Things to Thinkby Robert Bly Think in ways you’ve never thought before. If the phone rings, think of it as carrying a message Larger than anything you’ve ever heard, Vaster than a hundred lines of Yeats. Think that someone may
On behalf of emergent, Chris Seay sent out a link to a beautiful, powerful, and quite emotional video (made by Travis Reed) offering a glimpse into the story of the loss of so many this week in the aftermath of
Until recently I was building a new deck on my home (a gorgeous deck plan). Well, the other day there was a knock on our door and a Bellevue City Code Enforcer greeted me. He informed me that we had
The photos, news coverage and personal stories of the devastation in the wake of hurricane Katrina are truly overwhelming – my heart and mind are heavy with suffering, loss, pain, and just chaos so many are experiencing. From the loss of loved
My son is four years and he asks a lot of questions. On our drive home from our celebration of my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary Pascal was in exceptional question asking mode. Dallas & Leanne were driving down with us
Yesterday morning Lynette, Pascal and I went to hear a friend who was guest preaching in Queen Anne; on the way home we stopped at Dick’s Drive-In. Dick’s is one of Seattle’s sacred venues; a classic burger joint. We ordered four
Take a moment (six minutes) to view this short film, “Dance Me to the End of Love” by director Aaron Goffman. Featuring the music of Leonard Cohen and starring Quentin Tarantino, Sylvia Binsfeld. Peace, dwight
90 year old Brother Roger – spiritual father to countless Christ-followers throughout the world and the founder and Abbott of the Taizé Community – was killed during evening prayers yesterday, Tuesday August 16th, 2005 and he died immediately (read more). May the Peace of Christ
For the second week out of the last three weeks, I have almost no Internet access. Lynette, Pascal, and I are at a wonderful cabin on Vancouver Island celebrating my parents’ 40th wedding anniversary. It seems like the art of
If you are interested in having me facilitate a conversation with your leadership team, faith-community, or in having me teach at your college or seminary please email your request: connect@dwightfriesen.com. In addition to dialogue facilitation I also occasionally consult with
Here is a short clip of Elie Wiesel urging us to move beyond indifference – “fight indifference”. It seems to me that indifference is the fuel powering power. Indifference when combined with fear makes tyranny almost inevitable. Incarnate-grace may be the Christ response.
Part 1 Part 2 Marshall Ganz, Ever wonder “Why David Sometimes Wins.“ Marshall Ganz has written an outstanding paper addressing David’s unlikely victory and the idea of strategic capacity in social movements. Dr. Ganz also is part of the team
Well, Lynette, Pascal, and I have returned from a week with Lynette’s family at her parents cabin on Ditch Lake, in Southern Manitoba. Certainly a much needed break. Wonderful conversations, great food and sitting around campfires; not to mention sneaking
You’ve got to check out this article sex trafficking by Jennifer Goodson: The Opposite of Free Love: Dispatches from the World of Human Trafficking. www.protectionproject.org www.awid.org www.protest4.com peace, dwight
Here is a great article by Dr. Elaine J. Ramshaw titled: Power and Forgiveness in Matthew 18. The article first appeared in Word & World. Peace, dwight
Today is a day of table fellowship. Lunch with Joel VandenBrink and theologian Colin Greene. Colin’s latest book is, Christology in Cultural Perspective: marking out the horizons. Then, I get to have coffee with a prospective MDiv student at Mars Hill Graduate School.
“Procrastination” is just one of the words to describe my way of being lately. I have been searching for distractions from those things which I must do. Among my distractions this week: I built a wall nook to house DVDs
Catch What You’ve Thrown Yourself by Rainer Maria Rilke As long as you catch what you’ve thrown yourself, it’s all just clever agility and venial gain; but when you suddenly come to catch a ball an eternal playmate has thrown
A comment in a student’s paper this Spring has been lingering in the back of my mind. Dale Helt re-framed the classic Evangelical litmus-test question by exchanging the word “personal” for “communal.” The question, as he voiced it was, “Do
Eugene Cho and Q-Seattle are hosting a conference addressing Faith & Race with Bob Ekblad. One of the great opportunities for today’s white – majority culture – church is to step with even greater intentionality and resolve into conversations exploring the
Not long ago I found a very tired looking Chalice for auction on eBay. I submitted my bid and won the auction. It was unusable; tarnished and corroded. I went to work cleaning it and after several hours of scrubbing
If you haven’t already done so, I highly recommend you invest a few moments looking some of the thousands of postcards posted on this site. Part of the reason I love it so much is that it reminds me that
