A Silencing Witness
Came across this quote today and found it to be particularly good in relationship to the text I’m reflecting on this week: Psalm 46. “In Witnessing, the role of talking is frequently overemphasized. Does
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To The Church in North America by Kester Brewin
Came across this video today by Kester Brewin. I think it has a lot to say. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqIYgdoUzwc&w=575&h=456] YouTube – To The Church in
A ‘Missional’ Church Statement
Here’s one of my favorite missional church statements of all time: In the power of life and wisdom, and dread of the Lord God of life and heaven and earth, dwell;…and be a
“How to Be a Poet” by Wendell Berry
(to remind myself) i Make a place to sit down. Sit down. Be quiet. You must depend upon affection, reading, knowledge, skillmore of each than you haveinspiration, work, growing older, patience, for patience
Save the Date: Quaker Heritage Day 2011
I’ve been asked to be the speaker for Quaker Heritage Day, a day long series of talks around, you guessed it, Quaker history that Berkeley Friends puts on every year. Since Brian Young (the
New Missiology Books October 2010
As a doctoral student in missiology I like to keep up on the new things getting published on the subject. Here are a few new books that are out that have caught my attention. ((Books
Social Media and the Illusion of Action
The other day I got caught up in following Kester Brewin’s tweets on the Apple 8 Media: Social Media and Political Action event he was covering on twitter (see those comments here). There were
Small Group Discussion Guide for “The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction”
Over the course of the summer a small group at Camas Friends Church worked through Ben Pink Dandelion’s “The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction.” The book is honestly a little deceiving. It is short,
An Index of Brent Bill’s Modest Proposals
Brent Bill, Quaker, recorded minister and and the author of Sacred Compass, has recently hammered out 8 great, and what he calls with tongue planted in cheek, “A Modest Proposal: For the Revitalization of the
How Krista Tippett is Rocking My World
One of the things that has been really inspiring me lately is Krista Tippett’s radio/podcast program “Being,” which as of a month ago was known more widely as “Speaking of Faith.” The show
Our Righteous Lament – Nadia Bolz-Weber
Nadia Bolz-Weber, the pastor at the House for All Sinners and Saints, (and blogger at www.sarcasticlutheran.com) has written a beautiful reflection on lament, the recent teen suicides by a number of gay youth,
Today is World Habitat for Humanity Day
The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October as annual World Habitat Day. It is a day to raise awareness around the importance of there being affordable and safe housing in the world.