i don't have an iPhone slash any phone right now and so don't have the ability to Instagram [which is something i'm not too sad about cos much like predictive text and apparently mac computers until you get them you think they are silly] but there were a couple of snapshots from the last day at CCDA conference that i would like to share, each of which could probably be worked into their own blog [...]
on the way to the CCDA conference in Minneapolis that a bunch of us from the Simple Way are currently attending, three of us stopped over at a Nurturing Communities event hosted by David Janzen who has just released a book on community and met up with a bunch of people from different intentional communities all over the country and spent a really great day connecting and dialoging and having an opportunity to connect with [...]
a number of the simple way staff and residents are currently at the Christian Community Development Association [CCDA] conference in Minnesota which started last nite and is set to be an incredible time and i'm sure i will share a little bit about that here. last nite, Richard Twiss, a native american leader [who also spoke some challenging things last year which i think in part led to this year's theme being 'Reconcile'] started off [...]
There is a prompting in all our hearts to live a life of adventure this side of eternity. A most satisfying opportunity exists for those who can direct their personal call, gifts and strengths to reflect and respond to the glory of our Creator. A consequence of the Fall is that most people are not aware of what their true giftedness is and have only a vague awareness of what their real contribution can be [...]
Inclusivity. This is one of my biggest strengths although, lately, I've seen it as a weakness. I'm the worship pastor at my church. I love Jesus, I LOVE worshiping Him with music and I love leading people in corporate singing worship. I feel like this is one of the things I'm called to do. In the Vineyard movement we have a saying "everyone gets to play." John Wimber coined this phrase. I love the heart [...]
I am hardcore. I nearly broke my hip skateboarding. I eat burgers with my hands and not a knife and fork. Spiders don’t freak me out. I can jump-start a car. I love hardcore music too – the likes of Underoath, Blessthefall, The Devil Wears Prada, and Pierce the Veil, I could eat for breakfast. I drink beer. My electric guitar is black. I don’t lose my cool (if I do I chuck on my [...]
People. I love people. That is how I am wired. I want to be with people. I want to love people. I desire to be deeply immersed in living life with others in way that hands get dirty and hearts get broken. I don’t always get it right but do feel that God has enabled me to do these things: to love unconditionally, to embrace without judgement, to listen, to discern ways out or ways [...]
i have posted some different series recently on the topic of relationships, ranging from dating to marriage, which have been very popular and so i thort i would stick all the links on one page to make them all more easily accessible, so choose what is for you and feel free to share and pass around: 'i kissed dating' series looking at different aspects of dating but also where are all the good christian men/women? [...]
i have recently been collating some of my archived blogs on various aspects of relationship and so here are a bunch of different thorts and ideas related to DATING largely by me but also from a friend or two of mine - hope they give you a fresh and inspiring picture of some different aspects when it comes to DATING: i kissed dating, part number one thing Dating Q & A: where have all the [...]
Ambition: the dark side, the light side Dalene Reyburn I suffer from various Double-Edged Personality-Strength disorders. If you’re human you probably do too. ‘Cause your greatest strength is always what most quickly becomes your greatest weakness. For now, I’ll just ‘fess up to one. I have Ambition, which has led to a secondary infection known as Competitiveness. There are a number of different strains of the Ambition Virus, so it’s important that I clarify. I’m [...]