The Magic Mirror
I was at a friends house the other day and he took me aside and showed me a mirror. And at first I was assuming it was a carnival mirror that distorted the reflection to make us laugh, something like that. But it wasn’t. It did something for him I’ve never seen another mirror do. It allowed him to see …
Exploring The Edges
These are just streams of thought on Missio Dei. – What would happen if a church met at a bar? And, who would throw a fit about it? – What would happen if we couldn’t use hell as a mechanism of coercion? – Why aren’t “Love God” and “Love your neighbor” sacraments? – Would the church go into existential crisis …
A Church without a church
Bill Kinnon asks a provocative question in his post. (ht) “We are The People formerly known as The Congregation. We have not stopped loving the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Nor do we avoid “the assembling of the saints.” We just don’t assemble under your supposed leadership. We meet in coffee shops, around dinner tables, in the parks and on …
Bono – Quote of the Day
“Where you live in the world should not determine whether you live in the world.” Bono
The Goesintas & Goesoutas
I’m not really a science guy but I do love it when I see it show up in nature. Science has a way of making perfect sense, reminding me that it still knows what it is doing. And one that I find more and more intriguing is Newton’s 3rd law of motion. It states, “For every action there is an …
Posture – Sitting With My Daddy
There’s a synchroblog happening on the subject of prayer. I wanted to join in because it is one of my favorite things to do. I honestly didn’t know what I was going to write, other than my thoughts on prayer when just as I began to write, my 5 year old son came up to me and huddled up to …
Why Are All The Mosh Kids Sitting Outside The Church
Yesterday was an awesome day. I got to work with Oxfam on their Farm Bill Campaign. We had a booth at the Vans Warped Tour. The Warped tour is a collection of bands you’ve rarely heard of unless you are part of the subculture. Half the bands were thrash-metal and sounded pretty good musically but I really had no idea …
The Nature of Postmodern/Emerging Dialog
I was reading this post by Roger Saner at Future Church (Thanks Makeesha. You find the best stuff.) and it really got me thinking about the nature of postmodern dialog. One of the signature elements of the emerging church has been “the conversation”. It is the idea that we are in dialog with each other. Not a shouting match but …
What Do Small Groups Really Do?
I have been in many conversations over the years about small groups. I remember my professor in college in 1994 telling me about a new concept called “small groups” and that we should pay attention. And in many cases the conversation reveals a real difference in terms of what a small group really does. Some are nothing more than Bible …
Help – Which Denomination Was Jesus?
Last year I picked up and read “A Generous Orthodoxy” by Brian McLaren. I really liked the book for the reason that it explored the beauty of our differences. I appreciated listening to different traditions than my own. It helped me process the beauty in other ways of thinking. My formative years were spent in a very loving but small …
