Today I’m traveling to Chicago, to participate in this year’s Q Conference. It’s about 4 things: Culture, Future, Church, and Gospel. “Q is a place where innovators, church leaders, social entrepreneurs, and cultural leaders come together to explore the church’s role in positively contributing to culture,” and “collaborate around the biggest questions facing the church… Continue reading Q 2010
Don’t miss these two great posts by Tim Keller. They provide a very thought-provoking look at significant changes in the cultural landscape in which we live our faith. First, Five Big Issues Facing the Western Church. 1. The opportunity for extensive culture-making in the U.S. 2. The rise of Islam 3. The new non-western global… Continue reading 5 big issues facing the church
If you’ve ever attended a Christian conference of some type, you know they can be inspiring, exhausting, informative, connecting, provide great resources and sometimes just make you feel inadequate. They help us with ideas, resources, connections and encouragement, but do they help us in our desire to abide in Christ? Two things: 1. I want… Continue reading spiritual formation & the christian conference
People are starting to think the world is going crazy. Not the world of culture and people this time, but the physical world – the earth. Major earthquakes – newscasters with arched brow asking “Is Los Angeles due for a major quake!?” – and volcanic eruptions disrupting air traffic all across Europe. Some say the… Continue reading a privileged planet
Roundup of a few of this week’s favorite tweets and links. 4/7: I just put my bathrobe on backwards and – voila! Instant Snuggie! Confirmed: Obama authorizes assassination of U.S. citizen, no due process/evidence/defense involved. http://bit.ly/cqO8gB [A truly disturbing article.] A single gal’s fav verse- RT @DavidHFoster: Many a man claims to have unfailing love,… Continue reading weekly tweet roundup
Something about Evangelicalism isn’t transferring to the next generation. That fact became abundantly clear in the last presidential election, when many traditional Evangelicals were shocked – shocked – to discover that so many Christians had actually voted for Obama. The Huffington Post writes that Evangelicalism is Failing a New Generation. The writer suggests three major… Continue reading the shifting of young evangelicals
One of the most beautiful expressions of the Bible story is John Milton’s Paradise Lost. On this Good Friday and Easter weekend I am moved by the conversation which may have taken place when God the Father acknowledges before all of Heaven that Satan will certainly tempt Adam and Eve to fall, and considers the… Continue reading “account me man”
I love Twitter, and often find interesting links that I don’t have time to write a blog post about. While you can see my daily tweets over in the sidebar, it occurred to me that if you don’t follow me on Twitter, or you’re not on Twitter (and why aren’t you on Twitter?) it might… Continue reading weekly tweet roundup
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