If the Mighty, Mighty Bosstones aren’t your thing, this is a well-spent 51 minutes and 47 seconds with Michael Frost. Thanks to Brian for posting this on his site, where I first found it.
Merry Christmas from the Bosstones December 19, 2007
I was enjoying this song again, and just thought I’d share it. It has nothing to do with Christmas, but it sure is a lot of fun!
December 11, 2007
We had a really good gathering this past Sunday. Alicia from Max Cremas treated us really well. Thanks, Alicia!
I met a bunch of people whos names I promptly forgot. I got Casey’s contact info, so I can’t forget him! Had good conversation with Casey and with many others.
We focused on the waiting and the preparation aspects of Advent. We’re waiting for Jesus to return and complete the work of “making all things new.” I have a sheet of paper in my wallet listing some of the things I’m “waiting” for. But advent reminds us that the main thing we’re waiting for has already happened. In the Incarnation, God broke into history “in the cry of a tiny babe.” In some way all things are even now being made knew, thanks to God becoming flesh and moving into the neighborhood with us.
One of the cool things about eGp is that it represents the networked church in the region. We come from a variety of backgrounds. In creating an alternative space for seekers and for Christians from a variety of church backgrounds, we, hopefully, are spreading the DNA of Jesus’ ongoing incarnational mission.
Adventus: Waiting for a miracle December 5, 2007
Don’t miss the eGp gathering at Max Cremas this Sunday at 7:00 p.m. See Upcoming Events for details.
More Miller December 5, 2007
Here is a quote from Miller. It doesn’t give you a sense of Miller’s unique voice, but it’s theology I really resonate with. Miller is responding to a fundamentalism he has formerly embraced, which led him try to “be good” on his own steam:
“Rick [Miller's pastor who made a suicide attempt before he understood God's grace] says that I will love God because he first loved me. I will obey God because I love God. But if I canot accept God’s love, I cannot love him in return, and I cannot obey Him. Self-discipline will never make us feel righteous or clean; accepting God’s love will. The ability to accept God’s unconditional grace and ferocious love is all the fuel we need to obey him in return [not sure I totally buy that last sentence].
Accepting God’s kindness and free love is something the devil does not want us to do. If we hear, in our inner ear, a voice saying we are failures, we are losers, we will never amount to anything, this is the voice of Satan trying to convince the bride that the groom does not love her. This is not the voice of God. God woos us with kindness, He changes our character with the passion of his love.”
Finding Miller December 3, 2007
I’ve finally gotten around to reading some of Donald Miller’s stuff. I love great prose whatever the topic, but Miller writes great prose about being a follower of Jesus. He has a way of (to use some bad prose) “keeping it real.” He doesn’t sugar coat the difficult things — like our predilection as humans toward being pretty darn self-absorbed most of the time.
Blue Like Jazz is a good intro to Miller.
