Monthly Archives: April 2013

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →