their own way.

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That is the title from a Caedmon's song from a few years ago, an intriguing tune that always makes me wonder, "Is love, in fact, actually different than we think?"  I have gone through varying brands of love in my life. So many versions of what I thought that word actually means.  There were times that I thought I loved, and then I would find myself manipulating them.  Other times I would say

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