Life Practices

Flash Mob… So Beautiful

Came across this video the other day… wow! Why is this so contagious? I can’t stop watching this. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen August 15, 2012November 29, 2023

Simon Sinek, Getting to “Why”

Simon Sinek is helping me rethink how I imagine the big why of a pastor. I am coming to see: 1 – What is the work of pastoring a church, 2 – How is following the Spirit in discovering a

admin February 18, 2012May 5, 2022

Tomorrow …and Tomorrow …and Tomorrow

“Tomorrow, & Tomorrow, & Tomorrow” By William Shakespeare (from Macbeth, spoken by Macbeth) Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to

admin August 15, 2011May 5, 2022

On Being Wrong

Last month Kathryn Schulz delivered an outstanding TED talk on the idea of “Being Wrong.” Early in her talk she askes her audience what it feels like to be wrong. The audience responds with. “awful”, thumbs-down, embarrassing, etc. To which

Dwight J. Friesen April 14, 2011December 21, 2023

seattle’s misisonal clustering

Richard Florida, author of the international best seller Who’s Your City: How the Creative Economy is Making Where you Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, writes to put it simply, about the importance of place. In his introduction

Dwight J. Friesen November 23, 2010May 7, 2022

Brené Brown & The Power of Vulnerability

You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.” Brené   Brown  A friend recently encouraged me to check out Brené Brown’s moving TEDxHouston talk on wholeheartedness and vulnerability. It’s so good. Peace, dwight

admin November 18, 2010May 5, 2022

Great post about my Grandma

After spending some time with my grandmother, 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

Dwight J. Friesen November 7, 2010November 10, 2021

Remembering Clark Pinnock

One may be “outside” the church, but one can never be “outside” of God’s love. Clark H. Pinnock Christian Theologian Dr. Clark Pinnock passed away yesterday, August 15th, 2010. Dr. Pinnock was a strong, and at times conversational voice in

Dwight J. Friesen August 16, 2010November 4, 2022

back home

Well, we’re back and beginning to recover from jet lag after our first trip to the African continent.  Lynette, Pascal and I got to spent the better part of July in Kenya, with a few days in London en-route. Lynette

Dwight J. Friesen July 26, 2010May 7, 2022

post-Christendom formation?

So I’m in the process of writing a short piece exploring Christian spiritual/identity formation in a post-Christendom context. I’m desperately looking for any recommended websites, readings or other resources that might help me get a better sense of the shift

Dwight J. Friesen May 13, 2010May 8, 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

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

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

Remembering Dr. Mary Daly

If God is male, then male is God. The divine patriarch castrates women as long as he is allowed to live on in the human imagination. Mary Daly Saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Mary Daly, on January

admin January 10, 2010November 4, 2022

Tony Jones – Teaching of the 12

Welcome to day nine of the Tony Jones’, The Teaching of the Twelve, blog Tour. Let me begin expressing my gratitude for the thoughtful engagement with the Didache not only by Tony Jones but also by the other bloggers who

Dwight J. Friesen December 9, 2009November 10, 2021

Mourning the Death of Ray S. Anderson

What makes theology practical is not the fitting of orthopedic devices to theoretical concepts in order to make them walk. Rather, theology occurs as a divine partner joins us on our walk, stimulating our reflection and inspiring us to recognize

Dwight J. Friesen June 26, 2009September 20, 2022

Writing “Thy Kingdom Connected”

All week I’ve been tucked away at our cabin in Bellingham.  As I’m making final edits to a manuscript for Baker Books.  The book will be titled, Thy Kingdom Connected: What the Church Can Learn from Facebook, the Internet and

Dwight J. Friesen February 26, 2009January 17, 2021

“Godspeed”

Godspeed by The Chicks Dragon tales and the “water is wide” Pirates sail and lost boys fly Fish bite moonbeams every night And I love you Godspeed, little man Sweet dreams, little man Oh, my love will fly to you

Dwight J. Friesen June 15, 2008June 9, 2023

(Re)member

“Without memory, mankind’s image of itself would be impoverished . . . ‘Memory’ is the key word. To remember it to create links between past and present, between past and future. To remember is to affirm man’s faith in humanity

Dwight J. Friesen August 14, 2007May 8, 2022

home again, home again

Had a great family vacation in and around Winnipeg. Connected with a number of church leaders in the avant-church world and connected with lots of family. One night we got together with Mark Humphries and the simple church he does

Dwight J. Friesen August 13, 2007October 21, 2020

conversation in winnipeg?

My family and I are in Winnipeg for the better part of the week, if there are any emergent or resonate folks open for a cup of coffee or a pint email me and we might be able to make something work. Peace, dwight

Dwight J. Friesen August 7, 2007October 21, 2020

Remembering Dr. Letty Russell

“Hospitality is the practice of God’s welcome by reaching across difference to participate in God’s actions bringing justice and healing to our world in crisis.” ― Letty M. Russell Today I join the countless “misfits” who mourn the loss of one

Dwight J. Friesen July 13, 2007June 17, 2022

Quest’s Rhythm of Gathering

Quest exists to connect people.  More accurately, we exist to help each other awaken to the reality of our already interconnectedness. We life and move in an ecosystem of relations. Each relationship invites our faithful presence. You might say that

Dwight J. Friesen December 27, 2006November 30, 2020

Expression Gathering

Our “expression gathering” is a vital part of the life of our community… in fact they often feel a bit like family gatherings. On the second Sunday of each month we gather to encounter the mystery and story of God.

Dwight J. Friesen December 27, 2006November 30, 2020

The Meal

On the first (1st) Sunday of each month Quest piles into someone’s home to celebrate communion while sharing a meal.  In the Christian tradition we refer this table as the Lord’s. God sets a place at the table for everyone, and

Dwight J. Friesen December 27, 2006November 30, 2020

Connecting Weekend

We have no gathering this weekend but next Sunday (1/14/2007) we will join together again. Quest highly values the need for rest. It is not our intention to fill each moment with “church gatherings.” Just as a reminder we have

Dwight J. Friesen December 27, 2006January 13, 2021

Community Groups . . . A Friend or Two

Jesus once taught that wherever and whenever two or three people gather in the Way of Christ, God is among them. Jesus’s words make sense to most people, because most of us have had the experience of deep meeting and

Dwight J. Friesen December 27, 2006September 23, 2022

Journey . . . quest exists to assist in the process

We have always been focused on serving people in their unique faith journeys.  We believe that every person is in process of becoming.  So we seek to be an aid in that journey; to be a friend to walk with,

Dwight J. Friesen December 27, 2006May 5, 2022