I thought it’d be a good idea to write something on the blog, considering how quiet I’ve been lately. It’s not that I don’t want to blog — I do! — but my personal life has been going through some major upheavals the past 2+ weeks, and it’s stuff I can’t really share at present. [...]
There is a growing move in the church, and interestingly in the charismatic wing of the church, to question current structures and methods for doing the work of ministry. The reason it’s interesting from a charismatic point of view is that in the past we’ve been viewed as the people that are the most willing [...]
Very interesting video interview with Mark Driscoll (hat tip: Adrian Warnock) where he talks about some of his views of Sydney, Australia based on research he’s conducted, along with other miscellaneous spiritual or personal topics. Funny thing is I rarely read or listen to anything by Mark and actually disagree with some of his theology, [...]
I’ve been doing some intense thinking lately, which is why I haven’t posted in a little while. This intense thinking has led me to some intense answers, and rather than let my brain explode trying to hold it all in, I figured I’d unpack my inclinations a bit here on Finite Calls Infinite and start [...]
I was listening to a recent “webinar” by Lance Wallnau in his online teaching course, and in looking up a passage in the the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Romans, an adjacent chapter leapt out at me and so captivated my attention that it was like the words were literally jumping off of [...]
Ben over at openswitch links to this post by Dan Edelen regarding living the American Christian life. Quote:
I want to believe that a man can work a sixty-hour week, spend quality time with his wife and kids, be involved in his community, find time for leisure, and still be an effective disciple of Jesus Christ. [...]
One thing that’s struck me as I’ve been down here at the Doing Business Supernaturally conference put on by Extreme Prophetic is that so many people I’ve met are in a state to bless me. Notice I didn’t say “state of blessing”. I think sometimes we focus way too much on trying to be in [...]
Reading this commentary on reaching the 20’s generation in the church today, I had this crazy thought: what if one of the big reasons 20+ year olds drop out of church is because we aren’t idealistic enough? We don’t challenge them enough? We don’t give them a cause worth living for or dying for? What [...]
I heard about the Internet Ministry Conference by way of Church Relevance, and these two posts of recap notes featured some extremely beneficial information that I found to be both challenging and inspiring.
IMC :: Communicating Without Words Rough Notes
IMC :: Design is Credibility Rough Notes
Is there a price to pay for getting whatever you want and having whatever you need? There most certainly is, and it’s called boredom. And apparently boredom is one of the unfortunate outcomes of our overstuffed, overfed, consumerist Western lifestyle.
Reading this article about the modern phenomena of boredom, I recall the stories I’ve heard of [...]
