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12 Steps that Prepare a Community for Mission

May 20, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 7 Comments

On his first Maundy Thursday in office Pope Francis washed the feet of some of God’s people. Humble. Obedient. Outrageous. Jesus said “So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14) And so Francis did it — but he colored outside the lines: […]

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Another milestone!

May 14, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 5 Comments

3000 page views since moving the blog in early February!  Thank you, gentle readers, for your interest.  I hope you’ll keep coming back. And I am particularly grateful for those who join the discussion — it makes it more fun and improves my thinking and writing. Gratefully, Gary

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And When I Should Have Been Sleeping…

May 6, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 2 Comments

…I had a wonderful time this morning Skyping with a small group from Christchurch New Zealand who have studied and prayed through my book, Kneeling with Giants: Learning to Pray With History’s Best Teachers. A great reason to be up at 2:30 a.m. Central time! Check out Claudia’s blog posts on the book here. And […]

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Just A Quick Question For My Readers…

April 8, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 15 Comments

I’m so grateful to you for stopping by! I’m also eager to draw you into conversation — especially you who regularly visit from far away places like Finland, Australia, and New Zealand. I’m still new at blogging, so please let me know your thoughts: What would make this a more inviting interactive community experience? Feel […]

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Milestones!

March 28, 2013 by Gary Neal Hansen 4 Comments

My stats page tells me that as of today my blog has had 1000 views since I moved to this new domain in the first week of February.  Thanks to all my readers in (to my amazement) the USA, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden, South Africa, Finland, Hong Kong, Brazil, Singapore, […]

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