Posted in church, tagged church, fun on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
i know it’s been out for awhile, but it’s only just caught my eye now.
imagine if you could create the church you wanted, any way you wanted. wow! think of all the possibilties:
hire and fire staff
deal with idiots, naive volunteers, and denominational egos
earn points with god by winning souls for christ.
write a mission statement
choose a [...]
Posted in books, church, god, tagged church, rick mckinley, shane claiborne on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
this morning, i tuned into my first-ever webinar featuring rick mckinley, the pastor at imago dei. the topic was the externally-focused church: breaking into the kingdom. i’m so grateful i took part in it.
two colleagues joined me, and between the three of us, we cried and laughed and threw out some “amens,” though not one [...]
Posted in lists, tagged awareness, lists, videos on March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
with the server still down, and the extent of what i can accomplish today sans email quite limited, i’ve resorted to list-making. enjoy today’s highlights.
1. my friend erin forwarded me a 20-minute video called the story of stuff, which discusses the relationships between extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal of, duh, stuff. it’s an excellent short with [...]
Posted in church, tagged celebration, chicago friends, church on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
so i guess that’s why i’m writing. not that i wasn’t looking for an excuse to detach from work today. i’m feeling pretty exhausted from a full day yesterday - early morning corporate prayer, work, and a baby shower. i ended the night with a thick slice of banana bread, several scoops of chocolate almond [...]
Posted in church, tagged church, glory on March 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Jesus, I want to be with You. Working for church is maybe the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I feel like I’m failing all the time, like I’m not good enough or welcoming enough. Like I goof up every conversation and overstep my boundaries. For every step forward, I feel like I’m taking three gigantic [...]
