Monthly Archives: April 2013

BLOG 4.29.13. WHAT ABOUT: “INTENTIONAL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES?”

BLOG. 4/29/13. WHAT ABOUT: “INTENTIONAL CHRISIAN COMMUNITIES?” Sometimes, when looking at the church scene in my community, I am bewildered by the huge diversity of expressions, some fruitful and contagious, others cumbersome, moribund—captive to their traditions—and passive with ‘what is’ … Continue reading

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BLOG 4/25/13. THE CHURCH: THINKING … INTO THE FUTURE.

BLOG 4/25/13. THE CHURCH: THINKING OUT OF THE PAST, INTO THE FUTURE This Blog’s designation comes from a book of mine entitled: Enchanted Community: Journey Into the Mystery of the Church. When I gave the book that title, one of … Continue reading

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BLOG 4/22/13. BOSTON–ANGER, OF COURSE, BUT HATE? NOT AT ALL

BLOG 4/22/13. BOSTON—ANGER, OF COURSE, BUT HATE? NOT AT ALL Let me add my “two cents worth” by way of personal reflection on the tragic events in Boston a week ago today. I, like most, was understandably incensed at the … Continue reading

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BLOG 4.18.13 WHAT DO THEY HEAR, OR EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY TURN UP?

BLOG 4/18/13: WHAT DO THEY HEAR, OR EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY TURN UP? I sit here in one of my favorite coffee houses (Dancing Goats) and look at all of the energy being generated over computers and/conversations, and the evangelist in … Continue reading

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BLOG 4/15/13: POST EASTER … UPROOTING AND PULLING DOWN

BLOG. 4/15/13: POST-EASTER … “UPROOTING AND PULLING DOWN” I want to continue a discussion I started in my last blog … For those of us whose whole formation has been in Christendom church institutions, it is near impossible to imagine … Continue reading

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BLOG 4/10/13. WHO SHAPES THE EMERGING WORLD?

BLOG 4/10/13. WHO SHAPES THE EMERGING WORLD, THE FUTURE? I am totally fascinated by David Burstein’s recent book, Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation is Shaping Our World. David is one of those millennials who is incredibly well informed and … Continue reading

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BLOG 4/8/13 THE CHURCH … MISSING THE POINT

BLOG: THE CHURCH, LIKE CHRIST’S DISCIPLES, TOO OFTEN MISSES THE POINT OF EASTER. Andy Crouch, in his book Culture Making, makes the point that real creative people are able to suspend the horizons within which everyone else operates.  They are … Continue reading

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4/4/13. MILLENNIALS: “CHANGING THE WORLD” … AND THE CHURCH?

BLOG 4/4/13. MILLENNIALS: “CHANGING THE WORLD” … AND THE CHURCH? As the readers of these blogs know, I’m somewhat fascinated by the emerging Millennial Generation, and the fascination grows the more I study the phenomenon. One of them, a gifted … Continue reading

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BLOG. 4.1.13: ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING … AND SERMONS

BLOG 4/1/13: ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING … AND SERMONS Let me chase a crazy question here. First of all, we have a generation emerging who have cut their teeth on iPhones, on mobiles, and have access through their apps to a vast … Continue reading

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