[Listening to: Onda - Los Lonely Boys - Los Lonely Boys (8:55)] "Jesus, the Blessed One is poor. The poverty of Jesus is much more than economic or social poverty. Jesus is poor because he freely chose powerlessness over power, vulnerability over defensiveness, dependency over self-sufficiency..." Henri Nouwen from Bread for the Journey How often … Continue reading Nouwen and Independence →

I hate that so many folks were unable to be at the final General Session, because it was perhaps the best of all and overcame many of the problems that I blogged about earlier. The session began with worship and communion featuring the music of Harp 46 and liturgy by Brian McLaren. Rather than trying … Continue reading Harp 46 and Closing Session →

Tim made reference to Wendell Berry's "Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community" which is a Berry book I haven't red but need to get. "Ministry is an overflow of an intimate conversation with God." "The message of the prophets is always tied up in the person of the messenger." Thus preaching (sharing the message of God) … Continue reading More Notes from Tim Keel →

Tim Keel's "Preaching as an Act of Intimacy" was a great end to several days of great seminars. As Doug Pagitt shared last night, traditional preach (what Doug calls "speeching") is an act which has the possibility of working against the building of Christian community. While Doug argues for a complete overhaul of the act … Continue reading 108527727141185341 →

I downloaded the new add-on for blogger at http://www.hello.com. It uses an instant messaging approach to upload pictures to blogger, allowing you to photoblog via blogger. It's been fun to take some pix today along the way. I spent too much time playing at Provence, although I got Stacey's blog updated a bit and showed … Continue reading Can You Tell I Got a New Toy??? →

D J Chuang is the on-line services coach for the American Bible Society and a member of Cedar Ridge Community Church. D J was a great resource for the "Dreaming of the Multicultural Church" lunch and it's been great to spend time with him. He also is a pretty decent VJ... Posted by Hello

The Emerging Mac Bloggers at Provence Posted by Hello

Stacey blogging at Provence Posted by Hello

I'm up at Provence (bailing on the General Session, which is (by the way) no reflection on JoAnne Badley) and hanging out with the Mac bloggers (I must be a dinosaur to be PC based). I've got the webcam hooked up and am broadcasting via Yahoo Messenger at jvoorhe. Check us out.

I'm up at Provence (bailing on the General Session, which is (by the way) no reflection on JoAnne Badley) and hanging out with the Mac bloggers (I must be a dinosaur to be PC based). I've got the webcam hooked up and am broadcasting via Yahoo Messenger at jvoorhe. Check us out.

I've been on the periphery of a couple of conversations with Lauren Winner yesterday and today which suggest that she is feeling like her presentation last night was not well received. Some of us have told her that we felt her presentation was good, but that the setup didn't support her presentation. If you get … Continue reading Offering Grace →

Here's the picture of the blogger dinner that Michael Toy took. I'm stealing it because I can... By the way, it was great to get together with these folks. I especially enjoyed connecting with Lilly and discovering that we ran around in the same late 1970's era charismatic church haunts. It is a small world … Continue reading Because I Can →

It is, after all, the common sport during and after the EC to suggest that Emergent's relationship with YS is a corrupting influence that keeps us from doing what we want. Yet it's too easy to bash on the corporate monster and not appreciate the dynamics the both contribute to and hinder a symbiotic relationship. … Continue reading I’m Not Going to Bash YS →

It is, after all, the common sport during and after the EC to suggest that Emergent's relationship with YS is a corrupting influence that keeps us from doing what we want. Yet it's too easy to bash on the corporate monster and not appreciate the dynamics the both contribute to and hinder a symbiotic relationship. … Continue reading I’m Not Going to Bash YS →

I'm too tired and its too late to say much, other than I was pleased with the luncheon today on Dreaming of the Multicultural Church. When Rudy and I came up with the idea several months ago, it was somewhat of a wild hair that we quickly put together. But as we got closer to … Continue reading EC 2 →

Michael Toy is blogging the EC. Pretty cool.

Welcome to Nashville! Today folks from all over showed up at the Convention Center downtown to connect and participate in Critical Concerns Course. I spent some time in Brennan Manning's "Experiencing Jesus" and heard again of the radical nature of God's grace and love. I was planning on going back after the break, but ran … Continue reading Emergent Convention Day 1 →

If any of y'all are around on Sunday, I welcome you to come and hang out at my church. It's a traditional United Methodist Church -- you won't find cutting edge music or dutch frescoes hanging from the ceiling. But we have folks that will love you and welcome you and we can have a … Continue reading One other thing… →

If any of y'all are around on Sunday, I welcome you to come and hang out at my church. It's a traditional United Methodist Church -- you won't find cutting edge music or dutch frescoes hanging from the ceiling. But we have folks that will love you and welcome you and we can have a … Continue reading One other thing… →

I am pretty psyched about folks coming to town next week for the Nashville version of the Emergent Convention. While I know there will be some good presenters and artists at the gathering, the part I'm looking most forward to is connecting with others who I either haven't seen in a while, or who I … Continue reading Y’all Come On →