by David Phillips | Jul 23, 2011 | Books, Personal, Theology
Did you know that? Of course he was. He was baptized by a Baptist, right? Back during the first quarter of the year I was offered the opportunity to write this book for an Episcopal publishing house. I jumped at the opportunity because it was a paid writing...
by David Phillips | Jul 11, 2011 | Formation, Personal
Don’t you? It’s not so much of a problem if I don’t know something or don’t know how to do something. I’ve always been a willing learner. It’s just been my nature. But if I need help on something I should know how to do or if I need...
by David Phillips | Mar 8, 2011 | Glocal, Missional, Personal
I have been in Barcelona, Spain since Sunday. I have spent these past days walking the streets with missionaries from all across Western Europe. I have seen their faces. I have heard their stories. I have seen their tears, and I have shed a few with them.I listened...
by David Phillips | Jan 24, 2011 | Personal
Today my mom turns 65. My mom was the middle child, having both an older and younger brother, both of whom are now deceased. In fact, my mom is the elder statesperson of her family now. For more than 40 years mom worked at a local bank, where she earned a position as...
by David Phillips | Jan 14, 2011 | Books, Culture, Personal, Productivity, Writing
In 1997, I worked for an IT company in Florida. We had some folks come in with a plan to design a pdf e-reader and wanted us to do some web work as part of their project. I wasn’t impressed then. Spring forward to the emergence of the amazon kindle. The biggest...
by David Phillips | Nov 7, 2010 | Books, Culture, Personal, Writing
Image by owlbookdreams via Flickr NaNoWriMo 2010 is going on write now. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and it happens each November. The goal is to produce 50,000 words (unedited) of fiction in 30 days. Well this year, there is a new viral movement...