Chapter 6 of Shane Clairborne’s Irresistible Revolution is titled “Economics of Rebirth.” He gets started quickly by saying in the 2nd paragraph, “Layers of insulation separate the rich and the poor from truly encountering one another. There are obvious layers like picket fences and SUVs, and there are more subtle ones like charity. Tithes, tax-exempt…
Do You iGoogle?
I’ve been using Google stuff for a while. I remember getting Gmail and everyone asking what Gmail was. Lately I’ve moved into using Google Reader, Google Calender, Blogger, Google Books, Google Maps, and I could go on. If they ever move into creating hardware and software it could be scary because their stuff is that…
From Sales to Ministry
One year ago today I started work here. I haven’t worked there for over 7 months now. Most of the readers of this blog know about my decision to pursue a life in Christian ministry instead of business so I won’t go into detail about this right now. I remember my first day quite well…
Irresistible Revolution .5
Chapter 5 of Irresistible Revolution gives an overview of the beginnings of the community that Claiborne helped start called The Simple Way. It is also an overview of his experiment of monasticism. He begins the chapter by telling us that Christians have not shown the world another way to live. He talks a lot about…
Sunday Rundown .1 .20 .08
Well it was my first Sunday leading at Sunset. I had played a few other weekends and led on a few songs but today the 11am service was my baby (with the help of Jay on choosing some of the songs). For those of you who do not know (probably most of you) the 9am…
Fortuitous Bouncing
Another week in the books…well I have to work tomorrow, but Friday still feels like the end of the week. I’m leading worship on Sunday at Sunset for the 11am service and Ron is speaking on serving the poor and oppressed. Pretty good timing considering the series on Irresistible Revolution and the topics it brings…