*ps: when i use the word ‘church’ i mean, people gathered together in some way, shape or form to learn & practice the ways of Jesus & pass on love, hope, mercy, justice, and healing in a broken, weird world. i am leaving today for washington DC for the transFORM east coast gathering. this is […]
Read Moretaking things off the table to get to what's underneath–a video conversation
a few months ago i tried something different here at the carnival–a video conversation with my friend john, who after a lifetime of christian ministry shed the label “christian.” it stirred up a lot of great conversation here and in other places, too. near the end of our conversation john shared that in order to […]
Read Moresigns of hope: emerging from the darkness of sexual abuse
this is part of an easter series here at the carnival, celebrating signs of hope–real stories from my friends, signs that out of death and darkness, hope and new life are emerging. * * * * * abuse really pisses me off. any form of it–emotional, physical, verbal, sexual–is so damaging. and more pervasive than […]
Read More"we may look like losers"
this post is part of a synchroblog coordinated by julie clawson; a lot of bloggers are writing today on the same topic. you can check out the links at the bottom of this post or for the most up-to-date-list, go here. the focus: “where is the church emerging?” * * * * * regardless of […]
Read Moresigns of hope: the bumpy road of sobriety
during this season of easter, i am going to share a few of my friends stories of hope in the midst of the real life. these might not seem too exciting to the un-trained eye, because they aren’t stories of complete and total 100% rock solid true blue victory over the darkness and struggle. i […]
Read Morevictim. survivor. thriver.
i know i say this all the time, but this past week goes down in recent history as one of the wackiest in a while. living in real community is not, capital IS NOT a picnic. it’s a beautiful gift, and i wouldn’t trade it for anything, but sometimes life in the low places is […]
Read Morethe cross
well here we are, the monday after easter sunday. it’s my favorite season of the year & every time i re-read the story and engage with the unexpected events from palm sunday to resurrection day i am reminded yet again how Jesus turns things upside down and inside out. i wrote this post last week, […]
Read Morereceiving, not just giving
“a new command i give you: love one another. as I have loved you, so you must love one another. by this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” – john 13:34-35 * * * * * today is maundy thursday. i’ve heard the word for years […]
Read Moreevangelometers & the ways of love
last wednesday at our house of refuge we had an interesting and challenging conversation that was all over the place related to theology. i thought it was so beautiful because in most of my christian experience if someone had been saying a few of the things that were being said they would have most definitely […]
Read Morefriday.saturday.sunday.death.lament.resurrection
sometimes i go on a little kick and carry out a theme in every little place i possibly can carry it out. a few years ago we did a series leading up to easter that focused on the friday-saturday-sunday of holy week and carried it into the metaphor of our real life experiences. friday representing […]
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