Category Archives: spiritual practice

moby on christian insanity

My esteem of moby, artist, musician, entrepreneur and Jesus follower is going up all the time. I find his candor and perspective on the Christian faith refreshing. Check out this recent post on the insanity of how some are practicing … Continue reading

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the original emerging church

I am preparing for a couple of worship messages based on Act 2:42-44Act 2:42-44English: Contemporary English Version (1999) – CEV42 They spent their time learning from the apostles, and they were like family to each other. They also broke bread g broke … Continue reading

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emerging church evolution or revolution?

I got the latest Emergent/C (which is the newsletter/communication piece of Emergent Village) today and it included this quote. We in Emergent Village are poised for an important year in 2007. A pivotal year, I’d say. Lots of people are … Continue reading

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Clueless Christians

Are you a clueless Christian? That is how Moby describes himself in an interview with sojourners http://www.sojo.net/special/multimedia/audio/061004_moby/player.html This is one of the most authentic expressions of faith I have heard in a long while. Check it out. Technorati Tags: cluelss-christian, … Continue reading

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Is Mosaic a part of the Emerging Church?

Alex Mcmanus of Mosaic Church in LA has an interesting observation and reflection on the emerging church and Mosaic’s link to things emerging into the mystic… » Is Mosaic a part of the Emerging Church? Here’s the interesting observation by … Continue reading

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Giving Skin to God – Volunteers In Service Blog

Here’s a new blog on community ministry (being the presence of Christ by serving your community) something that is a core value of the church a lead.  Take  a look there is some good stuff there. Here’s a excerpt Giving … Continue reading

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More Jamaica Mission pictures

More Jamaica pictures Technorati Tags: Jamaica, my life, photo blog, spiritual-practice

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blogging from the island of jamaica

[thumb:563:l][thumb:562:l][thumb:561:l][thumb:560:l][thumb:559:l][newline] Well this is the first chance I’ve had to blog from our mission trip to Jamaica. We have 19 people (14 adults and 5 kids from 5-17) staying at hte Immaculate Conception  Convent. Hostel. It has been about 86-95 degrees … Continue reading

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multiple ways to express the trinity

The trinity (the three persons or expressions of God) as expressed in the Christian faith is usually referred to as Father, Son and Holy Spirit or Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. However the LA times reports  leaders of the Presbyterian Church (USA) are suggesting … Continue reading

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missional and emergent

I noticed that sometimes these two words representing movements of change the church can get used interchangably. I wonder how much synergy there is between the two. Some people are in both conversations This article speaks to some of the connecting pont … Continue reading

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