Thursday, March 25 @ 7:00PM – Dr. John Franke will be presenting a lecture at MHGS that is open to the public, and only costs $5. The lecture will be a look a “the nature of truth,” drawing on the material in his recent (much talked about) book: Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth, and [...]
I am thrilled that to announce that I just received my first bound copy of my book and it is available at a store near you…
This book was born in the context of an eleven-year life altering experiment in ecclesial life, fleshed out in learning communities with thoughtful women and men who never ceased to [...]
Just found out that our completed manuscript for our new book has been officially accepted by Zondervan. I looks like the book should hit the shelves in October 2010.
The book will be titled, Routes & Radishes: and other things to talk about at the Evangelical Crossroads. It is a co-authored projected exploring the history and [...]
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 & creativity.
You can find out more information on dates in other cites and ticket info here.
Peace, dwight
A couple of weeks ago I was able to spend a few hours with Christian Churches Together, which is a relatively new ecumenical network in the USA. I have to say that I find these ecumenical gatherings quite encouraging. For instance as an Anabaptist (it may be more precise to say that I am an [...]
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 [...]
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 do you think?
Peace, dwight
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 word that is probably used more than any other word in modern psychology. It is the word ‘maladjusted.’ This word [...]
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 the room where she sat, she didn’t stop talking. Jabbering incoherently, her emotions were in obvious distress. Her mind overtaken [...]
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 to facilitate a couple of workshops on Emergent.
From their “What We Do” tab on their site they state:
“The purpose of [...]