Got an email today from a diverse community who are being aggregated around the number 11:11. My Proverbs 11:11 post has got me some google-kudos and i have been linked into an 11-11 forum of people who have found each other by Googling "11:11". Its a good example of the way new communities are formed…
Read MoreBrilliant January Day
I know this is winter in the far north and everyone thinks we are freezing inside igloos here. But the weather has been calm and nice for nearly 2 weeks. Yesterday was spectactular! Absolutely BRILLIANT. No wind, only sunshine. Blue sky turning burnt orange sunset teasing the distant charcoal hills. Gosh, I’m a poet and…
Read MoreGods Great Big Plan
I preached yesterday at Stromness Bapist Church. I wanted to share about the missio dei from the Scriptures without any weird sounding theological terms. Thankfully, the whole service was full of thoughts and quotes and songs that spoke of things like “our Great Big God” and his “great big plan”, and the gospel being “life…
Read MoreGoing All The Way Back
“If we insist on going back to something in the past, perhaps we should go back to the beginning, rather than getting off conveniently at some 18th-century plateau (or 16th or even 12th).” Larson, Osborne, The Emerging Church (1970), p83 From today’s reading at Our Daily Blog Technorati Tags: emerging church
Read MoreIs the Blogosphere Ready for Mark Driscoll?
UPDATE: March 27, 2006. Mark apologizes. Hey Mark – we love you. Don’t lose that edge! ORIGINAL POST: Up early this morning (4:30am) and i am taking a peek at the blogs. Its Saturday and Elizabeth had a sleepover for 5 of her friends last night as part of her 13th birthday party. I have…
Read MoreIn Memory of Andrew Lawson Johnston
Scotland lost a great man last week to cancer. Andrew Lawson Johnston, artist, Christian leader, and engraver to the Queen. Andrew was a key person, if not THE key person in the charasmatic New Wine movement in Scotland. His passing will be sorely felt all over the UK. More info here. I had the privilege…
Read MoreThe Bible and Common Sense
“Thus, with Common Sense Realism being unofficially sanctioned as the only scientific and valid philosophy, it was not long before biblical studies were soon approached as was any other science. Within the American academy, the Bible came to be viewed as a storehouse of objective facts needing nothing more than to be mined and systematized…
Read MoreEmerging-Missional Church Stuff
Back home from my travels now, and I am catching up on the latest Emerging Church banter: – Contra Corriente have announced this years event to be held in Huesca, Spain, April 29-May 1 – Brad Hightower on the Emerging Pastor – for those emerging churches that still have a pastor type person. – Open…
Read MoreElizabeth Turns 13
We had a Chinese theme last night, since Elizabeth (my daughter) is so interested in all things Chinese. I managed to buy some things from Chinese store in Sheffield last week – calligraphy paper, brushes, lanterns, ink, slippers and cooking utensils for her Chinese dinners that will be happening every Saturday night in our house.…
Read MoreWHATEVER and Missio Dei
Update: Last Friday I spoke on Missio Dei at Resource. About 40 students (nice to meet you all!!!) One of the themes was being Found (rather than finding) – thanks to the Kairos crew for a powerful Sigur-Ros video on that subject – dang – the Sigur Ros videos are stunning. Sigur Ros must be…
Read Morei’m still here
ahhhh GASP!!! coming up for breath!!! i have been travelling all over england and scotland and have not done well with finding internet access. one internet station at the Glasgow bus station banned my site and typepad as well. I am staying tonight in Dingwall, near Inverness with Dave. Home tomorrow for Elizabeth’s birthday. Things…
Read MoreOff Again
I’m off to Aberdeen tonight. London on Thursday, Sheffield for the weekend. Comments will be held until i can approve them because of spam. Peace out! – Our thoughts are with Reinhold Scharnowski who lost his father yesterday to cancer. He was 79. Shalom. Its been just over a year since my dad passed away…
Read MoreABC Special on Emerging Churches
Great to see some friends of mine making the ABC news. 2 churches were highlighted: Bluer (thats John Musick with his stunned deer look) and Spirit Garage which i visited back in 1998. Brian McLaren adds some wise thoughts to the ABC report. Technorati Tags: Emergent, emerging church
Read MoreChurch and Internet Study
“Presbyterian churches, at 92 percent, are the major denominational group most likely to be using the Internet.” (LifeWay Study, BP News) Technorati Tags: church, new media
Read MoreIts Another Andrew Jones
Top Ten Trivia Tips about Andrew Jones – Its not about me . . . I swear. Someone else out there has stolen my name. Which reminds me, I was thinking about writing a book about my top baseball secrets. Do you think it will sell?
Read MoreA Refuge for Lurkers
Last week was Delurking your blog week, but Lurkers (non-posting blog readers) were safe on this blog. No pressure to OUT yourselves at all. This is my repentance for the Forced De-lurking that I started back in 2003 when I exposed Darrell Dement as Lurker of the Day. He was a good sport, and so…
Read MoreTom Sine’s Blog Debut
Tom Sine debuts his blog today. I remember bugging him about blogging on many occasions. Great to see he has finally relented. Tom and Christine Sine are superstars in the Kingdom. Tom will be online today at 1-2pm PST as part of the Church Has Left The Building Conference build-up. I will put a link…
Read MoreThe DeWaay Debate: Has Emergent Gone Troppo?
Friday’s debate (20th, not 16th as i said earlier) between Bob DeWaay and Doug Pagitt has me wondering whether Emergent has gone troppo. After reading the harsh critiques against Emergent, one gets the impression that attending an Emergent Conference is like watching an episode of Lost: a group of disoriented misfits going troppo together, constructing…
Read MoreGuess the Candy
New header today. I took the image a few months ago while driving through the not-so-interesting state of Idaho. Can you guess what candy was sitting on my dash?
Read MoreHannah’s Birthday Today
Our daughter Hannah turns 7 today. She has 2 friends coming over for pizza and we are all going off to see Narnia at the movies. Hannah was born in Humbolt County, California, Jan 13, 1998. Cant remember if that was Friday the 13th or not.
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