Dear community of Bend,In an effort to begin uniting communities within Bend in ways that support sustainability and partnering in life.village practice, I am attempting to begin…… Read more “An effort in village practice…”
Category: Out and About in Bend
Ritual disillusionment versus ritual religion
[Within initiation rituals, there was] a strong quality of disillusionment, so the initiate would never confuse the ritual with the necessary and painful reality of death. This…… Read more “Ritual disillusionment versus ritual religion”
City Church and things changing in Bend
**Edit:I have made some changes to the following post and comments as I realize it is terribly bad form to begin naming churches in negative ways. I…… Read more “City Church and things changing in Bend”
Tweetformation?
Here I am blogging, writing for online magazines, twittering (natebettger), facebooking, texting, cell phoning, emailing… while in the meantime reading stuff like the following from Richard Rohr…… Read more “Tweetformation?”
a request on the behalf of the “becoming-men” of bend
In lieu of my over-exposure to my computer in the recent weeks as I work on publications, emails, scheduling etc… I am now in the business of…… Read more “a request on the behalf of the “becoming-men” of bend”
Nathan Bettger | Oshkosh, WI 