Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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The Move to Emergent
Last night I had the privilege of having dinner with a few friends. One of the couples is moving 1000 miles to minister to artists. They are artists, but for the past few years they have been Pastors of worship and arts at a mid-size church (700-900). What struck me was how comfortable they seemed…
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The Church on the Outside
I love the following stuff from theBlog blog. I wonder what will happen when the people of the Church stop seeing the ‘sanctuary’ as where God is and is released to discover God where ever God might be. I wonder how a view of "God outside of the box" of our buildings would change the…
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Reading Scripture
A (re)blog post got me thinking…I’m realizing that my understanding of scripture is determined by the context of my life. How then, can I have a ‘fresh’ or ‘new’ reading of Scripture which is more in line with the original understanding of the text. In other words, how can I break free of my "rich,…
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The State of Methodism
I think the person who posted this is from the UK, but the analogy still fits (in my opinion). Anyway, the post is called "Emerging Church and All That." Emerging Church and All That Sometimes I want off the ship…other times I want to help others find the lifeboats.
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Missional Opportunity
I wonder how other people feel about doing "good works" but not "stamping" Jesus all over what we do. I’ve had some conversations with people at my church and many feel it is giving God glory to let people know the reason why we are doing what we are doing is because of what Jesus…
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A Fear
Jesus seemed to work "outside" of the religious establishment when He was on earth. What if He still is? My fear is that while I’m on the inside, I end up on the outside.