The Baptist church down the road from us is having a Harvest Festival which is popular among Protestants, although the timing is unsure. Harvest Festival usually at the end of the farming year and it is similar to the Jewish Feast of Ingathering. Its a time to bring in the food produced on our land…
Read MoreFeast of St Hubert
Today in our rhythmic remembrance of the Christian calendar, we think of St Hubert who liked to hunt. He probably wouldn’t be too popular in todays world. The story is that just before firing his arrow at a deer, he saw a cross between its antlers and it changed his life. He later became bishop…
Read MoreBlogger’s Choice Awards
As you know, this blog was nominated for two awards in the Bloggers Choice Awards. The Best Religion Blog and the Best Blog of All Time. And the winners were . . . NOT tallskinnykiwi.com. I had a lot of votes for Best Religion Blog and got a few votes for Best Blog of All…
Read MoreOff The Map Conference is being blogged.
Off The Map Live conference tackling emerging church issues is going on in Seattle. Speakers include my friends Richard Twiss, Todd Hunter and Brian McLaren. Bloggers covering the event: John at SmuloSpace Randy at DoableEvangelism Jeff at Emergent Bretheren Chad at Pathways Church Technorati Tags: off the map
Read MoreIn God’s Name: Economist on Global Religion
Interesting article on Global Religion in the Economist this week by John Micklethwait. Its called In God’s Name and it deals with tension in religion and politics around the world. EXCERPT: “Part of that secular fury, especially in Europe, comes from exasperation. After all, it has been a canon of progressive thought since the Enlightenment…
Read More“Evangelical” – What does it mean today
Great discussion today with some heavy hitters on Café Theology. Its called A Symposium: Six Evangelicals Assess Their Movement The emerging church gets a mention by Denny Burk, as does Steve Chalke who continues to be mistakenly connected with the emerging church, despite his protests and the protests of others. Good to hear from John…
Read MoreBlogRush Phase 2
BlogRush roll out phase 2 of their system today – the one I told you about in September. Its a nice system and they are doing a great job. I really like the fact that i can view exactly how many people read each post of mine, as well as how many came through BlogRush…
Read MoreDean Peters and Blog Jordan
Mean Dean Peters, of the infamous HealYourChurch and Blogs4God, arrives in Jordan today and starts ‘histoblogging’ [my word] his way around. He has created a WIKI called the BlogJordan Wiki for images and thoughts and whatever related to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Dean says in an email this morning that I might be interested…
Read MoreAll Soul’s Day – and some thoughts on our yearly pilgrimage
Today is All Souls Day [also called Defuncts Day) and its a little morbid if you ask me. Its about commemorating the dead. Yesterday was All Saints Day, when we commemorated the saints in Christ that have died. Today the horizon widens and its basically anyone who died, whether they were saints or not. Its…
Read MoreAll Saints Day
Today is the first day in the Celtic year and its also All Saints Day. A day to remember the saints and believers in Christ who are passed on and are now with Christ. Bible verses for the day are from Northumbria: Hebrews. 12:1-2, 22-23, Revelation 7: 9-10, 19:5. On All Saints Day, “Soul cakes”…
Read MoreResponse to Jim Bublitz: Emerging Submerging of the Reformation
Having a little protest seems to be the way to celebrate Reformation Day. This morning, Jim Bublitz of Old Truth.com took apart my Reformation Sunday post piece by piece. He wrote the post below entitled "The Emerging Submerging of the Reformation" What I write now is a quick knee-jerk response to Jim’s challenge to my…
Read MoreEmerging Church Submerging the Reformation?
Earlier today, Jim Bublitz at OldTruth.com took on my Reformation Sunday post and suggested that the emerging church movement, myself included, are trying to rewrite the history of the Reformation. His post called The Emerging Submerging of the Reformation has turned into an emerging church bash which I had to show my wife. She shook…
Read MoreA New Year and New Season Starts Nov 1
This blog will be under some construction and redecoration today. I am doing something different. I am about to track the Christian year and align with it as much as possible. My preaching in churches will be linked in with the seasons of the Christian calendar and this blog will be a place for me…
Read MorePrayer Feeder – New 2.0 App for emerging churches
New application for churches and groups by developer Stephen Dominy who is beta testing it right now. It offers more privacy than a Facebook app. You may have read what Stephen said about it earlier this month on Emergingchurch.info I have started a test group called Missional Communities. If you want to be a part…
Read MoreReformation Day: What Have We Done with Pilgrimage?
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