From the yearly archives:
I committed an hour or two yesterday to international facebook day.
It’s amazing the level of connectivity we have today, like no other point in history.
Facebook offers some interesting ’stats’ on the networks that you’re a part of.
Missiologists often speak of how we must not only exegete the Scriptures but our culture as well. I thought I’d do some comparisons between the seminary I’m a part of (Tyndale), and the metropolis of Toronto in which I live.
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Since posting earlier on Wolfgang Simson’s Houses that change the world, I’ve began reading the follow-up, or big-brother, of that book titled the Starfish Manifesto.
A few interesting thoughts so far…
On the church entering Babylonian Captivity… the Holy Spirit is no longer the driving force of the Church, Mammon is. Part of this captivity is the current obsession with hyper-activist, high adrenalin programs and methods and approaches, celebrated as saviors for a run-down system.
The current average cost for Christian evangelism and missions is $330,000 for every newly baptized person.
We have stolen the church from God, and he wants it back from us thieves.
God wants a veil-less church without pulpits and clergy-laity distinctions. A pastor, no matter how godly he conducts himself, actually
stands more in the way of this than he is of help, because he has become a symbol of that very discrepancy.
* I had read the pre-release edition – The book will be available officially in June 2008.
Also you can find the audio downloads for the Wolfgang Simpson Conference 2005
* Posted at LeadNet Books as well.
** A 2009 reworked copy of starfish manifesto is now availabe here.
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Key ideas from my talk this Christmas at Mosaic
We wait and anticipate – Our coming King
Though we wait, we celebrate – God who stepped into human history as Jesus
And as we celebrate, we incarnate – We follow Jesus in being his hands, feet, and voice in this world
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Since I’ve joined facebook, I’ve been horrible with making the most of the connections I’ve established through it. I’m backlogged in replies, and friends I haven’t spoken to in fifteen years, well, I still haven’t connected with them, though we’re now ‘official’ as friends.
I declare this Sunday December 30th International Facebook Day. I’m going to dedicate a chunk of my time on it and see where it goes. It’s long overdue and I don’t exactly have pressing deadlines at the moment. Maybe you should do the same!
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Merry Christmas folks.
For those of you who follow Jesus, maybe rather than telling people the reason for the season, or putting Christ back in to Christmas, maybe we can try putting Christ back into Christian this year.
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Go to this site to check out this viral video on “The Story of Stuff“. It’s about 20 minutes long but communicates the key messages of extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal with brilliant simplicity.
Below is one of my favorite segments of the video,
I’d love to hear what you are or or plan on doing about it all…
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1. Baked Salmon and tomatoes on a bed of bacon risotto
2. Carrot and onion soup – pureed together with crouton and yogurt garnish
3. Green onion and asparagus wrapped in sole and baked
4. Grilled chicken on Ceasar Salad
5. Local grown organic steak from the St. Lawrence Market / pan-seared and gently baked with onions
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