This photograph is about 13 years old. That fine fellow there with the lovely young lady (our daughter Kelly - now 14 years old) at the piano is one of my best friends in the whole world, John. John and I had a fine Mexican lunch today, and talked over life. One of the things we chatted about was church. We discussed how our old main-line denominational church has struggled so, and how it is going to recover and make it in the weeks, months, and years ahead. We dreamed a bit.
John wanted a list of Emergent/Cool church type websites to visit. So here is my very fledgling attempt at a start:
Nooma - the website of Rob Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Church. Rob has written Velvet Elvis, which I am currently reading.
Also, Kingdom Rain, is a great place to spend some time; and while you are there, check this out.
Another good place to hang is here, at Rhett Smith's place. He is scads younger than me, and therefore just oozes with cool, hip, striped shirt and funky shoes Emergent type things. Look down the left side for "Postmodern - Emergent Conversation Blogs". My favorite is Brian McLaren. This only scratches the surface. Add more, readers, in the comment lines below.
And for an old friend, check here. Lots of good reading resources...in your spare time, Brother John!
2 comments:
Ryan Bolger
http://www.thebolgblog.typepad.com/
and
Mike Devries
http://awakening.typepad.com/
are connected to seem pretty good sites and writers, especially in how it relates to the emerging church.
Thanks for the kind plug. I'm definitely not oozing cool. I think my students find me quite the nerd actually. Haaa.
rhett
It keeps on amazing me the similar lines of thoughts that so many of us share. I just picked up Velvet Elvis and have started reading it in between some other books a friend has lent me.
Other emergent sites:
Emergent Village: http://www.emergentvillage.com/Site/index.htm
The Off Ramp: http://www.theofframp.org/
NextReformation.com: http://www.nextreformation.com/
The Ooze: http://www.theooze.com/main.cfm
I have to admit I haven't checked these guys out as regularly as I should. Have to stay more on top of it. So much to read and comprehend, so little time.....
Post a Comment