Sitting here reading and watching the Cubs play the Bucs in Pittsburgh, I got to thinking about how lucky we are to be Cubs fans. I began to feel sorry for everyone else, and then I got to thinking about which set of fans I feel most sorry for. Here’s my list, and you might want to chirp away or chime in or carry on or for cryin’ out loud let me have it. This is all in good fun.... Read more
Not only is the missioner’s mission the mission of Jesus, the missioner represents Jesus. One can say that the missioner is the presence of Jesus wherever the missioner is. Think about that. |inline Read more
Here’s another letter used with permission. I’ll reply later, but what would you say — how do we make our ministries, including those with our youth, more missional? |inline Read more
Laura, our daughter, ran a 10K recently. We watched her at two different places and had a great time — it was a hot day, way too hot, but she fought the whole way and beat her personal best time. Congrats to Laura! She got second in her age group! |inline Read more
Missional Jesus depended on God to provide daily necessities through those who were committed to the missional Jesus’ vision of the kingdom. There’s a lot there, but do take it in. The text for today is Matthew 10:9-10. |inline Read more
We finished our Hawaiian Isles Kona Classic yesterday, and so I got out some Boyd’s Espresso Milano Coffee — very nice except one problem. So far as I can figure out, the grind was so fine that my Starbuck’s Espresso machine can’t force the steam through the coffee. So, I packed Boyd’s back up and got out some Peet’s Sumatra. Nice brew, nice aroma, good taste. Anyone know if the fine grind can plug up a Starbuck’s Espresso? Read more
O God, you have taught us to keep all your commandments by loving you and our neighbor: Grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit, that we may be devoted to you with our whole heart, and united to one another with pure affection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more
Today I awakened a little nervous because on the schedule was that Kris and I were going to the mall for some “casual pants.” This made me wonder if Kris didn’t have in mind that I would be getting some jeans — an article of clothing I have not worn in more than twenty years. Every now and then Kris or one of the kids, and this excludes the occasional question by a student if I wear jeans, will get... Read more
Sorry for this: somehow the Weekly Meanderings were published “private” mode instead of public mode. So, here they are: Chicago’s finest is caring for some new penguin chicks: |inline Read more
E.P. Sanders, in 1977, published the most influential book of the last fifty years: Paul and Palestinian Judaism. There has been all kinds of scuttlebutt about what a decade later Jimmy Dunn began to call the “new perspective.” And now Tom Wright has added another major voice and there you have it: the new perspective. But I have another operative principle in my life because of E.P. Sanders, and it has nothing to do with the interface of emerging Christianity... Read more
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