Because we are in a world now that is not nearly so hierarchical as other generations were, it is possible for your congregation to network laterally with other congregations that are equally faithful. And that is exactly what’s happening in the New Wineskins network of churches, the Confessing Church Network, there are such networks [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Brian Mclaren recently addressed the 2008 Lambeth Conference (see Wikipedia), and while he does not (despite media opinion to the contrary) represent the entirety (one could question even a significant minority) of the MEECM (missional/emergining/emergent church movement(s)), it is often worthwhile to hear what he has to say.
In the article above, there are a couple [...]
In The Darkness, A Light Shines
23-Jul-08This post has been a long time in coming, both writing, thinking, and living.
The darkness closes in. You can’t breathe. It is hard to fight for that breath. You can sense the deeper darkness of a chasm you cannot see, but know is there. You are coming close to the edge of the chasm.
Almost without [...]
The Boring Life-Saving Stuff
15-Jul-08In Jesus and Context, John Frye uses the collective experience of pre-flight safety instruction, and applies it to the eternal saving instructions.
Have you ever been bored silly listening once again to the flight attendant rattling off the routine…
…should the cabin pressure actually drop at 30,000 feet and those little yellow masks make their real debut, [...]
The True Christian Family?
09-Jul-08In today’s Daily Reflection, Mark Roberts talks about Matthew 12:50 using some very strong language.
“Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”
Matthew 12:50
He points out that this applies even to “Christian” families, or very specifically to Christians. Despite “Christian” “family values,” it is Jesus Christ’s value [...]
