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Anticipation

Tonight, I’m going to meet Andrew Jones and Bob Hyatt and others in Portland on Andrew’s “Butterflies and Hurricanes” tour. AJ will be there with Jason and Judah. Sometimes life ain’t so bad! Anticipate some emerging church posts for awhile…

Weddings

I’m excited to go to a wedding tonight for two great people who make a great match. And I realized I’m getting older, because it’s been a long time since I’ve been to a wedding where I wasn’t involved in the ceremony. (Which could lead …

“What was your favorite seminary experience and why?” – Part 6

As an adult, I’ll occasionally joke with my mom (and really, mom, this is a joke): “Look, you were the MOM. Why didn’t you MAKE me take piano lessons?” Oh, how my mom tried. She loves music; she has a beautiful voice, plays the piano, …

“What was your favorite seminary experience and why?” – Part 5

Given the fact that I went to seminary to, you know, learn things, I thought maybe I should blog some about my favorite professors. Nancey Murphy was one. She’s a huge influence on many in the Emergent conversation, and was the person who introduced me …

Psyche wins!

And the sense of the meeting is that you want to hear about the insights I’m having lately into my psyche…why, I’m not so sure, but here we go. I’ve been reminded again that our self-perceptions are often formed very early in life, and they …

I’m thinking…

I’m thinking, I really am. But, had an elders retreat and I’m just out of gas for writing. Thanks for being patient.

On Blogging…as a habit

I’ve just made the a-ha discovery that blogging is like a habit, and like other habits, it can be broken, and once it’s broken, it can be really hard to get going again. Currently, I’m paralyzed because I want to blog more about peacemaking, continue …