An apology to my readers: I am REALLY REALLY sorry my blog has sucked recently. For the past few months I have been lucky to post once or twice a week. The reason? Well, so much has been happening, in so many different places (we have been to about 12 countries in the past 3…
Read MoreWhen your advertising pop-ups say more than you do
Some blog posts are just funny and when the wrong advertisements pop up, the message gets distorted and things can get absolutely hilarious. Here’s one today called “Emerging Church Exposed and Defined” that has two advertisements (at least here in Germany) for a body scanner that EXPOSES people and reveals their underwear. It adds a…
Read MoreInteresting People: Philip and Sari Shorey
Here are some really interesting people I met at Slot Festival this month. Philip and Sari Shorey are from Steiger Ministries in Minneapolis but right now they are taking their very Retro-Carnie looking Suitcase Sideshow around Europe. Last week a few people decided to get their lives right with God after their show – fantastic!…
Read MoreFreakstock Festival 2010
Next week we will be at Freakstock Festival in Germany. The theme this year at Freakstock is “Beine in Die Hand” which means “LIFT UP YOUR FEET”. Our kids are volunteering this year since the number of volunteers is down and they could use some help. [HINT HINT]. And musician Daniel Benjamin is looking for…
Read MoreGlobal Connect Conference August 7-15
I will be speaking at the Global Connect Conference in Kirchheim, Germany next month. Christian Associates International is an incredible group of people who I have enjoyed partnering with for nearly a decade, ever since Linus Morris asked to me speak to the group in Budapest, 2003. Linus has since handed the reins over to…
Read MoreSalvation Army in Chemnitz
We are staying at the Salvation Army house in Chemnitz, Germany, and about to have a huge breakfast with homeless and low income families. We should be here for a few days while a team of volunteer mechanics work on our truck. Its funny being in a house after a year and a half on…
Read MoreWe are Powered By Wings
People are asking us how we are supporting ourselves in our travels. Where does the money for diesel come from? Well, apart from a number of recent gifts that have helped us get to all the cities we needed to be in, we are making and selling angel wings. You could say that we are…
Read MorePodcasts: Exploring Faith from a Global Perspective
Becky Garrison is releasing a series of podcasts on the theme of her new book Jesus Died 4 This? The first podcasts include an interview with me that Becky did last year in Poland at our Roundtable for emerging church leaders. Its called “Exploring Faith from a Global Perspective” and when you have finished listening,…
Read MoreWhat does a preacher look like?
The Baptist Women in Ministry know what a preacher looks like. Maybe not at your church, but certainly in the Baptist world there are plenty of preachers that look like this. And guess what . . . First it was a t-shirt, and now its a book!
Read MoreTree By The River Teaching
One of my sessions at Slot Festival was held under a tree in the main open space. It was also next to a river [almost] so I thought it appropriate to give my esoteric spiritual teaching called "A Tree By the River", a teaching that uses the whole body in a physical way to meditate…
Read MoreCafe Kiwi at Slot Festival
The Kiwi Cafe at SLOT Festival in Poland was running again so I felt quite at home last week. There were actually about 8 cafes at SLOT and many of them had DJ’s and VJ’s going ALL NIGHT LONG!!! but Cafe Kiwi was my cafe of choice. Has something to do with the name. Cheers!
Read MoreRecommended Reads and Opportunities
A week without blogging makes one weak. Here is a catch up blog with some recommended links to blog posts and articles and opportunities sent in by readers like you. Best Read: A new model Christianity article on emerging church and the creation of “temporary autonomous zones” – like the festival we attended last week.…
Read MoreDavid Fitch on Emerging Church Dangers
I just downloaded all 3 of David Fitch’s posts on the emerging church and hope to read them when I get a mo. He attempts to add warning and correction to the thoughts of Alan Hirsch and Mike Frost, Peter Rollins and Brian McLaren. Nice to see some well thought out critiques. I look forward…
Read MoreSpeaking at SLOT festival
Slot Festival begins in a few minutes. Great to see thousands of young Polish here. Speaking schedule: Wed 3pm Eastern Tent. Debbie and I will tell stories of our 3 months in morocco this year and what happened there. Fri 1pm Under The Tree. The gospel and words. Kenny Mitchell and I speaking on how…
Read MoreI am FakeBrianMcLaren at Slot Festival
Bummer! I just heard that my friend Brian McLaren is in hospital. Pray for a quick healing for Brian! I was reading one of his earlier books yesterday and looking forward to catching up again. The organizers at SLOT Festival in Poland contacted me this morning and asked me to speak a few times in…
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