As I lingered over Isaiah this morning, thinking about the emergent and missional conversation going on among Christian churches, I drifted back and forth between the simplicity of life with God, and the complexity of what it means to be human in a life as rich and varied as centuries and continents allow. The postmodern …
Blogging Again
I can't believe it's been more than two weeks since my last entry, but life is traveling fast these days. Much faster than it used to. The life of the "Interim Preaching Minister" is full, varied, interesting, and challenging. It is stretching me intellectually, relationally, spiritually, emotionally, and imaginatively. Inevitably, when I sit down to …
Mission
This past weekend, the elders of the Northwest Church spent 12 hours over Friday and Saturday working through thoughts of mission, values, and vision for this church. It was stimulating, exciting, difficult, challenging, and in the end, we walked away with a renewed sense of mission, and committed to the soul-searching process of yielding ourselves …
Living Water
I told the church yesterday I feel like my head is under water. My right ear has been clogging up lately, then reopening, but for the past two days its been completely closed so that I'm not hearing very well. It's annoying, and it's giving me an appreciation for the feelings of those who begin …
Chicago Again
This time I'm in Chicago trying to keep up with my son. Daniel is auditioning for BFA Musical Theatre programs here an event simple called "Unifieds." At the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago, over two dozen universities gather to audition hundreds of young theatre students for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Daniel is auditioning …
JEFF BERRYMAN 