I am inside the system. I am a part of the machine. I am one of the so-called leaders of this institution. Most of the time I’m not happy about it. I continuously struggle with it and even against it. This is what makes my blog what it is: it is written by a pastor who critiques the very system he’s a willing but reluctant participant in. I sometimes wonder what would become of my blog if I left the... Read more
I wrote something yesterday in this post on Higher Learning or Life that I thought I would expand upon a bit today. It is the quote: There is a transformation that is not planned or manufactured or even wish for, a completely new creation in which truth alone is master and not the efforts of my own mind. This one sentence reveals my complete exhaustion with knowledge. I have concluded that our intelligence may have made our life easier in... Read more
I began my PhD in New Testament Studies over 20 years ago. Through a series of twists, I ended up not pursuing my degree. My direction radically changed from heading towards teaching to pastoral ministry. No regrets. Here’s why: Even though I was accepted into the program, the university started critiquing my transcripts from my previous schools, which to it were too conservative, and was going to require me to do everything all over again, including my 4 years of... Read more
I usually get up very early in the morning and sit by my window overlooking the river while I have my coffee. I use that time to meditate before I start my first lap of painting early in the day before anyone else gets up. However, I detected movement in my backyard and noticed these two fawns grazing and relaxing there. They are beautiful and graceful creatures. It gave me a sense of peace and serenity. I watched them for... Read more
GIMME! Ministries stands for Globalized International Missional-Minded Evangelism Ministries. Read more
Yesterday did me in. I tried to teach clearly, but what was coming out of my mouth wasn’t making sense. I felt frustrated and wanted to walk away. It wasn’t that the message was a difficult subject, but that so much is going through my mind right now. I know several pastors who are seriously struggling deeply with the church and as a result their faith. I know even more people who are just walking away from the whole church... Read more
I want to take this opportunity to thank Paul Walker over at Out of the Cocoon for a very generous REVIEW OF MY CHAPTER, “Virtuality and the Practice of Authenticity” in the Wikiklesia project Voices of the Virtual World. Walker has taken on the incredible task of reviewing all 40-something chapters on his blog. You can see the book ad on my sidebar to the right where you can also download it. Paperback available soon! Read more
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