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Moving in 3 Days!!
There really isn’t much to be said about it. We are moving!! In three days!! The last few weeks have been pretty hectic. I have chronic back trouble that has been severely acting up for the last few months, so I have been trying to manage the pain while remaining productive. [...]
Launching a new church - How do we meet people?
Beyond the “So do you have a building where you will meet?” question, the number one question I have been getting lately as I tell folks I’m preparing to launch a new church is, “How will you gather people? Seriously? You are starting from scratch?” Yeah. I am starting from scratch, [...]
What to do when you have nothing to do.
I woke up this morning with 2 things on my calendar. 1) a Chiropractor appointment and 2) a visit with the estimator from the moving company. My entire daily agenda was accomplished by 10:30AM. My most recent season of life…this four years of seminary…has been an intense experience. It has been [...]
Teaching Gig at Wesley
I spent the day today (and will do the same tomorrow) facilitating a class on technology, multi-media and preaching at Wesley Seminary in Washington DC. It is a diverse group of DMin students with a wide variety of experience and opinions about the subject. I was actually quite honored to be invited to [...]
Back in Gettysburg…Graduation Day
After a long day in the car we are back in Gettysburg. The Baby Einstein Move & Go Music Mirror kept Zachary occupied for most of the trip, but I think we all have heard enough of the 3 classical music tunes that it plays… and we all know how to say our colors [...]
A Long Day
It was a long day of looking at houses, but I think we have some good possibilities. As we were driving around today a lot was going through my mind. While I was primarily focused on finding a place to live, it was impossible to separate the call to this new mission from [...]
In Charlotte…it begins.
Well, I am not here to stay…yet. Michelle and Zachary and I are in Charlotte for the next few days to look for a house. It will be interesting to see how the places we have been Virtual Touring online translate into actual bricks and mortar. We are nervous and excited. [...]
Missional Leadership Paper
My independent study this semester focused on Missional Leadership and here, if you are interested is my final paper. It is very much a work in progress…I mean it is done and turned in for the sake of my grade (I passed), but there are some obvious holes at this point. This is just one [...]
“Shout to the Lord” on American Idol
Now, I have to admit I am long since tired of the song “Shout to the Lord” but it was a pleasant suprise to hear it as a featured song on last night’s “Idol Gives Back” show and as the lead performance of the result show tonight. What struck me the most about the song [...]
Living Out-Carnationally - Journal Reflection
By living incarnationally we not only model the pattern of humanity set up in the Incarnation but we also create space for mission to take place in organic ways.In this way mission becomes something that ‘fits’ seamlessly into the ordinary rhythms of life, friendships, and community and is thus thoroughly contextualized. Thus these ‘practices’ form [...]
