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Archive for October, 2008
May We Love So Well
Posted in love on October 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Human Heart
Posted in conflict, humanity, Journey on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve now found an interesting graphical representation of how the journey of following Jesus feels sometimes. But in the end my heart always feels like its coming back to wholeness. (ht)
Group Think
Posted in faith, humanity, tagged group think on October 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I was talking with a friend of mine about how much of our thinking is internal and how much is give or even inflicted (for lack of a better word) on us from outside of us, the community, our tribe, etc. In business we called this group think. Others call this the collective conscience or [...]
Interesting Stuff
Posted in Interesting Stuff on October 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
What if we are wired to believe? Well duh. —————————————————- A lively and sane conversation on who people are voting for at Eugene Cho’s blog. —————————————————- Ryan Bolger gives some really good reasons he’s voting for Obama. See, it’s not just about abortion. —————————————————- Why does it not surprise me when the church resorts to [...]
Say What You Need To Say
Posted in courage, freedom, humanity on October 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Sometimes we need the space to be honest. I’ve said before, one of the real values of having people we can truly trust is the ability to be honest when we really, really need to. John Mayer wrote on of my favorite songs. It’s call “Say”. My favorite line is the little bridge to the [...]
The Human Condition
Posted in discipleship, humanity, Life, video on October 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Magnolia is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is one of the best stories of the human condition and the space we find ourselves in. Everyone is searching for love in their own way only they keep bumping up against the brick walls. And what is amazing is how the soul just [...]
Thoughts From The Cohort
Posted in Emergent Village, Emerging Church, love, Missional, tagged cohort on October 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Over the last 9 months Jeromy and I have been leading a emergent cohort. It has been a fascinating exercise in listening and learning. Both Jeromy and I simply wanted to create a safe space for people to discuss their questions, comments, stories and experiences within the church and in following Jesus. We wanted to [...]
True Happiness
Posted in love, Quotes, soul on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In this video, which is a must watch, the guy says, “Everything’s amazing, but nobodies happy.” That’s a pretty profound statement regarding consumer culture. It’s kind of one of those obvious statements that when spoken needs little defense. It’s just so true. Matthew West sings in his song, Nothing Else. “Not friends or money or [...]
Rob Bell Interview
Posted in Missional, tagged Rob Bell on October 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This is a fascinating interview Rob Bell gave with Cameron Strang discussing Rob’s book, “Jesus Wants To Save Christian“, a missional narrative, exile, the new humanity, and his thoughts on critics.
Bono Speaks
Posted in Bono, One.org on October 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“A good salesman sells people what they need but a great salesman awakens the need inside them for something they didn’t know they wanted but now have to have.” (video) Quoting Warren Buffett, “Don’t appeal to the conscience of America. Appeal to the greatness of American and I think you’ll get the job done.” And, [...]
What Am I Contributing
Posted in love, Missional on October 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ask yourself today, “What am I contributing?” It’s so easy to get caught up in a consumer culture and get lost in the mode of taking. But where are you contributing to the culture, your family, your friends, and the world around you? It is those people who contribute on a regular basis that make [...]
We Are That Spoiled
Posted in consumerism, humor, video on October 23, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Absolutely one of the funniest commentaries on consumer culture EVER. You must watch this. We often desire faster, and better, and more, but what is the real cost of that? Perhaps we are the spoiled generation. (ht)
Straight From The Horses Mouth
Posted in church, church leadership, church planting, conflict on October 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
ES: What was the main reason they determined church was no longer an essential part of their life? TR: Basically the issue was that most churches were low-expectation churches. The leadership did not challenge the members nor expect the members to be a vital part of the congregation. That’s why the dropout rate was so [...]
Interesting Stuff
Posted in Missio Dei on October 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
One of the most important articles on culture you will ever read. (ht) ————————————————————– What if global warming is just not true? Would it change your views of creation care? I hope not. ————————————————————– What is a car battery doing showing up the church by advertising God’s love in the middle of a Monday Night [...]
The Great Emergence Follow Up
Posted in church, Emerging Church, history, tagged Phyllis Tickle, The Great Emergence on October 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Recently I did an extensive two part book review on Phyllis Tickle’s, The Great Emergence. The book is in my opinion one of the most important books for understanding the larger framework that is going on in the evangelical and even larger Christian context. And some have questioned Tickle’s rationale of a 500 year argument. [...]
The Funniest Thing I Heard
Posted in humanity, humor on October 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The funniest thing I heard this week was: “I want patience. And I want it now!”
When We Can’t Forgive
Posted in forgiveness, friends, Missio Dei, Reconciliation on October 20, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I have a friend who has been deeply hurt by someone important in his life. And knowing what happened to him it is very easy to sympathize with his pain. What she did was very hurtful and his anger was justified in some ways in the beginning. I think anger is a very important and [...]
Leadership Synchroblog
Posted in leadership, pastors, politics, Synchroblog on October 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
This November 4th marks a profound opportunity in American history regardless of who takes office to the Presidency. And this focus on leadership got me thinking. What if we got together and had a Synchroblog on leadership. There’s already a group on board but I wanted to open this up and ask if anyone else [...]
Your Sunday Experience
Posted in church, Missio Dei, Sunday Experience on October 19, 2008 | 8 Comments »
If you participated before you can see all the responses here. I really loved last weeks interaction. All kinds of stuff being experienced. If you participated in some type of community today, how would you describe how you felt during the experience? And if you didn’t, whow would you describe how you felt during that [...]
Knowing You’re A Christian
Posted in christianity, faith, spiritual formation, Spirituality on October 18, 2008 | 10 Comments »
I was listening to a conversation on a podcast and the interviewer asked, “How do you say you know you are a Christian?” And so I want to ask the same question of this audience. How would you answer that question?
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