Entries from May 2008

May 30, 2008

What I’ve been trying to say…

From Richard Rohr – Search for the Holy Grail

“The way to bother with [opposite sides | opinions | polarities], is to stand in between and speak truth on both sides. But when you speak truth on both sides, normally neither side will hear you or fully accept you. For me, the insight of the Gospel [...]

May 30, 2008

A new day

Sun comes with the morning…

Rain gone

Fresh clarity, green, and new

May 29, 2008

Don’t let me be misunderstood

Where even to begin

spin thoughts, feelings, emotions

Twisting my heart mind spirit from my head

    through my heart

    into my stomach and end

    in that knot in the middle of my back.

Ok, yah… the ache, stiff knot…

    it shows up when i’m stressed

Burned out, upset, and tired.

Or a relationship ended.

The hopes for future, the plans, the ideas,

Left in a heap [...]

May 23, 2008

Picking my battles… the nuance of conflict

After some of the questions I have been wrestling through for Sunday night, and many of the conversations I have been having, the subject of conflict, disagreement, and how we stay in community together. Greg and I have been having a conversation in the comments here, and I think it makes for an important post.

There [...]

May 23, 2008

Next steps in Community… no more playing the middle-man

So don’t get me wrong, I love getting the information. I love being in the know. I love sitting down and having the one on one conversations at the tea store or the coffee shop with those in my community or those who I am just getting to know. I am getting better and better [...]

May 21, 2008

Journeying together

After our conversation this last Sunday night at our gathering, I have been thinking long and hard about the dynamics of our space and where we are with each other. We are building a foundation… after all it has been about nine months of meeting and growing together. We have moved around… done a lot [...]

May 19, 2008

And this is why I love conversation, especially with those we disagree with

And especially around the emerging church, denominations, other religions, etc…
Thanks, Tony, for putting together this amazing video. Episode 5 of Tony Jones and Trucker Frank. Anyone want to meet up for a conversation?