Shallow Small Groups
There is so much rich sound bite in this its hilarious. You can tell the writer has been involved in small groups. Okay sound off.
Commenting Policy
I wrote the following post almost three years ago in the midst of some heated conversations. Lately it feels like I need to restate this again. Although my writing has broadened a little beyond just theology, it is still a central focus of this blog. —————————————————————————————————- If you read my blog on a regular basis, you are gonna want to …
It’s Enjoyable To Be Loved
It’s enjoyable to be loved. Last night my brother-in-law took me to see the Giants play the Dodgers, and it was good. My brother was treating me to front row seats as a birthday present. From the moment I got to the game, to the moment I left, he went out of his way to shower me with love. He …
March Madness Fundraiser
March Madness is right around the corner and it’s time to pick your favorite teams. Will you choose a perennial favorite like Duke or Kansas to cut down the nets in March, or go with a dark horse like Brigham Young or St. John’s to win college basketball’s ultimate prize? We’re gathering together our family and friends, and friends of …
Your Favorite Holiday Memories
So the post I wrote on Friday somehow posted with the comments closed. So I wanted to ask. What are you favorite holiday memories, past or present? Do share.
Emotional Community
“The open loop limbic system (in the brain) was a winning design in evolution, no doubt, because it allow people to come to one another’s emotional rescue, enabling a mother for example to soothe her crying infant, or a lookout to signal an alarm. Despite the veneer of our advanced civilization, the open loop principle still holds. A dramatic example …
Transform West Coast Gathering
TransFORM Network (http://www.transformnetwork.org) and The Parish Collective (http://www.parishcollective.org) are joining forces to host a West Coast regional gathering on missional community formation, Friday-Sunday, April 29-May 1, 2011, at Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, Washington. Launched in Fall 2009, TransFORM held its first regional gathering earlier this year in Washington, D.C., which was attended by around 250 people. Participants in …
When A Pastor Has An Affair
This post was inspired by Chad Estes who explores an evocative response to pastors who have affairs. Chad’s post stirred something in me. Why is it so hard to get over a pastor who has an affair? If the Gospel is true then the pastoral affair should be one of the deepest tests that proves our capacity to overcome the …
Letting Go Of Power
This post is part of the Emergent Village Synchroblog on “Creating Liberated Spaces in a Post-Colonial World.” ———————————————————————————————– As a white, Anglo-Saxon, American male, I am a man of significant power. And I didn’t do anything to achieve it. I am given a ridiculous amount of power simply for the fact that I was born that way. Almost four years …
The Stage Is Yours
Some days I realize that I just need to stop and listen. So I’m interested in hearing from those who read this blog. I’d like to know a little about you so I’m gonna be posting some short questions that help me understand you the reader. Question #1: What is the one thing you are passionate about and would do …
