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Thursday, July 12th, 2007We’ve written a lot here about Bill Kinnon’s “Formerly Known” meme that has become increasingly popular across the internet, and to which Heidi and I have both contributed. Yesterday, I read a post from a blogger who has captured my attention on a few occasions, which is not a part of that meme . . [...]
Technology, Trust and Transformation
Thursday, June 21st, 2007I discovered a new blog yesterday - one that focuses on a topic near and dear to my heart. It’s called “When Religion Meets New Media.”
The author, Heidi Campbell, is involved with the Wikiklesia project I mentioned here about a month ago, and her blog concentrates on the religious response to, and use of, the [...]
Memeries . . . (Part 2)
Thursday, June 21st, 2007In my last post, I responded to one meme with which my dear wife tagged me some time ago. The time has now come to respond to another with which she tagged me last week, “Five Things I Dig about Jesus.” Without much further ado, here they are:
1. The guy wasn’t much for convention, tradition [...]
Radical Individualism
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Some friends of ours have recently been transitioning into the tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy, and have written extensively about it here. It’s been interesting for me to observe for a number of reasons, primarily because it seems like they, along with other friends of ours, are seeing many of the same issues we see within [...]
Conversations with myself . . .
Friday, June 1st, 2007Our dear friend Kelly wrote a two part post on her blog “Restless Heart” yesterday, entitled “Who I Want to Be.”
It’s a great post, and her opening words struck me deepest. She says, “I tire of the constant mental/emotional energy wasted on seemingly consequential issues. I am sick of fighting, sick of division. I am [...]
Virtual Community
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007My apologies for not writing much in the last week. I think I’m still recovering from being out of town for so long. I’ve got several big ideas floating around in my head for posts, but can’t seem to get anything down on paper lately.
I did want to mention a post I saw this morning [...]
My Journey out of Church and into the Body of Christ: A Personal Testimony (Part 5)
Tuesday, April 24th, 2007So where do I find myself at present . . . ?
Recently, my wife and I have both been challenged by dear friends who are concerned about our decision not to remain within the framework of an institutional, organized church. Given how much these friends mean to us, these conversations have touched off a great [...]
My Journey out of Church and into the Body of Christ: A Personal Testimony (Part 4)
Monday, April 23rd, 2007The threat of church discipline brought back the fear, in spades. I had watched the church of my childhood go through a heartrending split over church discipline issues, and the last thing I wanted to do was cause anything of the sort among another local assembly, particularly one where many of the close friends I [...]
My Journey out of Church and into the Body of Christ: A Personal Testimony (Part 3)
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007I’d been depressed before. My mom had died the previous year and I remember sitting in my room while she lay down the hall suffering from the second bout of cancer, which would eventually kill her, thinking to myself, “I’m glad I know there’s a God, and that he actually cares about me, because if [...]
My Journey out of Church and into the Body of Christ: A Personal Testimony (Part 2)
Saturday, April 21st, 2007I decided that I wanted to attend a conservative Christian college that was just starting up on the other side of the country. It was billed as a place where, unlike some other, more infamous Christian schools, the students would be taught to think for themselves, and to defend their beliefs against those who would [...]
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