Marty Duren over at SBC Outpost is doing a series of posts this week entitled Stats of the World. Here’s his post from Monday. It’s a very quick read. Here’s why I’m mentioning it…have you ever wondered what Jesus’ purpose was in feeding the 5,000 (Matthew 14). I think it was partly to show his [...]
I’ve recently had a good discussion with a few close friends regarding the state of the American church. While none of us propose to have the answers it was an eye opening conversation. My contention has been that the American church specifically, and the Western church in general, is in trouble, and seriously needs to [...]
Posted in God on 08. Feb, 2007 by Wayland.
Watch this. It’s about Solomon’s Porch, a church in Minnesota. The pastor is Doug Pagitt. I won’t tell you what you’ll see, I don’t want to influence your thoughts. But you might be stretched by what your hear. Cheers.
Posted in God on 01. Feb, 2007 by Wayland.
Just read this today. Has a similar theme to my last post, “Authentic Fellowship”, it’s just said with a little more grace. Enjoy.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what authentic fellowship is, and what it means to the “church”. Let me start by saying that I’m a little turned off by the Western version of church right now. It doesn’t seem to be working. Sure, there are pockets and examples, but by and large it’s not [...]
Okay, I’ve just come across this today, but I wanted to get something down about before I forget. Once I dig a little deeper I’ll post more. Of course, you can always check this out for yourself. It seems there’s this guy, Chris Anderson, who is the brainchild of TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design). Chris thinks [...]