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2012: The Year of Encouragement

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Alvin Reid in Blog, Vision | Leave a comment

Back in World War II an American soldier walked the streets of London. He saw a young boy, an orphan no doubt, staring in the window of a bakery. You could smell the warmth of fresh pastries wafting through the air. The little boy looked hungry. The soldier walked into the bakery and after a few minutes walked out holding a big, hot, sweet pastry. The boy’s eyes met his, and a look of fear appeared as the boy expected … →

Sabbatical Plans

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Alvin Reid in Blog | Leave a comment

This spring I will miss teaching my beloved students while I take a sabbatical. Several have asked what I will be doing during this break from teaching full time, so for whoever might be interested here is a summary. At Southeastern, a sabbatical is offered (it is earned, not just given because the calendar turns) either for a semester after 3.5 years, or the seventh full year. I cannot imagine being away from our students for a full year so … →

The Global/Great Commission

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Alvin Reid in Blog, Leadership, Missional, Movements, Vision | 1 Comment

In 1910, roughly two-thirds of the Christian population of the world lived in Europe. According to a recent Pew Forum Study this has changed dramatically: –about a quarter of the population of Christians (26%) now live in Europe –24% live in sub-Sahara Africa –37% live in the Americas –13% or about one-eighth live in Asia and the Pacific. These numbers are encouraging on many levels. However, the vast population of Asia and the fact that most of the population of … →

Young People, Remember Those Who Came Before You

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Alvin Reid in Blog | Leave a comment

I love sports, especially football. I do not love the obsession bordering on idolatry sports sometimes creates in our culture, with grown men spending hours when they should be working at their real job playing fantasy sports, for instance. But sports can teach a lot. And the Scripture has more than a few illusions to sports, including the marathon motif in one of my favorite verses, Philippians 3:14. The NBA season began belatedly on Christmas Day. I caught some of … →

P90etc… A Review

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Alvin Reid in Blog, FItness | 2 Comments

On Sunday, January 1. 2012, I officially start P90X2, the latest in the fitness revolution led by Tony Horton, who by the way is my age (52). Because I have several friends beginning one form or another of the fitness programs offered by Teambeachbody (Horton’s helpful online community) I thought I would offer a review of the major programs. Note: by signing up for a free membership at teambeachbody.com you have access to all kinds of helpful info on diet … →

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