March 2005

I’ve often heard over the past few years that pastors were operating too much like corporate CEOs. While I have shared some of those concerns, I’ve also seen a lack of reasonable models being offered instead. It seemed that those who were opposed to CEP’s (chief operating pastors) were ready to chuck leadership altogether, or [...]

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I’ve become mildly fascinated with St Patrick’s work among the Celts, which I alluded to on St Patrick’s Day. That, along with a general favoring of history, led me to read How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill. I found the following paragraph about Patrick’s ministry among the Celts especially fascinating:
None of this would [...]

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The soul is made of love and must ever strive to return to love. Therefore, it can never find rest or happiness in other things. It must lose itself in love. By its very nature it must seek God, who is love.
                          -Mechthild [...]

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Macey turns three tomorrow. Due to schedules, she already had her birthday party. One of the presents we gave her was the NIrV Read With Me Bible.
As moral, upright Christian citizens should, we’ve been reading a few stories to her every day. So far, here’s some of the highlights, or perhaps lowlights, she [...]

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Some final thoughts from The Shaping of Things to Come… (Previous posts, are here , here, and here.) There are lots of good thoughts on the form of leadership in the missional context that are too intensive to develop here, but here’s a couple highlights:

Pg 188 – “And it’s one of the core tasks of [...]

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I have added a Scripture index of all the Scriptures I have reference in entries on the site. The link is available near the top of the right hand column, and I will keep it updated. Feel free to use it to steal, ponder, or critique my thoughts on these passages.

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I had a really good conversation tonight with a really good friend. He is in the midst of trying to figure out how ministry fits into his life right now. He still has a thirst for God, but is worn out. He’s a little troubled by it all.
Life has seasons. We all go through them. [...]

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More thoughts from The Shaping of Things to Come. (For my previous posts, see here and here.) There is some rich thinking here, so I won’t soil it with my own comments this time.

Pg 68 – “So-called ‘good teaching’ is not occurring in a church that has no heart for its community, since the purpose [...]

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Here’s an interesting article on something new that MTV is doing called “Spiritual Windows.”

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Jason Clark has started a conversation on the future of preaching that I think is interesting. I’ve already commented and will continue to follow along with the thoughts there.

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Today we celebrate St. Patrick’s day. I don’t have a whole lot of green in my closet, but perhaps that’s not the best way to honor who St. Patrick was anyway.
St. Patrick’s story is worth knowing. The Roman church had no success in reaching the “barbaric” Celt tribes, and they had pretty much given up. [...]

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For those of you who live in the United States, SaveDarfur.org has set up a page that will allow you to automatically send an email to the president and your congressional representatives regarding your concern for the situation in Sudan. All you have to do is fill in your information. It’s quick and easy, and [...]

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Google is experimenting with a new version of their homepage called GoogleX. It has an OS X feel, and gives access to more search features than the normal Google homepage, while still maintain it’s beautiful simplicity. Pretty much everything Google developes these days is on the mark as far as I’m concerned.
Update: I noticed a [...]

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I have to confess I was a bit hesitant to include False Intimacy on my current reading list, lest visitors to this site think I am in over my head with sexual addiction. But I did decide to list it, and I want to share some thoughts from it as well.
I did read this book [...]

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