>I'm sure many of us have encountered what Jason Stellman terms 'Jesus is Better than Drugs (or Sex, or Money, or Power) Evangelism'. I know my own evangelistic efforts have sometimes rested on this presumption - the presumption that the pleasure of knowing Jesus and serving him is better than than pleasure gained from anything … Continue reading >Jesus is Better Evangelism
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>It Can All Be So Exhausting
>I'm reading a book for class called Missional Small Groups. Honestly, it's not bad, at least not awful. I find myself getting exhausted by it. Here's an example. In the fifth chapter the author begins to describe how to be a missional group. He says there are "three rhythms" each group should begin with (if … Continue reading >It Can All Be So Exhausting
>Best of 2010
>Best CD's on the mellow side:1. Train: Save Me, San Francisco (released late 2009). Just a lot of fun!2. Mumford and Sons: Sigh No More. I love the cd, but the language means I can't listen to it at church or with the kiddo's in the care. Makes me want to drink a stout.3. Zach … Continue reading >Best of 2010
>The Silmarillion
>"Then Iluvatar arose, and the Ainur perceived that he smiled; and he lifted up his left hand, and a new theme began amid the storm, like and yet unlike to the former theme, and it gather power and had new beauty. But the discord of Melkor rose in uproar and contended with it, and again … Continue reading >The Silmarillion
>Racialization and the Church
>Well, I haven't posted anything substantive for a while now. Selling and buying my truck took up way too much of my time, and we've been fighting illness in our house too - so in addition to not having time I haven't had much energy. But, I am finally reading a book that a friend … Continue reading >Racialization and the Church
God Entranced 