…to blog. Maybe later. BUT, these two little simple graphics communicate a lot of what I’ve seen as the most challenging part of the emergent movement. It’s from Adam, and I found his blog because Andrew Jones linked to it. Adam’s simply adapting a chart …
Read MoreA Life Mission
Here’s a link to the message I gave today, from Colossians 2: 6,7. I brought Legos to help. After third service, about 10 kids came up and we got to talk shop about Legos. (Mind you, these are my actual Legos from when I was …
Read MorePoverty in America
I just got the daily e-mail from Sojourners. Today’s, Sept. 9, isn’t online yet, but it will be here. Read it. An excerpt: As a direct result of Katrina and its aftermath, and for the first time in many years, the media are reporting on …
Read MoreMountains Beyond Mountains- A Review
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=greggsgambles-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=0812973011&fc1=000000&=1&lc1=0000ff&bc1=000000<1=_blank&IS2=1&bg1=ffffff&f=ifr If this book had been written, and I had read it in high school or college, I probably would have applied to Harvard Medical School. It’s that much of a radically life changing book. Tracy Kidder tells the story of Dr. Paul Farmer, a …
Read More“What was your favorite seminary experience and why?”- Part 3
It started because I wasn’t comfortable calling the Holy Spirit “it.” After I survived (with Jimmy’s help) the Greek intensive, I proved my masochistic tendencies by taking a Greek reading class in the winter quarter. We worked on translating parts of the New Testament. The …
Read MoreFirst Day of School verdict
First day went about as good as we could have hoped, for all three kids. Aubrey…that girl is about as animated as they come. I wish I would have videoed her. I popped in at home to see how everybody’s day went, and she goes, …
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Read MoreRandom Weekend Roundup
Preaching is a weird thing. We spent a lot of time praying Sunday in worship for hurricane victims, talking about aid, and praying for the Supreme Court and Justice Rehnquist’s family and his replacement. So, we didn’t have time for what I prepared. More and …
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