This past week the Philly area was blanketed by a rather strange storm. The forecast (which have been historically wrong all winter) was for 1 -2 inches of snow, followed by significant rain-fall. This isn’t that unusual for this area. We’ll get a few inches of snow, and then a ton of rain. This is…
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A recent itch..
Every now and again I get an itch to be doing something other than what I’m currently doing. This isn’t because I’m feeling unfulfilled in my current calling (what my friend Frank called “Target Days” because he wants to chuck it all and go work at Target). Rather, I get an itch because I see…
A Wonderful Image
If you viewed the slide-show from the retreat you’ve already seen these images, but I wanted to put them together in sequence because I find them wonderfully provoking. As I progressed out of Evangelicalismâ„¢ one of the things I found myself coming back to again and again was the statment, “There is a difference between…
Wit Whiz…
I’ve been pondering the state of discipleship among Christians in America. I have friends from a wide-range of traditions, Anabaptist, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican – and each has brought up similar issues, “Why don’t people want to go deep in their faith?” The reason is that we are used to having thing processed…
A Nice Visit…
I was on vacation this week, so I took the opportunity to visit Spring Mount Mennonite Church, which is where my friend Chris Pastors. When I’m on vacation, but at home, I’ll often just worship at Central Baptist anyway – it’s the worshiping community I’m part of, after all. Frequently, however, I like to go…
2008 Year in Review
OK, a few of my friends are writing their thoughts on the fading year, so I figure I’d join the party. Here’s my thoughts on the previous year. Best Accomplishments Designed in Mission was the most ambitious undertaking I’ve ever done. The idea of bringing together a dozen conversation partners to leave Central with a…
