The lovely and ever wise Maggi Dawn pointed me to this article. It sums up "The Wisdom of Crowds" well and puts into words some things that I have been thinking about regarding consensus. Creating Passionate Users: One of us is smarter than all of us

I haven't commented on the Terry Schiavo case of yet for the simple reason that the internet is already full of words on both sides of the issue. However, Christy at Dry Bones Dances offered this post yesterday which says much of what I would like to say with far more elegance than I could … Continue reading Schiavo and The Slippery Slope of Medical Ethics →

The footsteps ran quickly down the stairs as I came to consciousness from the restless dreams I was having. It was the normal 3:30 wakeup, the standard time when our child gets up in the middle of the night unable to get back to sleep. I've been so tired the past week or so that … Continue reading Another 4 a.m. Blog Post →

There is a new inventory on the web, the Evil Finder. Here is what it says about my apostate friend, Tony Jones: **** THE PROOF THAT Tony Jones IS EVIL **** T O N Y J O N E S 84 79 78 89 74 79 78 69 83 - as ASCII values 3 7 … Continue reading Are You Evil? →

Jennifer Freeman was (and hopefully still is) one of my most regular and faithful readers. Jennifer was one of the few who actually commented on my sermons (when I was still remembering to post them!). I was excited to see her start blogging, and keep up with her writing on a regular basis. Today, Father … Continue reading I Knew Her When…. →

Jennifer Freeman was (and hopefully still is) one of my most regular and faithful readers. Jennifer was one of the few who actually commented on my sermons (when I was still remembering to post them!). I was excited to see her start blogging, and keep up with her writing on a regular basis. Today, Father … Continue reading I Knew Her When…. →

Welcome to Britches, the new addition to our family. I think that I've discovered that I never really needed anti-depressants, I just need a dog.

We hosted our second ever "Potato Drop" this past Saturday, distributing 54 thousand pounds of potatoes to hunger agencies in Middle Tennessee. The potatoes are donated by processors who are unable to use them due to shape, size, or whatever. The potatoes are perfectly edible, but would have ended up in a landfill if we … Continue reading AUMC Potato Drop →

A motley crew for the gathering of the Indie Allies group in Nashville, perhaps the start of an Emergent Cohort. We had a good conversation on postmodernism and church, and have agreed to meet monthly or bi-weekly from now on.

Hi guys. Just a last minute reminder that a bunch of us Emergent types in Nashville are meeting tonight (Monday, March 7) at Bongo Java's at 6 p.m. to talk about what God is doing with us. Come on over and join us.

This has started to make its way through the blog world, and I want to contribute to the cause. What you you think about this retelling of the lectionary passage from last week. link

I've been thinking quite a bit recently about the intersection of recent movements in thinking about church and the "open source" movement. Now I'm not the first to do so, in fact folks like Jordon, James, Spencer, and others have written extensively on this with much more eloquence that I will provide here. What has … Continue reading Open Source Church Redux Part 1 →

Hi guys. I have a favor to ask of any of you who lives in Nashville. I am trying to host a special prayer installation during Holy Week (the week before Easter) which is an artistic interpretation of Jesus' "Seven Last Words." I still have a couple of stations that I need interpreted, and would … Continue reading Nashville Artists Needed →

Mary Rose, the crazy Italian wonder, won the Drive Thru Idol contest. She won with 75% of the vote, which may not mean anything because I (like most Bush voters) voted 20 times. Thanks for your help!

Jonathon posts: So I throw this out for conversation: Are Christians to be a "set apart" people in the world, living examples of God's Kingdom (even in our imperfect states), Take him up on the offer for conversation and comment here.

Jonathon posts: So I throw this out for conversation: Are Christians to be a "set apart" people in the world, living examples of God's Kingdom (even in our imperfect states), Take him up on the offer for conversation and comment here.

Sorry about having the same post four times. W.bloggar gets strange at times, although I still love it.

I've been LOL about a list of church bulletin bloopers just sent to me by one of my church members. Here's my favorite: The associate minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday: "I upped my pledge; up yours!"

Okay blogworld, I need your help again. Mary Rose is in the finals and let's get her chosen as the Drive Thru Idol. Go to http://www.1075theriver.com/wjdrivethruidol.html and select contestant #2.