Tall Monastic Guy

Make a Mess, Discover Your Life

Loved this article written by Anne Lamott from an Inward/Outward post over the weekend.

Make a Mess, Discover Your Life

By Anne Lamott

Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won’t have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren’t even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they’re doing it.

Liminality & Communitas

2 of my favorite subjects to talk about since I was first introduced to Alan Hirsch 3 years ago. Check out his blog post on the subjects HERE.

Transferring the Excess

Interesting interview with some Seattle college students who are taking radical steps toward simplicity and communal living. Conducted by the folks at Mustard Seed Associates.

Transferring the Excess

Tangible Kingdom

The new Tangible Kingdom website is now up and running with reviews and comments from various influential leaders around the nation. Read what they have to say and pre-order the book on amazon which comes out Friday, April 18th.

Lent: A Time

The Tuesday nights I've spent at the Issachar House have been almost overwhelmingly rich with meaning. Last night's conversation on how we reconcile the world's and our own personal pain with a loving God was beyond description. The Mile High team courageously lead these young inner city college students to places most Christians wouldn't dare go.
My friend, Scott, who led last nights discussion has written a wonderful reflection on Lent that I highly recommend you take the TIME to read. Thanks for this Scott.

ordinary time

Protestants typically pay little mind to the Christian calendar which is why I like to frequent the site of Roman Catholic blogger, Alan Creech. These were some timely thoughts to center me today.

A different perspective on simplicity

My friend and architect of the MCAP, Matt Smay, has an interesting post on the issue of simplicity that has me thinking.

Enjoy giving thanks today. Slainte!

Bottoms up.

I don't have much time to write cause Angie and I are packing and trying to be ready to move to our new location tomorrow morning. I do have some things to write about as soon as we get settled and some pictures to post from climbing the Mt. Belford/Mt. Oxford combo last Sunday.

I did just check out a couple posts by Dan Kimball that I wanted to pass on. The posts are in regard to alcohol consumption by followers of Christ. Good discussion starters.

-->Would Jesus be allowed to be a Southern Baptists pastor?

-->Gone for a week and recommended books

Grace & Peace

A working definition to "missional church"

Alan Hirsch, a man on the leading edge of the missional church conversation and collaborator with my friend's Hugh Halter and Matt Smay, has an excellent explanation of the roots and meaning of "missional church".

Mike Brantley

Ok, I know this makes three short posts with little commentary of my own. I'm working my Franklin Covey job right now and we havnt had a customer in the last hour and a half, so I'm blogging. The point of this post is to point you toward the man I connect with every time i go to New Orleans. His name is Mike Brantley and he leads the missional leadership of New Orleans. He always gets my mind buzzing through conversations surrounding missionality. Check out his site here.

Sweet, here comes a customer.