Politics - life of authenticity or simplicity?

Stuart Blythe reminds us there is an election going on this week with a pretty strong view on two of the parties involved. He also mentions a post with a video of Bono speaking.
Jim wallis, who he mentions, is the guy who wrote foreword for Irresistible Revolution, the book I mentioned below. Sometimes the concept [...]

Is this a real revolution or just talk?

Shane Claiborne in Irresistible Revolution talks about how he met some evangelicals when he was a kid at school and joined in with them and was “passionately pro-life and anti-gay, and I tore apart liberals”. What impressed me was his footnote to this comment:

I must say I am still passionately pro-life. I just have a [...]

Q - the final final summary - 1.38am version

After my last post, these words are an encouragement to me:
And I can see a light for a heart that holds onAnd I can see an end to these troublesBut until that day comesStill I will praise you Still I will praise you
Oh no you never let go Through the calm and through the stormAnd [...]

WWJB - Who Would Jesus Bomb?

[post from yesterday, only able to post it now]
Am sitting at Atlanta airport and am just about close to tears. Now and again God really breaks your heart by showing you a little bit of his. We got here an hour and a half ago and started seeing guys in US military offerings, more and [...]

Q - end of Q

I didn’t listen to all of Kevin Kelly the second 18 minutes round. I’m a massive fan of his writing but not sure on what I took from what he said at Q. There was also a series of 3 minutes where Q attendees were offered the stage to share how they were working out [...]

Q - Richard Cizik

I was surprised to see Richard on the list of speakers, probably down to my perceptions of the majority of people involved in national evangelical movements in North America who seem to be more famous for speaking out on moral issues rather than other aspects of redeeming culture. However, Richard changed my perceptions and he [...]

Q - Rick McKinley

An author - this beautiful mess
Next year the name of the conference will be R, I remember the first one 17 years ago………….
What could this look like if translated into our context? Why are those type of stories (Catherine, Tom) not going on in our congregation? We have the opportunity to cultivate this, to work [...]

Q - Clint Kemp

- based in Bahamas- came back after a few years away, saw one particular area that was now a big dump- invested in creating an environmental space, a space of spiritual significance- it was an investment in arts and culture- but didn’t set out to do to influence culture,
- original thinking came from being invited [...]

Q - James Emery White

- has been 6 ages of the church- each one started and finished with crisis- each one took new determination, new nnovation and new drive- absolutely convinced we are at one of those now- society is open to spiritual things - a swing away from rational and decisive, a strong swing- society’s heart is that [...]

Q - last picture