Bookshelf
Henri J. M. Nouwen: The Dance of Life: Weaving Sorrows And Blessings into One Joyful Step
Richard Rohr: From Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality
Shane Claiborne: Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers: Prayer for Ordinary Radicals
Steven Pressfield: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Tunes
My work links with...
Resonate
- Alan Hirsch
- Brian McLaren
- Conspire Magazine
- Donald Miller
- Forge
- Karen Sloan
- Michael Frost: Small Boat Big Sea
- Mike Todd: waving or drowning?
- Neueministry
- New Monasticism
- Richard Rohr: CAC
- Rick McKinley: Imago Dei Portland
- Saints Coffee
- Segue: My brother, Daron
- Shane Claiborne: The Simple Way
- Tom Davis
- Urban Entry
- What is a Missional Church?
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Hey
A men's weekend in Kansas would look much like your pics, except pics 2 and 3 wouldn't have much in the way of mountains!
Interesting book you are reading on Gangs. What is your take on it?
Posted by: doug | October 27, 2008 at 06:07 PM
Hey Doug!
I'm also going to guess your church's men's weekend couldn't hold a candle to our beer consumption!
The book? I've always been facinated by gangs, how they form community, solidarity, and identity and what that says about human nature. It seems human nature screams loudest in the poorest and most marginalized places. The book is quite academic and written by a sociologist. Over my tiny head at times, but it has been interesting as he studies Chicago, Cape Town, and Latin American gang culture.
Posted by: Ryan | October 27, 2008 at 06:54 PM
Ha. . .I don't think my church would drink beer corporately. . . funny since they will drink privately. . . go figure!
As for gangs. . . next time your in Wichita, come ride with me. I work in a very high gang area. In fact we are currently having a huge gang raqueteering trial.
What strikes me is the fact that these young men are looking to have the question that John Eldredge asks: "Do I have what it takes?" They often find they do have what it takes, but in such a negative, violent culture.
We often forget that they are human and have feelings, and in many cases want to be given respect and will give respect. But leaving that lifestyle is very difficult.
Posted by: doug | October 28, 2008 at 05:34 PM