a pastor in Austin
From the monthly archives:
A catchphrase for the idea of community in Christian circles has been doing life together. I remember how appealing that phrase sounded to me the first time I heard it. I loved the idea of being so safe and intimate with a group of people. I recalled the days of living in the dorms in [...]
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A few months ago, I mentioned a book called Christ and the Caesars, by Ethelbert Stauffer. It has been out of print and in high demand because of a few mentions from Rob Bell and Ray Vander Laan. It turns out that the book has been picked up by Wipf and Stock Publishers and new [...]
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I’m writing this from my iPhone using the new Wordpress for iPhone app. I can now blog from just about anywhere.
That doesn’t mean I will. But I can.
Just thought everyone should know.
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TED is a conference on Technology, Entertainment and Design. I’ve had several friends recommend the TED website over the past few years. I’ve even watched bits of some of the talks that are posted there, but I never really dug into what was available until a few weeks ago.
Oops. I’ve been missing out.
I subscribed [...]
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I like to read books. I like to tell other people what books I like. Sometimes they don’t ask, but I tell them anyway.
Nobody asked. But I freshened up my Recommended Reading page.
The links are associate links to Amazon. If you click on the covers and any of these books, Amazon will give [...]
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“The goal of our missional life is not to grow churches. The goal of church is to grow missionaries. The goal of the gospel is not to get people to church. The result of the gospel is that people will find each other and gather because of the deep meaning of a common experience.” (pg [...]
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While on my very very very very long drive from Seattle to Austin last week, I was reminded of the first time I went rappelling…
Early in the morning, we parked our church vans full of students near the base of the cliffs. After our guides went over some safety precautions and got it all set [...]
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One of these days, we might once again have a place we can call our own.
Last week, the same day we left Seattle, someone looked at our house. They liked it enough to put an offer on it. After a few shenanigans, we reached an agreement at the end of the week. Monday, we [...]
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