CNN and a Revolution

It has been a while since I blogged about the book Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne. Hindsight has helped me realize how formative that book was for me. It changed my thinking in a lot of ways. On Sunday night CNN ran a feature on Claiborne’s book tour for his latest book, Jesus for President.…

The Boss

I want to highlight someone who has only been a part of my life for the past 8 months. Her name is Janet Fraser (the picture is of Janet, Jay, and me at Willow Creek), and many of you who read this blog, know her. Many of you, however, don’t. In many ways Janet is…

This is My Bible

“This is my Bible. I am what it says I am, I have what it says I have, I can do what it says I can do. Today I’ll be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive, I’ll never be the same, in Jesus name.” This…

Fortuitous Bouncing

Well it is finally summer in Oregon. 2 weeks straight of sunshine, no rain, and temperatures between 70 and 80. In fact it is supposed to hit 97 tomorrow. THIS is why I still choose to live in Oregon. Amos is a frequent commenter who wrote a thought provoking post titled, Questions For the Left.…

Make Love Not War

In light of Wednesday’s post on Dobson and Obama I thought it would be poignant to post something I read today by Brian McLaren. At the same time I think I must also say that I do not think I was fair enough to Dobson. Some of the negativity in Wallis’ post was just as…