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Pilgrimage to the voting both/ Worshipping the Empire

We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustees under God of the civilization of the world… God has marked us as his chosen people, henceforth to lead in the regeneration of the world… he has made us adept in government that we administer governments among savage and senile people.
- Albert [...]

Reconciliation’s Challenge for New Monastic Communities (by Jason and Vonetta Storbakken)

Do not miss this insightful and provocative post from my friends Jason and Vonetta Strobakken from Radical Living Community in NYC. This is a first in a series of posts and responses in God’s Politics Blog about the subject of multi-cuttural, multi-racial, multi-ethnic expression in new monasticism.
Reconciliation’s Challenge for New Monastic Communities (by Jason and Vonetta [...]

the monastic orders of the white men

As Andrew Jones mentioned on one of his recent posts on his blog, us here in the Mustard Seed House are in conversations about monastic orders and what/how that would look in our urban context here in Seattle and on what will be in the future a Celtic flavored new monastic retreat/intentional rural [...]

The Other Journal :: An Intersection of Theology and Culture

The Other Journal in their new adventure with Mars Hill Graduate School just launched their new prettyful website.
The Other Journal :: An Intersection of Theology and Culture
And just like every other emerging-postmodern-church related blog and website out there they have a review on Brian McLaren’s new book among other interesting articles.

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7 Loving Challenges for Emergent

7 Loving Challenges for Emergent via Mark Van Steenwyk

We should be careful not to draw lines in the sand–even if “they” drew it first.  We should always be VERY careful when we use us versus them language–especially within the Body of Christ. Within the emerging church, I’ve found many folks who, while [...]

missionary language

him - Your english is so good. You see, language is so important it open doors no matter where you are. If people come here and learn our language they’ll have more opportunities.
me - (rolling my eyes) so… where are you going as a missionary?
him - I’m going to Kenya to teach missionary kids.
me - [...]

Evangelicals for Social Action

It was about time for an ESA & Prism  new website
Evangelicals for Social Action
PRISM magazine, ESA’s premier publication, is an award-winning, bimonthly magazine that encourages a vision of relevant, compassionate Christian witness in our culture. PRISM is the place that progressive evangelicals turn for biblical cultural analysis, strategies for effective ministry, thoughtful reflection on [...]

Experiencing Life at the Margins

Excellent article and inteview on cross cultural mission and global christianity with Rt. Rev. Dr. David Zac Niringiye
Experiencing Life at the Margins | Christianity Today
One of the gravest threats to the North American church is the deception of power—the deception of being at the center. Those at the center tend to think, “The future belongs [...]

Churches will be more community centers than kind of liturgical museums

The church by the middle years of next century is going to be much more involved in a renewal of spirituality. And the spirituality will be community based. Churches will be more community centers than kind of liturgical museums. They will be much more active on the grass-roots level in areas of social concern. They [...]

Characteristics of the Neo-Pharisee

In 2004 and 2005, my friend Rey and I planted what we called “la Iglesia del Mesón” - The Mesón’s Church - It was a church of only 2 people, sitting at El Mesón, a sandwich place in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, late at night while we ate stale cinnamon rolls and weak coffee.
La Iglesia [...]

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