This is one good way to re-create.
From the monthly archives:
July 2005
A hearty applause goes out to Church Marketing Sucks for their post today: The Christian Imitation. It needed to be said…and it needs to be read, so go read it.
I have often heard someone say: “It’s not about religion, it’s about a relationship with Jesus.” In fact, I’ve probably said that myself more times than I can count. But I’m wondering if the phrase “relationship with Jesus” also needs to undergo a revernactulation. The concept of a “relationship with God” or “relationship with Jesus” [...]
I’m in the midst of rereading Mere Discipleship by Lee Camp. In the book, he makes a strong case that what we know as Christianity today is far from what authentic discipleship should be. Instead of living a radical life that follows a pattern set by Jesus, Christianity has become a set of doctrines to [...]
Some of my recent thoughts about the resurrection led me to think further about Matthew 22:23-33. In this story, Jesus describes that there will not be marriage in the resurrection. This has always been a less than exciting thought to me. What is the appeal of living an eternity where you don’t have that one [...]
Marko posted a link yesterday to this article on why boomers are skeptical of emerging churches. It’s written from a boomer perspective by a college professor named Keith Drury. It’s short, and worth reading regardless of your age…
Our three year old daughter is a curious one, and asks lots of questions — I mean lots. It is amazing to me how she will take to different concepts, make a connection between them, and then ask a question based on the connection. For instance, she has an understanding that people who die go [...]
It occurred to me this morning that I’ve been blogging almost a year, so I thought I’d see when I started. It was a year ago today! So happy anniversary blog. Here’s some notes over the past year: Here’s the first post which explains why the blog is called subvergence.org, which it no longer is. [...]
I’ve loved Google Maps since it came out, but it just got a lot better. They now offer a hybrid map that overlays the streets on the satellite imagery. That’s doggone cool!
Apparently, Boeing took Chris Pirillo, Scoble, and a bunch of others on a flight to demonstrate wi-fi while in the air. From what I’ve seen of it, Mount Rainier upstaged the wi-fi, and rightfully so in my opinion. Be sure to check out Chris Pirillo’s video of them flying by Rainier.
This month, Mars Hill has been doing their weekend gatherings family style. As best as I can tell, that means that children aren’t going to their own classes, but staying with their families, and the service has been tweaked to connect with all ages. This past weekend Rob Bell co-taught with some of the children’s [...]
The Top 50 Most Influential Churches This list has been making the blog rounds this morning. By way of disclaimer, I should point out I’m not celebrating the list, just linking to it. There are some churches on there I think have done some great things, but there are definitely some on there that I [...]
Last summer, my wife and I visited Gateway Community Church in Austin, TX. We spent some time after the service with their pastor, John Burke, to talk about church planting in Austin. Some of the things we had read about the church stated that they were genuinely reaching a lot of unchurched people. Austin is [...]
