Todd Engstrom

  • Retreat!

    I’ll be spending the next few days at a retreat with our staff team from The Austin Stone.  It should be a great time of refreshment and encouragement as we seek God together for the future…

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  • 6 Month Bloggerversary

    Yeah, that’s right…I know it’s a nerdy title, but I’ve officially been writing here for 6 months.  Below is a summary of my favorites and yours: Forgiveness in Marriage Web Tools I Use Attractional and Missional…

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  • Reading “The Reason for God”

    I’ve found myself needing to repent of my lack of reading actual books as of late, so I’ve got a few things on the docket I want to read.  I just picked up and started Tim…

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  • Paper Pastors | Pyromaniacs

    Pyromaniacs is a blog I frequent often.  Although their tone can often be a little on the combative side, I thoroughly enjoy the truth that they dish out. The excerpt below is from a blog post…

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  • Managing Time and Relationships

    I’ve been pondering proactively managing my time lately as my ministry slate continues to get more diverse and challenging. The difficulty for me is scheduling specific time for study and stillness when there are so many…

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  • The Spirit and Obedience | The Ordinary

    Want to be encouraged by how God is moving in some college students’ lives?  Read the excerpt below, and then follow the link: Im not making this Spirit junk up, and I didn’t do anything but…

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  • Web Tools I Use

    Although I’m definitely not a tech guru, I’ve found a number of tools that help me keep moving throughout my day that many people didn’t know existed.  Below is a short list of some things that…

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  • Cardboard Stories | Easter @ The Austin Stone

    Easter Sunday was powerful yesterday at The Austin Stone, and I’d recommend watching this video.  They are testimonies of things that God has done in our body over the last year. Archive note: The Vimeo video…

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  • Wearing Many Hats

    Through the last few years, I am becoming infinitely more aware of the necessity of adaptation and flexibility in whatever environment I am working. No matter how much I desire to have things under control, or…

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  • Malatya Film

    For those of you in Austin, I would highly recommend carving out some time next Saturday to view Malatya.  Malatya is a documentary about the first martyrs of the Turkish Church. On April 18th, 2007, Necati…

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  • Hyperlinks – 4.11.09

    Here are some links that have captured my attention lately: The Austin Stone Make Disciples Blog: Priority of the Unreached The Austin Stone Missional Communities Blog: Seeds of  a Movement Between Two Worlds: Practical Advice for…

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  • Resurrection Hope through Death

    I am reflecting on the cross of Christ this Good Friday, and anticipating celebration of the resurrection on Easter Sunday.  I think I am more painfully aware today of our simultaneous joy and sorrow as I…

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