Jun

13

The Present Future—Part 2

June 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment

For an introduction to this series, go to here
New Reality Number One: The Collapse of the Church Culture
“The current church culture in North America is on life support. It is living off the work, money, and energy of previous generations from a previous world order. The plug will be pulled wither when the money […]

Jun

11

The Present Future—Part 1

June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Our church recently went through the book The Present Future by Reggie McNeal. We’re committed to becoming more missional, and that means changes from top to bottom. My husband and I enjoyed a class devoted to studying the book and while I always enjoy learning something new, I experienced the most amazing feelings about the […]

Jun

4

Party Theology

June 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Eric Bryant, elder, speaker, and navigator overseeing the leadership team at Mosaic in Los Angeles explains “party theology” in an interview with Relevant.com. He says,
Every year at Mosaic, Erwin (McManus) does a message on what we call “party theology.” It’s basically looking at Levi (his name later became Matthew). Not knowing any better, […]

May

13

Becoming Individuals Through Community

May 13, 2007 | 2 Comments

Mary Schaller at SeekerMinistries offers a great quote by Elizabeth O’Connor, author of the classic Journey Inward, Journey Outward
“Modern psychology has made us aware that we become individuals in relationship with others and that where there is no genuine community the self is damaged and grows in crooked ways….when the church wakes again it […]

May

11

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day May 12

May 11, 2007 | 2 Comments

In a follow-up to my post on Chronically Ill are a Challenging Group, I want to alert you that May 12 is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Read more about the symptoms of fibromyalgia (FMS) and please be gentle with those who tell you they have this disease or others with invisible symptoms.
I had FMS for […]

Apr

6

Meet Some Mt. Hermon Writers Conference Bloggers

April 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment

While at the Mt. Hermon Writers Conference last week, the bloggers got together one evening. It was fun to meet others who are using the blogosphere for ministry. You might want to visit some of them.
Moral Movies - Dean Anderson
Exploring Adoption - Laura Christianson
Mommy Life - Barbara Curtis
Real Women Scrap - Tasra Dawson
Relevant Blog - […]

Apr

1

Communty at Mt. Hermon

April 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I’m at the Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference near Santa Cruz, CA this week. It’s a wonderful, exhilarating, and emotionally and physically exhausting five days. With over 450 registrants and faculty, there are many old friends to catch up with and many new friends to make.
We’ve been challenged and stimulated by many wonderful speakers, especially […]

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