Big Meeting for Inner Metro Green
Our church plant in Lancaster City is having a big day tomorrow. Our IMG Executive Team Leader and I are meeting with the Atlantic Conference Advisory Board assigned to oversee and guide us in our efforts. This board is composed of the Bishop, pastoral and executive team members from Manor Church, the conference church planting coach, and conference planters. They are all awesome and more supportive than I ever thought possible. This is a pretty big deal. Our forming IMG core group’s mission and official launch in ‘08 will be totally informed by this meeting. So, of course, I can’t sleep. Updates will follow the meeting.
Engaging Conversations with My Children
Conversations with my children are as entertaining as they are challenging, especially as concerns Christian topics. This morning, my son engaged me with the following conversation as he worked on his 5th or 6th revision of his Christmas wish list. Read More »
The Scribe Saturday Expo 12082007
I have been battling a flu-like attack for the past few days. So, blogging has been slow, as has been all other life activities. Sickness sucks. It totally flushes productivity. If you are a productivity junkie, like me, then being slowed by sickness introduces a very frustrating dynamic into daily life. Sickness usually is enough to worry about all by itself; being frustrated by sickness is an additional worry that makes dealing with sickness all the more difficult. Read More »
The Season’s First Snow
The two large, glass windows mathematically parting the otherwise solid interior of my study have blessed me with an amazing view of nature’s artistry and God’s imagination. An irenic and cascading white has been steadily transforming the motionless into motion. Everything is moving outside, at least from the vantage point of my manufactured desk chair. Life extends well beyond the thin glass border through which I curiously peer. It’s humbling. It’s beautiful. I can’t help but to sit still and quietly re-visit the familiar but often neglected awe inspired by the luminous. God is indescribably creative. God is good. Read More »
Brokaw Reports on the Emerging Church
Making Sense of the Incarnation Notes
Simply knowing that God has moved into the neighborhood is not the same thing as living like God has moved into the neighborhood. Said differently, you may know God is near, but how do you interact with this God? What difference does the Incarnation make in your life or the way you live your life? God is in our midst! The Kingdom of Heaven is within you and all around you! So what!?! Read More »
Is this Church Marketing or Something Else?
The coffee shop at Faith Church in New Milford, Connecticut. Via The New Yorker.
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The Scribe Saturday Expo 12012007
The first incarnation of The Daily Scribe included a wonderful weekly feature we called “The Daily Scribe Jamboree”. Basically, it was a community-wide effort to celebrate the posts of fellow Scribes. It was unarguably viral, as far as community features were concerned. Jamboree helped with blog exposure and linkage. It was also a very good way to engage the thoughts of friends and neighbors on a much, much deeper level. After all, you actually had to read the blog posts!
In the spirit of the now defunct Jamboree, I’m dedicating my Saturday post to an expo of the posts by fellow Scribes. These folks were admitted to Scribe for a reason: they are intentional, dedicated, and articulate. You would do well to read their blogs regularly. They each have something to teach us, if we will pray, read, and listen. So, go, pray, read, and listen!
You can find a list of all rostered Scribes at the official site. Have a good time perusing the list! Read More »
