This past Saturday, Amy and I had our first shared creative event. We celebrated my book release and her CD release at Two Rivers Church in Oak Grove, Oregon. I’m hoping to post some more pictures and such from the … Continue reading
Over at his blog, Scott Daniels — the pastor at First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena (PazNaz) and the new dean of the school of theology at Azusa Pacific University — has a post on the death of the … Continue reading
Well, if you’re wondering where I’ve been, I’ve been engaged in a very busy quarter, reading a lot and recently writing a lot. I just turned in my paper for the quarter. It was 60 pages long, plus a 6 … Continue reading
Here are the notes I put together for the sermon I preached on Saturday night. This was mostly used as a guide for me, and I didn’t read it–except for brief moments when my mind blanked. I’m adding the text … Continue reading
We have massive edifices and complex organizations all designed to help spread the message of Christ into this world by any means possible. Instead of doing this with a measure of bounty and joy, however, we are sad, and the … Continue reading
Abstract: The emerging church has recently gained attention in regards to its liturgical innovation and postmodern methodology. Viewed through the lens of Jürgen Moltmann’s theology, however, the emerging church is not merely another church growth movement but is in fact … Continue reading
I’m continuing my story on the emerging church, but for now there’s a really interesting addition now available. Earlier this summer, my friend Eric Herron and I sat down with Aaron Klinefelter of the Praxis Podcast. We chatted for about … Continue reading
Matt Stone has a great post on the ‘mini-movements’ that are beginning to get more defined in the emerging church movement. The categories aren’t his but his commentary is quite worth reading. I’ve my own thoughts on those, and will … Continue reading
In November 2007 my book It’s a Dance: Moving with the Holy Spirit was published by Barclay Press. It’s about the Holy Spirit, but more than that it’s about a hoped for renewal in the church, in spirituality, in this … Continue reading
During my junior year at Wheaton I took an American Church History class. The major assignment was to write a Family Religious History. So I did. And as I’m still wrestling with how ‘missional’ I am, I got to thinking … Continue reading
