“The imagination plays a great role in the spiritual development of the soul.” St. John of the Cross Do you wish to form an intentional relationship with a person who could provide mentoring, companionship, and gentle guidance for you as you
One temptation concerning spirituality involves separating it from the “rest” of one’s life, relegating it only to religious, or mystical experiences. Christian spiritual direction takes a much humbler stance regarding the life of faith. To be in a relationship with
I’m available for workshops, retreats and guided group experiences for the purpose of encountering God. In conjunction with your community’s unique needs and desires I will develop customized retreats. Please contact me for more information. peace, dwight
Jim Henderson, Seattle-area evangelism guru, friend and director of Off-the-Map (not the Muppet guy – that was “Henson”) has a new book coming out on June 21st: a. k. a. “Lost”: discovering ways to connect with the people Jesus misses
Lynette, Pascal and I invite you to spend a weekend with them our home. Spend time talking and sharing lives, discussing relational ministry and relational church-planting. And spend time with their Christ-commons (Quest). Connecting weekends are a great retreat and stimulus
Happy birthday to my bestman (in every sense of that word) – my dad. Ben CS Friesen When I Grow Up by dwight friesen When I grow up and get to be a writer I’m going to write a
In a class this spring a couple of students drew some interesting “hugging connections” between Schnarch and Volf. In David Schnarch’s Passionate Marriage he encourages hug therapy, which he sums up as “hugging till relaxed”. Schnarch describes hugging till relaxed
The other day my friend Deb told me about an IM conversation that she had with me – or at least so she thought she had with me. As it turned out, she had stumbled across another Dwight Friesen, (who
Reporter, Peter Strimer for the Episcopal Voice wrote “The Emerging Church” (June 2005) after visiting the “mission_shaped_church” learning party sponsored by Karen Ward and COTA. The article has a great cover photo of Ryan Marsh. And there’s a “dwight-quote” on
On this day, the birthday of my life partner. I want offer a poem that makes me think of her every time I read, hear or even think of it. Its by the brilliant poet Billy Collins… whose work I
Which came first? The chicken or the egg? In a brief conversation with Marty Folsom (Seattle-area theologian/counselor), he highlighted some possible connections between recursion theory and relational theology. The language of recursion was new to me and I have much to learn. This
In the theological process of crafting statements addressing the many and various issues which inevitably arise in the process of life (for example), there is often a summary statement followed by a series of articles of affirmation and denial. These affirmations/denials are an
Toward the Heart of the Matter by Eberhard Jungel Eberhard Jungel is professor of systematic theology and philosophy at the University of Tubingen. Toward the Heart of the Matter was translated by Paul E. Capetz, July 15, 1990. This article
“Where’s your passion?” “I’ve lost my passion?” “I can’t find my passion?” “Has anyone seen my passion?” I’m beginning to wonder whether passion might be a tad over-rated. Maybe we are passion-crazed like we are sex-crazed. Don’t get me wrong
Paul Ricœur — “the philosopher whose writings on hermeneutics were the cornerstone of an ambitious rethinking of the relationship between the humanities and the social sciences . . .” died today at the age of 92. Read more here and
Leading a couple of lunch forums at the Nashville, emergent event this year. And organizing the evening memorial in honor of Dr. Stanley J. Grenz. Peace, dwight
In a student’s paper I was reading, there was an insightful comment about “fans” and “teams” that got me thinking . . . who is part of the team? How important are fans to teams? Are fans part of the team?
Goshen College history professor, John D. Roth recently delivered one of the C. Henry Smith Lectures. A .pdf of his lecture is available here, “Called to One Peace: Christian Faith and Political Witness in a Divided Culture“. Written by and
Tomorrow will mark the 15th anniversary of the Lynette and Dwight Wedding. picturing Lynette Sometimes when I think of my partner my heart pictures her In her parent’s basement laughing with her girl friends Or driving her orange Datsun station wagon
Wild Geese by Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body
I’m delighted to have Brian McLaren as a guest on this journal today. Brian wrote the following post, and he will be engaging here over the next couple of days. Ask him any questions you want, raise issues, enjoy and
My friend, teacher, and colleague, Brian McLaren will be posting here on this journal tomorrow, Monday, May 9th. Brian’s blog tour (including: Tallskinnykiwi, Jordan Cooper, Jen Lemen, Paradoxology, and Pomomusings), will be a conversation regarding his newest, and arguably most
Mothers, young and old, we honor you. For all you have given, loved, and sacrificed, for all your self-doubt and wondering if you were good enough or “doing it right”, for all the pain you endured, for all the hopes
After sitting with the question of “the nature of leadership” for some time, I find myself moving toward a very simple understanding. Is leadership is about conversation. Leadership has less to do with the clarity of vision, and much more
Following up to my “U-Theory and the Cross” post. One aspect of the U-Theory that Senge and the rest did not seem to speak to was the process of ongoing transformation. In my personal life – especially my spirituality –
In a conversation with Terry O’Casey over the weekend, we got to discussing the idea of Biblical inerrancy; more specifically the role of inerrancy within narrative vision of Scripture. It could be argued that the doctrine of inerrancy as defined
