Living Into Movement – Pt 1
As I said a few posts ago, I will be talking about the idea
of “Movement” over the next few weeks. I’m speaking about this topic at our
CONNECT conference in Germany.
There’s lots of conversation about movement these days. Most
of it has to do with creating “a Movement.” As I’ve heard people say this kind
of thing, I have to admit, I’ve been a bit uneasy. I’m not certain that we
create Movement all. I think we more or less live into movement. Movement
originates and is sustained by God alone.
Top Ten Reasons for Hitting the Streets « Uffizi Mission Project
There are times, like this Wednesday night, that I want to go full on Marvel or DC Comics style prophet. I have had enough – heard enough stories, seen enough despair. I don’t want to wait any more. I don’t want to stall until I carry a harp, and I don’t want anyone else to stall in hopes of some heavenly choir. I want to see hard work accomplished. Shalom is hard work – not an ideal that comes easily, yet fully available as a part of God’s historic plan.
The Making of Movements
This quote is from a very powerful article written by Tim Keller – it is worth both a read and a study. The new should surely not throw out all that is old. The true genius of leadership is to extract the very best from the old, cut and pasting it into the new without losing the wonder of the organic. As students of the past, we know that an over reaction to the yester-year will leave us needing to learn her lessons again. Rather, lets keep the spaciousness of the organic, yet live with comfort and trust of architecture, shape and form.
Death: A Confused Friend
I just had to… Tina Fey is Hilarious!
Planting Churches
Is It Possible to Have a Win-Win on Same-Sex Marriage?
A Movement Takes Shape!
Pray-as-you-go . . . daily prayer for your MP3 player
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I posted this a few months ago, but I thought I'd put it on here again because it's been such a helpful tool for me. I use it several times a week to settle my heart, to hear Scripture read, and to pray. I hope you find it useful. Try it, you'll like it!
The De-Churching of Ann Rice
I’d be interested in getting your feedback on the following
quotes. It’s from famous novelist Ann Rice. She wrote the novel, “Interview with a
Vampire.” A few years back she famously came out with her conversion to
Christianity. Yesterday on Facebook she wrote:
For those who care, and I understand if you don't:
Today I quit being a Christian. I'm out. I remain committed to Christ as always
but not to being "Christian" or to being part of Christianity. It's
simply impossible for me to "belong" to this quarrelsome, hostile,
disputatious, and deservedly infamous group. For ten years, I've tried.
I've failed. I'm an outsider. My conscience will allow nothing else.