This morning The New York Times printed a short piece by R. M. Schneiderman titled, “Flock is Now a Fight Team in Some Ministries.” Here’s how the article began:
    “MEMPHIS — In the back room of a theater on Beale Street, John Renken, 42, a pastor, recently led a group of young men in prayer.
    “Father, we [...]


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Emergent @ Christian Churches Together
This week is the fourth annual gathering of the fairly new ecumenical group, Christian Churches Together (CCT), and this year's meeting brings them to Seattle, and are being hosted by World Vision. CCT has invited me ...
Rob Bell Coming to Seattle
Pastor and author Rob Bell will be in Seattle on Feb 13, as part of his "Drops Like Stars" book  tour.  Rob will be at the Moore Theater exploring the complex relationship between suffering & ...
rethinking social networking
Here's another thoughtful TED talk exploring social networking; this one is by Stefana Broadbent. Broadbent's research shows how communication technology is capable of cultivating deeper relationships, bringing love across barriers like distance and workplace rules.  What ...
Great post about my Grandma
After spending some time with my grandmonther, my cousin wrote a beautiful blog post. the journey of a diamond "Her arms held a million wrinkles and 100 million memories as well. As we (my mother and I) entered ...
Cornel West – Truth
Check out this short conversation about "truth" between  Cornel West and Astra Taylor posted on Killing the Buddha.  Like yours truly, Astra Taylor was born in Winnipeg, MB; she is the director behind Zizek, and ...
MLK’s call to be maladjusted
This is what, among other things, Dr. King said in Michigan a little over 26 years ago: '"There are certain technical words within every academic discipline that soon become stereotypes and cliches. Modern psychology has a ...