Korie

I was away for the last 4 days at General Conference for Free Methodist Churches in Canada. Several of us hung out at The King Edward Arms Pub, across the street from the Hotel. We met Korie, a waitress there. She is a very cool lady. We chatted and joked alot. Korie asked where we were from and was very surprised to hear we were all pastors. Monday we met her again and she said that she was beginning to rethink faith.

How crazy is that? Pray for Korie.

Peace,

K

Rebel Manifest

It is rare that we look at the Bible and the letters of the new testament as the rebel manifest that it is. We more often read it from the position of being the normalized religious document of the religion of the masses. That is not what it was back then. That is not the spin the writers were putting on it. Followers of Jesus were an underground ragtag group of people considered to be anything from nuts to heretical and seditious. So, when Paul says that Jesus is the Saviour of the world, he is not screaming it from a raised pulpit, with a bravado that rivals our overconfident TV evangelists. It was from a minority position of "encouraging the troops" and reminding people why they were putting there lives and livelihoods on the line.

These people did not worry about being called irrelevant or stupid, they had to consider their very lives. They served a God who told them to love their enemies, turn the other cheek and who saved them by sacrificing himself, not killing others. He bought peace with his life, not the lives of others. This is a radical, unselfish faith. The challenge is living this radical faith, in a consumerist world that has enculturated and co-opted the church. The challenge is to once again become the body that takes care of people in need. To once again care about social justice and the environment. The call is to radical faith. The faith that Jesus died for. It is a call to action, not just words.

peace,

K

Scandalous

Here is a Christianity Today interview with Ron Sider on His new book. He makes quite a clear statement about the shape of the church. I love his heart and his honesty. He raises several heavy concerns that we as a community need to address. How do we measure up?

Peace,

K

It has been a while

It has been a while since I have posted. I found that I was spending too much time on my computer and not enough time reading books and spending time "being still". This week my power adapter for my computer passed away. Don't fret, it was under warranty. But, it is going to take 2-3 weeks for delivery. I was going thru withdrawl in 10 minutes. Futureshop and Jared collaborated to put me back on the rails today. Futureshop "sold" me another laptop, which I can return when my stuff comes in. Jar put my stuff on it, so hear I am.

I am totally dependent on this piece of equipment. My whole life, office,contacts, etc are on this thing. I am lost without it. It is kind of funny really. The building could burn down, I would still be able to work from anywhere. My computer blows up,... life is over. Technology is an amazing thing, when it works. It is also like a dealer, it gets you hooked, and then you pay.....

Peace,

K