I realized yesterday that I haven’t blogged in quite awhile and realized I needed a little break from it. There’s so much I’ve been thinking about and I’ve needed some space to do it without trying to come up with something worth reading (as if that
Continue reading →I’ve been doing extra reading for my seminar trying to nail down a paper topic and have really been enjoying the exposure to James McClendon’s stuff, here’s tidbit. “James McClendon in his book Ethics describes the virtue of presence as an acquired human characteristic necessary to achieve
Continue reading →Updated: I forgot to put the link to what I to discussion board, sorry about that! — I don’t do well at keeping up with discussion boards and following all the wonderful discussions on the various websites and blogs that I’d like to and this is no less true
Continue reading →Two separate conversations about rhythms of contemplation have cropped up this week. One was brought up by Emily while we were falling asleep the other night. She discussed her desire for us to build some healthy patterns in our lives that are directed at hearing God, slowing down life, and
Continue reading →Five posts from the Daily Scribe religious blogging community. * Tall Skinny Kiwi offers a timeline of the Emerging Church * Kesher Talk points out an interesting article on Jimmy Carter and political history with Jews. * Jonny Baker shares a great idea for a new wedding ritual * Jspot offers a link to
Continue reading →So what would you expect to find a PhD student doing during week 10 of the quarter? Building a website maybe? Well if that’s what your guess was then you’re right! My buddy Chris Sikorowski was a freelance videographer long before I met him 3.5 years ago
Continue reading →“Frequently Asked Questions” is a segment on this site where basic questions get answered from people with theological training. If you’re interested in asking a Question you can contact me, otherwise you can visit the FAQ category or it’s corresponding wiki for more information. This week’s question
Continue reading →My housemate Arkay, has recently released his new album with his ever-changing band Books Died On. On this album he’s written a particularly revealing song, Girlfriend For A Night, which looks at the ills of pornography and how it dehumanizes all parties involved. Along with giving the album a
Continue reading →I’ve been using siteground to host my website and domain name for the past year and have had great service with them. Today they sent an email to all their customers offering 5 $20 coupons to give away to friends who would like to get their own website. If
Continue reading →Did you know that if you have a google homepage setup you can add the Emerging Church Google Search to it easily by clicking on the add google button found at the bottom of that page? Step 1: Step 2: Technorati Tags: Emerging Church
Continue reading →From “Dissident Discipleship (p.129),” After my colleague Nancey Murphy delievers an address in London, two Muslim men sought her out to ask, “Did we hear correctly? You are a Christian and you believe in nonviolence?” “Yes, I come from a long tradition, Anabaptism, which, like Jesus did, refuses violence.
Continue reading →Leadership Blog: Out of Ur: Burned by Branding: Here’s a post about the Ben posted a link to this post and it’s worth the read so I thought I’d also post it here as well. It concerns the influence of huge corporations and the mega-church models of
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