So today marks the second Sunday where I wasn’t “going to,” “doing” or “running” church [as we know it] since we left pastoral ministry in the Bay area and moved to Arizona, and it’s a weird feeling. Last Sunday morning, I hung out at a cafe with Dezi and Bryce , talked about pioneer journey emotions, confessed [...]
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Note well: it would be easy to conclude from this post title that I did not enjoy the last eight years at the church we planted, baylight church community. This is FAR from the truth. This post is in no way a slight to my spiritual family here. It is actually a testimony to their forbearance, [...] So Leslie and I have been in Istanbul for three days now, and it’s been a fun but sobering experience. It’s always fun to travel abroad and experience new foods, culture and people — especially without the responsibilities of caring for young children. But as a student of movements and global mission, I am deeply disturbed [...] I picked up a new book written by our friends, Tony and Felicity Dale, called The Rabbit and the Elephant. And I wanted to put a plug in for it, and take a moment to discuss the analogy. The book begins with them telling a story to a crowded Indian church planter training time (one that [...] So with the help of two very committed people (thanks L. and J.!), we’ve finished helping Wolfgang Simson with editing the final 1/4 or so of his e-book, The Starfish Manifesto. Click here for the pre-edited version, and type “ok” when prompted for the password. In it, I stumbled across a great series of questions: Would the [...] Ed Waken, a good friend and spiritual mentor of mine, wrote this in a facebook post. It’s fantastic, and so I secured his permission to share it. Please read and do not move on to the next thing. Read and ask Jesus what this means for you. ” The God who made the world [...] By now, most of the online world has seen Susan Boyle’s inspirational audition on Britain’s Got Talent. What also amazes me about this global phenomenon is how flat it showed our world to be. Reality T.V. shows in some form have been around on television for some time — going back at the very least to the [...] |
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