Author: Dwight J. Friesen

transforming space into place

You’ve got to check out this great video highlighting Portland’s “intersection repair” project.  This is such a cool example of neighbors, literally, taking back the the streets such that the individuals, community and the built environment are transformed. This is

Dwight J. Friesen May 12, 2010June 10, 2022

hidden influence of social networks

Here’s a great TED talk exploring more implications of social networks.  The presenter is Nicholas Christakis.  He is an internist and social scientist who conducts research on social factors that affect health, health care, and longevity.  He is the author

Dwight J. Friesen May 11, 2010May 8, 2022

Parish Collective

Parish Collective is getting ready to host three gatherings of in the Pacific Northwest (Vancouver BC, Seattle, Portland).  The gatherings are designed to draw communities of faith who are deeply committed to embodying the gospel in the radical particularity of

Dwight J. Friesen April 26, 2010May 13, 2022

emergent village 2010 theological conversation

Paragraph I am so excited about the 2010 Emergent Village Theological Conversation. Like prior EV theological conversations, academic luminaries will enter into conversation with pastors – no notes, no papers delivered, no formality – simply a conversation about things that

Dwight J. Friesen April 21, 2010November 14, 2022

Contemporvant Worship

Filled with irony, this self mocking look at emerging mega church worship is too funny. The video is made by the team over at North Point Media. Check it out. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen April 14, 2010November 14, 2022

relational Christian education

I have said many times that if Mars Hill Graduate School had existed when I was doing my Masters work I would have been here in a heartbeat.  And for the last few years I’ve had the pleasure of learning

Dwight J. Friesen April 14, 2010May 12, 2022

summer class – partnering with Seattle churches

Every summer trimester at MHGS I get to guide a group of emerging leaders through a selected readings course . . . for us “selected readings” means that faculty members are given some space to develop a course around an

Dwight J. Friesen April 5, 2010November 14, 2022

Hallelujah… Christ is Risen

Spring Song by Lucille Clifton the green of Jesus is breaking the ground and the sweet smell of delicious Jesus is opening the house and the dance of Jesus music has hold of the air and the world is turning

Dwight J. Friesen April 4, 2010January 12, 2021

The Great Sabbath

Christ rested in the tomb.

Dwight J. Friesen April 3, 2010May 7, 2022

Holy Friday

Am I a stone, and not a sheep,That I can stand, O Christ, beneath thy cross,To number drop by drop Thy Blood’s slow loss,And yet not weep?  Not so those women lovedWho with exceeding grief lamented Thee;Not so fallen Peter

Dwight J. Friesen April 2, 2010May 8, 2022

ChurchRater.com on NPR

My friend, Jim Henderson, founder of Off-the-Map, co-author Jim and Casper Go to Church, and author of Evangelism Without Additives together with Tyler Mahoney started a new web service called: ChurchRater.com. On a number of occasions Jim and I have

Dwight J. Friesen April 1, 2010May 8, 2022

“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

Dwight J. Friesen March 31, 2010January 15, 2021

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

Dwight J. Friesen March 30, 2010January 13, 2021

Pascal’s favorite “Spongebob” video

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

Dwight J. Friesen March 29, 2010September 9, 2022

Relational Hermeneutic

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 ask insightful and revealing questions, and now it is being

Dwight J. Friesen March 29, 2010November 9, 2021

Weird, or Just Different – Derek Sivers

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

Dwight J. Friesen March 29, 2010September 20, 2022

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

Dwight J. Friesen March 24, 2010November 13, 2020

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

Dwight J. Friesen March 4, 2010January 15, 2021

Image of the Fish

Calid Keefe-Perry engaged a question posed to him through his blog, The Image of the Fish, about my book, Thy Kingdom Connected.

Dwight J. Friesen February 11, 2010May 8, 2022

Routes & Radishes

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

Dwight J. Friesen February 11, 2010January 7, 2021

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

Dwight J. Friesen February 4, 2010May 8, 2022

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

Dwight J. Friesen February 3, 2010November 9, 2021

WWJB – Who Would Jesus Beat?

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

Dwight J. Friesen February 2, 2010September 21, 2022

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 do you think? Peace,

Dwight J. Friesen January 24, 2010May 8, 2022

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 word that is probably

Dwight J. Friesen January 18, 2010November 13, 2020

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 to facilitate a couple

Dwight J. Friesen January 13, 2010June 10, 2022

dwight’s top 10 – CDs of 2009

As a friend and I were chatting about our favorite CDs of the past year it occurred to me that I’ve never posted a music list.  So even though its a bit late, this is my list looking back on

Dwight J. Friesen January 7, 2010August 24, 2022

What Matters Now

Seth Godin is giving away his most recent book.  Titled, What Matters Now, the project dips into the wisdom of roughly 70 contributors with brief responses to the title, as they reflect on the year ahead of us all. Peace,

Dwight J. Friesen December 15, 2009May 12, 2022

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 the soon to be on

Dwight J. Friesen December 14, 2009May 12, 2022

The Clash “London Calling”

I was about 10 years old when London Calling was released, though I won’t hear it or, even of The Clash until I was in high school. But when I finally did, I so resonated with their punk/new wave sound.

Dwight J. Friesen December 14, 2009September 8, 2022