You cannot keep up with the speculation as to where the economy in the Unites States is headed. Either we are going to see the rebound nearly eveyrone hopes for or we will sink ever deeper into the maliase we currently face. Mark offers regular short posts on a variety of subjects related to current [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Moral Authority and Our Narrative (Story)
We love stories. Good stories. Personal stories. My friend and mentor, Rick Davis, is writing a series on “Moral Courage.” He writes weaving a number of narratives. Using American history, family story, and vocational experience.
The last paragraph in his fifth post in the series should spur you to go over and folloow the series.
Morality as [...]
Reversing Trends … “You give the groceries away church!”
This morning I read Ed Stetzer’s recent post. How any pastor would not pop over to read what someone else thought to be the greatest sin in “our” church would puzzle me. Way to drive traffic to the site Ed! (He types knowing that to mention Ed Stetzer on the blog creates traffic of its [...]
I Am the Only One Here … Not Really
Conversations may be healthy life giving experiences with others. On occasion they can result in frantic frustration. I just spent a bit of time on the phone with a friend. We talked philosophy and theology. Occasionally we both needed to clarify exactly what we meant by this word or that phrase. The give and take [...]
Roller Derby
Growing up we watched roller derby on television. Recently we ventured down to the Farmer’s Market for a flat track version. It was quite entertaining. Patty took this video with her phone.
Running with the Body – Thoughts from the Edge
Sometimes, in fact often, we think ahead of our body. That is, when it comes to following Jesus we make commitments we must follow through with our bodies. The implications of our faith require an embodied expression – an incarnation of the life of Jesus in our own living. The Apostle Paul notes this requires [...]
Virtual (Not) Community – Shane Hipps
Back when Wired Parish was up and running I listened to a few podcasts with Shane Hipps. They were insightful and instructive. Here Shane talks about the idea of “virtual community.” What do you think?
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E-Mail Subscription
Someone recently told me they signed up for my weekly email. The problem? Some changes have been made that fail to notify me of these requests. Once my friend David Phillips, whom I affectionately refer to as zenwebmasterguru, finished his dissertation stuff I will ask for his always spot on help to resolve the matter. [...]
