I have a few blog posts started recently, but none finished. I wanted to write about going to see “Twilight” with my teenage daughter, but that post remains unfinished. I thought about writing about fake Christian things and the mega-church proclivity for psuedo-intimacy and psuedo-community.
But mostly I’ve been musing about “dream church” – think “dream [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Half-baked Blog Topics
Posted in blogging on December 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Friends – Facebook, MySpace, or Friend Of …
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been reading Frank Viola’s blog and recent book, “Reimaging Church” and have been enjoying both. Frank recently blogged asking, “What’s the deal with friends?” Here’s a stamp I created in response to Frank’s Christmas wish:
I’m enjoying connecting with people on blogs and MySpace and Facebook, but I wonder if we are cheapening friendship [...]
Missional Misgivings and Malformed Metaphors
Posted in Missional, church on December 2, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Missional Misgivings
As I continue my study of all things missional, Out of Ur published an article today called, Dan Kimball’s Missional Misgivings: Small, indigenous churches are getting lots of attention, but where’s the fruit?
Dan Kimball is a long time friend and I value his thinking, but I am concerned in this discussion about fruit that [...]
If I Married a Homer, does that Make Me a Marge?
Posted in consumerism, human nature on December 1, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Honestly, my husband is nothing like Homer Simpson,
well, mostly But he does love to watch The Simpsons. When we first married I was of the opinion that The Simpsons were evil – such cheeky behavior by children and slothful parenting would only encourage others to imitate and soon we’d have a society full [...]
