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Quick tip of the hat…

to Rendezvous with God, for the link and the nod. Thanks Chris.
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March 12th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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21 Money Saving Sites from Around the Web

Here’s a portion of a great post from Get Rich Slowly, one of my favorite personal finance blogs. GRS links to 21 money saving websites. Here’s an excerpt:

Coupon Mountain offers “free coupon codes, bargains and sales from more than 2,000 online stores.” No registration required.
Coupons.com allows users to browse current grocery coupons and [...]

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March 7th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Ortberg on Calling

John Ortberg just published an article exploring the idea of the “call” to ministry.

I have been a pastor for a long time now. When I was ordained in the Baptist church, one of the questions I knew was coming was, “Tell us about your ‘call.’” In our tradition, if you became a pastor, you had [...]

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March 5th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Sobering Quote

From The Reformed Reader:
“Sometimes seminarians complain that the seminary’s expectations of them are too demanding, that the course is too difficult, or that it is placing academic burdens upon them that they cannot bear.  Perhaps they feel that their sincerity and their sense of vocation are enough to sustain them in their ministry.  They are [...]

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February 26th, 2008 | Mark | 1 comment | Continued
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Can’t say no? Try the “Qualified Yes”

Learning to say no is an important survival skill for ministry. People will ask you to do all sorts of things. because you’re nice. You’re in ministry! How could you say no?
This will suck your life away if you’re not careful. We must defend our own borders.
Of course, most of us in ministry ARE nice, [...]

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February 15th, 2008 | Mark | 1 comment | Continued
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Shorter degrees

Here is an example of a guy who lived out my counsel on being judicious with your choice of degree.  This is a sensible exercise of triage.
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February 7th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Take the Poll

Tony over at Said at Southern noticed our discussion here, and set up a poll on whether all your seminary classes are worthy of your best attention.
I say no. What do you say? Take the poll.
I’m really curious to see the results.
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January 31st, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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High interest savings and free money

In yesterday’s discussion of savings, Lonnie, our resident finance guru, recommended ING for those looking for places to put the money they save.  I love ING. They are a fantastic company, offering a full range of sensible, customer-friendly financial services. Today I want to share more about their Orange Savings account. It earns a ridiculously [...]

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January 25th, 2008 | Mark | 2 comments | Continued
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Free Alternatives to Quicken/MS Money

So in order to plan and be responsible for your money, you need to be able to track it well, right?
The easy answer is financial software. I’ve used Quicken for many years, and WOW! does it simplify the process. You can really follow where you money goes, and it doesn’t take that much effort.
But you’re [...]

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January 23rd, 2008 | Mark | 2 comments | Continued
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Cheap Date Ideas

In seminary, the financial limitations mean that we need to find ways to be romantic on the cheap.
Zen Habits is a blog I enjoy. (BTW, it’s good to occasionally read outside your ideological zone) Leo posts good cheap romance ideas from time to time.
Go here and get an fresh, inexpensive idea for romance this weekend.
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January 22nd, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued