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“free for all” April 15-16 Durham, NC

There is a free conference being held in Durham, NC (April 15&16, 2010) bringing people together in discussion around the themes raised in the outstanding new book by Tim Conder & Dan Rhodes, Free for All: Rediscovering the Bible In Community. Check out the schedule . . . it promises to be an amazing opportunity [...]



unbound conference – seattle – april 16-17

WHEN: April 16-17, 2010 HELD @: University Presbyterian Church in Seattle Hosted by the Freedom Initiative, the UNBOUND Conference features Human Trafficking activists who aim to educate people on the comprehensive factors that contribute to Human Trafficking, to  empower individuals to develop a personal response to slavery, and to mobilize them to action. Peace, dwight



Pascal’s favorite “Spongebob” video

I hope you enjoy my son’s favorite Spongebob Square Pants YouTube Video.  It Spongebob’s remix of Europe’s, “Final Countdown.”  He’d love to hear what you think, I promise to pass your comments along. Peace, dwight



oh yeah! my new book is out!

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 [...]



weird, or just different – Derek Sivers

I have only recently discovered Derek Sivers . . . I love the way this guy sees life. Peace, dwight



pattern of prayer

My bus drops me off about 1.25 miles from my school, so I have a little bit of a walk.  I love this walk.  It affords me the opportunity to feel my city, I encounter some of its people, walk by some of the places where people work, I get my coffee from one of [...]



John Franke – MHGS lecture open to public

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 [...]



exciting news (at least for me) about new book

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 [...]



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 & creativity. You can find out more information on dates in other cites and ticket info here. Peace, dwight



Emergent @ CCT, follow-up

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 [...]