I am on vacation in beautiful North Myrtle Beach, SC. Today is the last day. We leave tonight for Louisville and then on to Evansville. I will miss the beach!!I have begun emailing with a close friend about Baptism. So, I thought I would begin my thoughts here. This first post is rough and raw. It's the baseline argument for infant baptism. It's not as nuanced as...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
>There Are No God Forsaken Places
>The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. Mark 14:7Posted by Doug Walker on July 20th, 2008The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want.Mark 14:7The scene was a dinner party, and Jesus was the guest of honor. Everyone was...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Why are people so mean?
So, I was reading some blogs recently, alot of them, about the missional church. I have been surprised by how mean people are, especially those who claim to be gracious, open-minded, post-moderns. It came to a head with the debacle between Obama and Dobson. The anger and dare I say hatred expressed by many toward both men (in missional circles predominantly at Dobson, in attractional circles...
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Communion 2...
My friend Tim challenged me to go deeper with this. So, I have been thinking about it for the last few days and meditating some more about why Communion is so significant right now in our time and place.I keep going back to mystery and transcendence. So much of our world today is "real" there is no imagination. There is no mystery. Our movies leave nothing to the imagination...