Month: August 2009

A friend of mine, Daniel, has been emailing me about the struggle he is having in his own mind (aided by some traditional-minded friends) as he attempts to walk out a more organic, Jesus-following lifestyle.   He writes of the “voice of the traditionalist” (my own term): With the handful of families we are developing…

My blogroll (links to related blogs) is sorely out-dated!  If you are a blogger who regularly writes on subjects relating to simple church and would like to have me link to you, please feel free to send me your link.  If you are already linked, let me know if you would like to remain on…

My friend Tobias Valdez suggested I re-post this article from five years ago. (Have I been writing that long?)  The original article is here. A New Way to Do Life–Not a Way to Do Church I'm concerned that we are trying to re-structure church instead of re-learning what it is to live the Christian life.…

Steve Addison’s book, Movements that Change the World, is filled with stories that keep the pages turning with a message that is both simple and profound: the church—in it’s essence—is a movement.Jesus did not come to found a religious organization. He came to found a missionary movement that would spread to the ends of the…

In June I wrote about the need for discipleship to focus entirely on Jesus rather than "Jesus +" the many religious behaviors/customs/theologies that often become part of the "package."  In keeping with this theme I wanted to point to Alan Hirsch's post entitled: "Jesus is my disequilibrium."  Alan writes: "Why do we need to constantly…