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January 2012

January 11, 2012

Quoting God by Randy Woodley

Ok, I first need to admit to you, this is not my first time at...

January 09, 2012

daily bread…it’s a frightening diet

If I hear this once more, " man shall not live on bread alone but by...

January 04, 2012

Deconstructing Caesar (Salad)

My wife Pam and I spend New Years Eve with our friends Bob Scott and...

December 2011

December 30, 2011

From Where I Stand: Coming of Age in The Village

“It takes a village to raise a child,” or so the African proverb suggests. By...

December 28, 2011

My Need For Emergent Village – Then and Now

Then - My Need For the Emergent Village By way of introduction, here is the...

December 20, 2011

Everything I needed to know about church, I learned in Kindergarten.

Okay, so I actually don't remember much about Kindergarten, apart from the location of the...

December 20, 2011

In which I am done fighting for a seat at the table

I'm done fighting for a seat at that table. The one filled with (usually) white...

December 19, 2011

Incarnational or Missional?

During this season of Advent, I've been reflecting a lot on the idea of incarnation...

December 19, 2011

Why I Am Emergent, Part 3: Theologically Counter-Cultural

Continuing in the series of processing through the reasons of why I resonate with...

December 17, 2011

My Spiritual Path to Virtual Community

Upon receiving a welcome email with a username and password, I paused to reflect. A...

December 16, 2011

Saturday Night Live, Modernity and Stories

My life changed forever the day I wandered into an abandoned dance studio just west...

December 16, 2011

Arab Spring an Inventive Age Reality

Over the last couple of years I have been suggesting that we are living in...

December 15, 2011

Churches, Take Up Your Mats and Walk

There’s an old joke that speaks directly to one of the biggest issues holding back...

December 15, 2011

Is My Favorite Bible Story Biblical?

My favorite Bible story probably shouldn’t be in the Bible. I love the story of...

December 15, 2011

Emerging Church Still Making Headlines

The reports of the emerging church's death are greatly exaggerated. The existence of the new...

December 13, 2011

My Mormon Baptism

I am not a Mormon, but my neighbors are. They invited me as a guest...

December 07, 2011

A Real Church Health Inspection

Who would think that interacting with a county bureaucracy could lead to pondering deep ecclesial...

November 2011

November 23, 2011

Growing Cafe Churches Singapore Style

"Why are people so upset at the emerging church?", Tim Wong asked me last night...