My Backyard

The question for today (well, yesterday, but I’m a day behind) at the One Year Bible Blog was “… how do you balance working hard in your life with getting proper rest and relaxation? How do you find the balance?”
It’s interesting, because this morning as we were sharing prayer requests at a meeting with some [...]

Shae’s comments on Brian’s A Generous Orthodoxy about orthodoxy and orthopraxy reminded me of what I read in Marcus Borg’s The Heart of Christianity about the meaning of faith.  If I can put it simply … he said that christianity is as much (or more so) about the way of Christ as it is about [...]

I’m not the least surprised by my top result here, but I’m really blown away by the order of the rest … must be because of my interest in mysticism and the fact that I see some significant value in most traditions.  Except, of course, for the fundementalists … I can respect their positions, but [...]

I found this on Alan’s blog and I had to post it. Don’t hit the play button if you are easily offended, don’t like bad words, or like to eat your weiners cut up in sauerkraut.

I think it says a lot about evangelism and the way we engage people in [...]

Interesting, I read the latest email leadership newsletter from Christianity Today this afternoon … and there was an article from Brian McLaren talking about why we (pastors) shouldn’t answer the “homosexual question” directly.
Usually when I’m asked about this subject, it’s by conservative Christians wanting to be sure that we conform to what I call “radio-orthodoxy,” [...]

I wish God spoke to me as clearly as God seems to speak to others. I pray, I listen, I read scripture, and I listen to trusted spiritual leaders. But I am constantly aware of the complexities of life and relationships. I don’t see black and white, I see shades of gray. [...]

You scored as Cultural Creative. Cultural Creatives are probably the newest group to enter this realm. You are a modern thinker who tends to shy away from organized religion but still feels as if there is something greater than ourselves. You are very spiritual, even if you are not religious. Life has a meaning outside [...]

(this was originally published by me on the Eklektos blog)
It’s official. According to an article today in The Baptist Press, Faith Harbour has been “disaffiliated” with the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention because of its relationship with Eklektos.
The article states:
Biles recounted that the committee hoped to clarify Faith Harbour’s stance toward a church it [...]

I have decided to post the articles I’ve written this past year as pages on my blog.  Only the ones I like of course.  The newest is posted below, in order to get the technorati tags.  I’ll post the others as pages and posts, too … but I’ll change the date of the post [...]

I took the spiritual gift inventory and “hospitality” was NOT one of my gifts!  But there were people in my church who were off the charts in hospitality!  You know who they are – the ones who are always preparing table decorations for the next church dinner.  They are the ones who love to cook, [...]