Generation Y embraces choice, redefines religion By Cheryl Wetzstein THE WASHINGTON TIMES Most young Americans strongly believe in having choices, an attitude that is likely to shape their identification with traditional religions, a study says.
Archives for 2005
An Emerging Church of Christ?
Sometimes I wonder how my tribe (Churches of Christ) will fare in the years to come. We came to be in the modern era. We are the product of modern assumptions. We believed that we could objectively read the Bible and do what it said. We believed that all anyone needed was a little common […]
April 11, 2005 by
Favorite Movies
If when I’m flipping through the channels I come across a movie I already own, but stop to watch anyway, then I know it’s one of my favorites. Here, in no particular order, are a few that I find myself stopping to watch over and over again. 1. LOTR Trilogy 2. The Godfather 1 and […]
April 11, 2005 by 5 Comments
An EPIC workshop?
In a comment about the workshop Neal said this: The workshop talks a lot about postmodernity, but still acts almost totally modern. That’s appropriate for the moderns, but if you want to transfer ownership of the workshop to the next generation, then let the workshop be a place where ministry in this new context is […]
April 8, 2005 by 11 Comments
Calling All Lovecats
In Love Is the Killer App : How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders evangelizes us on the idea that “love” is a point of differeniation in business and in life. He calls us all to be “lovecats.” He uses Meyeroff’s definition of love, “Love is the selfless promotion of the growth of […]
April 7, 2005 by 1 Comment
Leadership Wisdom
The Garnett Equipping Team has been working through Leadership Wisdom from Unlikely Voices: People of Yesterday Speak to Leaders of Today and we’re thoroughly enjoying it. At first glance, I thought it was going to be another “same content, but with much cooler emerging jargon” treatise on leadership for the next generation, but as we’ve […]
April 5, 2005 by 1 Comment
Zootax
Just finished up a trip to the zoo with the boys. There really are few things better than going to the zoo with an almost four-year-old and a two-year-old. Now I’ll spend the rest of my day off working on taxes.
April 4, 2005 by 1 Comment
Our Deepest Needs
If we pay attention to what is going on around us, we can discern the deepest needs of our culture. Needs that are best addressed by the gospel. The following list is adapted from Marva Dawn’s A Royal Waste of Time. Identity Who am I? Where did I come from? Loyalty To whom do I […]
April 1, 2005 by Leave a Comment
Resurrection
This week I’m beginning a series of teachings on the resurrection. I guess I sorta started it last week with my Easter message about the resurrection being a 2nd chance for goobers. This week I’m going to start exploring some of the practical implications of the resurrection. Too often, resurrection is reduced to the hope […]
March 31, 2005 by 3 Comments
Post-Workshop
Another Workshop has come and gone. Things seemed to go really well. Len Sweet did a great job. Those who attended and listened to what he had to say left with lots to think about. Mike Cope was excellent as usual. Terry Rush did a great job directing the workshop. There seemed to be a […]
March 27, 2005 by 8 Comments
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons