It is always comforting to find people and things that let you know you are not journeying alone. Outside of Jesus being the only way to the Father, I don't usually suggest that there is a uniform pattern in life other than we were created to grow and hopefully we will do so til we die. In the case of the article below by Roger Thoman at simplechurchjournal.com I am not saying every person who [...]
After the last post concerning the House Church Movement in China, I ran across this article at World Mission Impact: "200 Christian leaders from 40 nations met in New Delhi, India, Nov 11-14th, 2009, to explore the scope and significance of house-based discipling communities and emerging house church movements worldwide. Known best from the history of the underground house churches in China that report by now an estimated 100 million members, a similar phenomenon has [...]
Ever feel like you are the only one? Simple Church, Organic Church or House Church is no longer thought of as some fringe, obscure or illegitimate expression of the Church made up of hippies and those too strange to belong to traditional christian churches. Let me take that back... some of us are strange. However, there is a longing amongst many believers today for something more than the status quo, more than church attendance. There is a growing desire [...]
Life is an incredible journey and it is easy to lose sight of it if we only focus on the moment. Some moments in life can be paralyzing if we let them. Those of you who have done much flying have been stuck in a city or airport when you needed to be somewhere else. It's a layover, not your destination. None of us decide to permanently stay there. However, we are there. We make [...]
I just love the awkwardness of conversation. You know it when you encounter it. The proverbial "How's the weather" conversation; the superficial stuff. We do this when we don't know someone, don't know what to talk about or what questions we should really ask. These kind of conversations are interesting among christians, especially leaders. This is why pastors, church planters, leaders and those observing them ask superficial questions about success. How many people do you [...]
