From Fr. Richard Rohr’s e-mail meditation today: How is it that after two thousand years of meditation on Jesus, we’ve managed so effectively to avoid most of what he taught so unequivocally? This is true of all the churches. The most we could usually do is emphasize one or the other part of his teaching, [...]
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4 Dec
Wisdom from the Good Friar
I’ve often struggled — both with myself and with non-religious friends — with the words to describe why I follow Jesus and, in effect, “blindly” accept all those crazy propositions about him. Born of a virgin. All the miracles. Resurrection. The rational part of my brain can’t wrap itself around many of the stories I [...]
2 Apr
consumer Jesus
Have to share this powerful poem from the amazing site, Jesus Manifesto: Welcome to The Church of Consumer Jesus The eternal prophylactic, Protecting you from The scum Of the earth And all their mortal filth. Protecting For your peace of mind The Holy Status Quo, The warmth of knowing That somebody else Will get around [...]
4 Jan
I’ve been listing a bunch of my dad’s books on Amazon while I’m home for the holidays. I just ran across Watchman Nee’s Love Not The World, flipped it open to the middle, and saw the following underlined passage: A baptism into the death of Christ ends my relation with this world, but a baptism [...]
7 Dec
Centered
First off, random question for a story I’m working on: Have you ever attempted — successfully or unsuccessfully — to rent a car without a major credit card? If so, I’d love to hear your story. E-mail me at steve [at] thebostonwriter [dot] com. Thanks so much for your help! OK, back to your regularly [...]
19 Nov
intimacy
Our great friend and mentor Kent Smith stayed with us for the last few days. I had the privilege of studying under Kent for two years during graduate school as part of the inaugural class of the Missionary Residency for North America (MRNA). Kent has preached, planted churches, taught, and now dedicates his life to [...]
12 Jun
amazing piece by Agent B
If you don’t subscribe to the free monthly e-zine “Next-Wave,” why the heck not? Some of it I could take or leave, and some of it is gold. And now I have a new reason to open up that monthly e-mail: Agent B. Yes, my friend from the “Fair Mother City” is writing for Next-Wave [...]
11 Apr
“The People Formerly Known as the Congregation”
I just came across Bill Kinnon’s marvelous little piece called “The People Formerly Known as the Congregation.” Barna called them Revolutionaries, but Kinnon has called them “TPFKATC.” Playing off a phrase coined by Jay Rosen (“The People Formerly Known as the Audience”), Kinnon describes a segment of the Christians population that has grown weary of [...]
27 Mar
the secret
Taylor and I had a great weekend hanging out in the New York City area. We enjoyed a prolonged conversation with Jared Looney over an extended Italian lunch on Saturday and coffee and dinner with Ben Cheek that evening, during which we gleaned much from a couple of guys who have been proclaiming Jesus in [...]
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