Over my vacation, I re-read Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline for the umpteenth time. In fact, my particular copy was given to me by a buddy from Crosby, TX, on the night before my wedding. It was his copy. And he bought it used. It’s well worn, dependable, and soft around the edges, like any [...]
Ahhhh….the smell of Monday. Triple espresso-laden venti mild java in my bloodstream. Some Eric Johnson on the iPod to remind me to practice more. And a little Fyodor Dostoyevsky to ease the brain back into gear: "Beauty is not only a terrible thing, it is also a mysterious thing. There God and [...]
Yup. My pre-ordered copy of Len Sweet's newest book, The Gospel According to Starbucks, arrived today from Amazon. Sweet, indeed. I'm excited to get into it tomorrow… Also, Dazzle, our local mom-and-pop coffee shop, has a new thing called a Six-Shooter: a 20oz cup of coffee, six shots of espresso, and a shot of mocha. [...]
I've just about finished Boyd's God At War …finally. It's been an awesome book. And, although I've already blogged about it here and here , things are seeming to come to a head. The focus of our mid-week small group last Wednesday was the proverbial question of 'if God is all-powerful and all-loving,why do bad [...]
Finally, I've given in to the loving proddings (nagging?) to friends and family and begun writing a book on student ministry. More specifically, how to survive student ministry for the long haul. The struggle is I'm not conviced I have anything to add to the conversation that hasn't already been said. Student ministry is long [...]
Alrighty then. I've been completely snowed for the last week and am just now getting around to nailing some thoughts down about this not-so-easy-to-deal-with book. Yes, I know Boyd is an openness proponent. But rather than listen to others dissect and condone/condemn this book, I wanted to deal with it myself. So [...]