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Spirit-infused community

As I think back over this last Sunday night gathering, I am convinced that if we have many more like this, it is not going to matter what happens after this three month internship is over... I am hooked, connected, and w…
Play... a valid way of life?

It HAS been a while, as people have noted... This week has been full, and with Stephen Lawhead's most recent novel, Hood, having just arrived, I had to get that done. After cruising through it in three days, I am now fre…
My element

To answer the question asked by a few, yah, I suppose I am in my element here in Bend. I do get a little down though, perhaps unrealistically so, as I haven't really met too may folks my age to just "hang out" with. Ther…
First entry in BEND... Tired

Wow… today Bob (the main emergent guy at First Pres in Bend) and I drove up to Portland for the presbytery. Bob was doing a presentation on emerging church and it was neat to see so many older, even retired, mainliners g…
Last MN entry... for a while at least

Sitting here at the kitchen table, my computer is the last thing to get added to my van before I head out to Bend, OR for at least the next three months. I have been so active these last few days in MN as Jon and Jenny g…
Christianity in Bend...?

Here is a portion of an email I sent to a friend in Bend regarding the upcoming summer conversations: I had lunch with Tony yesterday and we covered some really good stuff. One thing that really made sense is that…
Pictures from Chad and Nicole's wedding

My first ever wedding!! Me and Sean (the first of us college guys to get married... four years ago!!) Starting things out. This is where we were... not quite the same as sitting on a stool or in a circle. It w…
Weddings begin

Well, this weekend is to be the first wedding that I have ever had the privilege of officiating. My friends Chad and Nicole are getting married and they wanted to keep it familiar, so I am doing it for them. Not really n…
summer rain

Adblock We have had a good amount of rain the last few days, and it was this evening as I ran from my car to the house that I realized this is such a beautiful time of year. These rain showers are the best in the ev…