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Pastor Jim Reiter…
How does Brian McLaren define himself in his book, A Generous Orthodoxy?
I Am a…
Missional,
Evangelical,
Post/Protestant,
Liberal/Conservative,
Mystical/Poetic,
Biblical,
Charismatic/Contemplative,
Fundamentalist/Calvinist,
Anabaptist/Anglican,
Methodist,
Catholic,
Green,
Incarnational,
Depressed-yet-Hopeful,
Emergent,
Unfinished
CHRISTIANWorks for me, too!
And, it’s a pretty good description of the dance I seek!Recent Tweets…
- In a way, it's nice... has me realizing how much more stress I could be facing! 12 months ago
- Apparently, a Canadian politician shares my name... Devoted haters are trolling me--thinking my twitter account-name are his 12 months ago
- Variation on Rohr (info vs knowledge vs wisdom): “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.” 2 years ago
- "The soul is the face you had before you were born--your authentic self." (Rohr) #enneagrambootcamp #lifeinthetrinityministries 2 years ago
- What color is the cross? Love or hate? 3 years ago
- Welcome Friday--this Pastor's Saturday!!! 3 years ago
- That moment when you see a possum lying in the middle of the road and you wonder, "is he playing..." 3 years ago
- Watts happening!!! 3 years ago
- O Lord, assist me in this day to be "true to the grain of my wood/soul." (cf, Howard Thurman... and Bill Hinson) 3 years ago
- Lo 68, Hi 83... nearly mid-June? I'll take it! 3 years ago
- Note to self: Be prayerful about distinguishing between "problems to be solved" and"tensions to be maintained/managed"! 3 years ago
- "The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth."(Niels Bohr) 3 years ago
- Making mistakes stinks. Not learning from mistakes stinks more. Combat stinkitude! (Paraphrasing Pastor Eugene Cho @renovareusa conference) 4 years ago
- "God is at home. It is we who have gone out for a walk." (Meister Eckhart) 4 years ago
- heard at Renovare Conference intensive session yesterday: "perfectionists take great pains... and give them to others" 4 years ago
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Forgiveness: “Don’t Cry Daddy… It Will Heal!”
Across the years, no theme has consistently provoked as much emotion as that of forgiveness and forgiving. I believe the emotion is born of a very stressful tension: on the one hand, knowing Christ commanded it of his followers and, … Continue reading
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Confessions of an Introverted Pastor (and Christian)
Most folks are surprised when I say I am an introvert. Yes, I do, literally, dance in front of crowds! (cf, Liturgical Dance: Live Like You Were Dying) But, what folks may not see or know or believe is how much … Continue reading
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I think God might be a little prejudiced…
I think God might be a little prejudiced. For once He asked me to join Him on a walk through this world, and we gazed into every heart on this earth, and I notice He lingered a bit longer before any … Continue reading
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Liturgical Dance: “Live Like You Were Dying”
Summer, 2006. I was trying to support Associate Pastor (and very dear friend) Richard Luna as he jumped (just one more time!) into Youth Ministry chores at Pollard UMC in Tyler, Texas. The “bet” was thought of as a way … Continue reading
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Playlist: “The Soundtrack of My Journey in the Sacred Romance”
Most folks know of my fondness for John Eldredge’s The Sacred Romance. It may be the single most influential book in my life (beyond the Bible) – what, for the ways it “connected” my heart with the Gospel… and helped … Continue reading
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