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Listen Up
A couple links:Shane Hipps, whose "Third Way Faith" podcast is subscription only (though I highly recommend it) on Wired Parish, you can now read his blog and hear clips of the podcast here. He's got a...
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My Night with a Rock Star
Last Monday night, I spent the evening with Zach Lind, drummer in the band, Jimmy Eat World. They’re on a tour in advance of their next album, which is due out sometime in September.I showed up for...
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Midwest Emergent Gathering
The Chicago (a.k.a. up/rooted) and Indianapolis cohorts may have given us a picture of the future of Emergent last weekend. They hosted a regional conference, The Midwest Emergent Gathering. Other than...
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Smashing Stereotypes
Last night, I visited a church in Rochester, Minnesota. Apart from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester is small town America. But, because of Mayo, it's also growing.As is to be expected, the large and...
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Going Dark
Not that I'm that regular of a blogger to begin with, but I'll definitely be quiet for about a week. The copyedits on my next book are due on Friday, and I've got half the book left to go. Then, on...
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Audio from Bend
I had a 2-hour Q&A at First Presbyterian, Bend, Oregon on Monday, and you can listen to it here. Go to Nate's blog to read more about the visit, and to get updates on his brother, who was badly...
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The Big Day!
It's finally here! We've worked so long and hard for this day -- over a year and a half. But all the patience paid off.Finishing my book? Hell no.The world debut of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2!!!We're having...
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A Book
Don't you love it when this happens? A book comes in the mail, and, unbeknownst to you, there's an essay by you in it! It's especially sweet when the cover letter is in German since the publisher is in...
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Fall Travel
I'll be on the road a lot this fall. If you can make it to one of these events, drop me a note and maybe we can get together for a beverage and a chat:September 6-7: Center for Youth Ministry Training...
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I'm Teaching an Online Course this Fall
This fall, I'll be leading an online course through Andover-Newton Theological Seminary. It can be taken for seminary credit, or as an audit (which you can probably apply toward Con Ed requirements)....
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Le Mis and NYC
Last night, Julie and I went to see Le Mis at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater, starring Solomon's Porch's own Ben Johnson as Marius. I'd never seen the show, but our companions--Julie's brother (a reader...
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NYC
Had a great day in NYC yesterday: a wonderful Vietnamese lunch with my friend (and church planter) Bowie; a leisurely and theologically stimulating cup of coffee with Tim Keller; time to rap with...
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Fasting, and Fasting
I'll be fasting from e-communication this week, vacating with the family. That will include a day of gorging on fried goodies at the Minnesota State Fair. Then, on September 1, I'm commencing a...
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Back Out
So, in the midst of my digestive cleanse, my back has gone out. Twice. I can barely move, barely type, and am falling behind on many writing assignments (including the blog posts I'm planning).
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Purple State of Mind
Craig Detweiler, erstwhile filmmaker, movie reviewer, and Fuller seminary prof and I went to Fuller together in the early 90s. We've kept in touch since then, and I really admire his work (especially...
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Blogging about People
One of the reasons that I haven't blogged much recently is that much of my life is taken up with meetings.... meetings with real people. I've met with critics of emergent, and fans, talked with some on...
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A Time to Talk
As an Enneagram 8, I'm not naturally predisposed to be a sit-around-and-talk-guy. I'm naturally more of a get-er-dun guy. I also tend to not get things done on time -- or, to be more accurate: I...
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