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
“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
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
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
“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
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
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.
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
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
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
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,
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice. – Meister Eckhart Lynette, Pascal and I will be joining together in a Thanksgiving Eve Community Worship service tomorrow night. Wednesday, 7:30 pm at
This coming Sunday is Quest’s “Open Mic.” As you may know, we gather on the third Sunday of each month to offer an expression of the work of our hearts, hands, minds, and voices. We seek to offer these expressions
Since this month has a fifth Sunday we will engage our collective practice of c celebrating with a neighborhood organization to practice loving God by loving our neighbor. We like to say that one of the most practical ways to
After more than a year of labor, permit problems, miscuts, and slivers our deck is done. At one point we even received an injunction to halt construction… but thanks be to God we got it all straighten out. And now
Certainty by Tukaram Certainty undermines one’s power, and turns happiness into a long shot. Certainty confines. Dears, there is nothing in your life that will not change – especially your ideas of God. Look what the insanity of righteous knowledge
A lot of folks have talked about, and even more of us have felt the paradox of loneliness while simultaneously being so well connected. The combination of text messaging, IM’ing, blogs, cell phones, email, even the speed of our snail-mail
Holy Week Begins. In the series of Lenten readings that Quest has been using this year one of the readings for today is the 22nd Psalm . . . it’s a Psalm to be read out loud. My God, my
I’ve been having a great time finishing my syllabus for a course exploring the Theology of Spiritual Formation which I will be guiding this summer. This is not a course in the practice or practices of formation but is a
This morning at around 7:00 AM my dear friend Chad died, leaving behind his wife Renee and their two sons Colin (7) and Aidan (3). My heart is broken. Chad was a beautiful man. So tender hearted, kind, and generous.
First off let me say that I am well aware of the health risks associated with smoking. If you feel you must send me links to the Surgeon General’s smoking warnings you are welcome to do so, but please note,
The Vancouver film festival is underway; and since Lynette’s brother (Bevan Klassen) had his latest short film screening in the festival we drove up and spent some time with him and Frank Zappia (who has acted in a number of Bevan’s
I have never really resonated with either of the categories of extrovert and introvert. Most often the terms are used to help people own those facets of their beings which energize or drain them in an effort to better understand
For some time Lynette has had an altar in her creative space at home. The altar serves as a prompt to prayer, and is littered with holy objects from her journey: photos of people, poetry, journals, prayer beads, etc. Though
The other day my son (four years old) made a disturbing confession. He boldly declared, (and I paraphrase), “I have two Gods. One tells me to do good, and one tells me to do bad.” Apparently some Marcionite has been
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
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
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
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
“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
