Over the past couple of years, Christianity Today has been publishing a series of essays called The Christian Vision Project. This year's series of essays are aimed at getting at the question: "What must we learn, and unlearn, to be agents of God's mission in the world?"Given the recent focus of Harvest Festival at Elmbrook …
My Departure from The Ave
Most of you should have received the letter that I sent out yesterday, but I thought I'd post it here in case you didn't receive this.Dear Friends, With a mixture of joy and sadness, I am sitting down to write this letter to let all of you know that after 4 ½ years of serving …
Atonement
I've been reading through the book of Leviticus recently in reaction to my own jokes about this book not being particularly exciting or much of a mine of information for spiritual transformation. Recently, I was challenged in my views by the following.In Leviticus 16, YHWH God outlines the regulations for the Day of Atonement. Aaron …
Technopoly
I'm reading a somewhat dated book about technology and culture by one of our most astute cultural critics, Neil Postman. Postman is perhaps better known for his book Amusing Ourselves to Death, but this book is well worth the read.An introductory statement from Paul Goodman gives us an idea of where the book is heading:Whether …
If I Were to Surrender All My Words – a poem
If I were to surrender all my words,my skill (if skill this can be rightly claimed)and fixed desire to fashion words with plainprecision, thought and love, would all rewardsof such a humble act impel me towardthat end? My saner thoughts call for refrainfrom leaps of faith and self-inflicted strainunless a measured gain that would award.Still, …
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