Category Archives: Church

Intentional Community

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

We recently announced we are beginning a very small intentional community in October when our friend Melinda moves in with us. In the coming months Melinda and I (and Lyndie if we can peel her away from Pinterest) will be … Continue reading →

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Vintage Kettle: Fringe

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Hey friends. I promised a post today on intentional community. You won’t be getting it today. For now I’m planning on posting it Thursday. Everything is fine here, just a tiring weekend that didn’t get the memo about the blog post … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Faith, Friendship, Intentional Community, Parenting, Training Up a Child | 2 Comments

Kick off

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

I announced last month Melinda will be moving here in October to live with our family and start an intentional community with us. And after a month of not saying anything more about it, it’s time to start laying out our … Continue reading →

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Embrace the crazy

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

What would it take to get you out of Chicago? I asked for at least the tenth time in the last two months. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon this past October. My wife sat on the couch, and I sat … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Embrace, Faith, Friendship | 28 Comments

Ministry

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

One day last week I wrote about my fears regarding a possible return to ministry at some point down the road. I have a desire to help people who have fallen through the cracks of the organized church, to sit … Continue reading →

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Fear, and overcoming it

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

One night this weekend a friend and I were sitting in the living room discussing an idea we have for a ministry project several years down the road. She and Lyndie and I are in the same place in our … Continue reading →

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Skit

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

A friend stayed with us this weekend, and during a Sunday night beer run to Kroger she reminded me I had promised to tell her about the one-man play I wrote and performed in high school about a teenage boy who … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Church, Faith, Friendship | 10 Comments

Guest post at RachelHeldEvans.com

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Lyndie and I have been looking for a church, and it hasn’t been easy. But it’s been good for the soul to experience how other Christians worship. It’s easy to make assumptions about other pilgrims on the journey, especially when they say … Continue reading →

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O Rebel, Where Art Thou? Final Thoughts

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Last week I shared the final trait in our rebel series, and this week Melinda is wrapping everything up with some final reflections. Whether you’re a rebel trying to love your church leaders or a church leader trying to love … Continue reading →

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Empty

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

The strangest things about most of the churches we’ve visited is that they have so much more building than they need. Walking through some of them is eery, almost creepy. Dark hallways lead to unused wings. Basements full of classrooms … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Faith | 12 Comments