3 March, 2007 at 11:39 pm (General)
Tags: bcc, General, loneliness, retreat
So, I’m back. Wanted to pop in catch up on the conversation that occurred while I was away. Thanks for being nice, everyone.
How do I rate the weekend retreat? Well, I’ll give it a 70. I’m glad I went; I got a chance to chat with a few guys and get to know them better; but I have a strong feeling I’m not on the same page as most of them. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s just something to sort out. I’ll probably talk more about this in the future, but for now I’ll leave it at that.
19 December, 2006 at 12:16 am (General)
Tags: (red)emption, bcc, books, charity, church, General, justice, liberation, mary, money, teaching, tijuana-christian-mission, wealth, world-vision
OK, so I promised I’d answer the question, How do we pray and live out this story of physical liberation when we are not physically oppressed? This is something that’s been on my mind lately. During the Class, we wrestled with this. A few days earlier our home group/church (I’ll start talking about this soon… once I get back into a rhythm here.) went through a few passages of Scripture where the cry for liberation was also expressed, and we, too, struggled to identify with the cry. After all, we are by any sensible standard wealthy and free living in the USA. We suffer no great oppression; truth be told, we don’t suffer much of anything. So, how do we appropriate (Pardon the verb.) these passages and work them into our faith and Jesus-following? Read the rest of this entry »
11 December, 2006 at 10:50 pm (General)
Tags: bcc, books, church, faith, General, liberation, mary, teaching
Well… looks like the networks are rearranging things once again, so I’m back. In the hour class I came out of chapters 2 & 3 of The Real Mary. Since this was my first time teaching at BCC, I was planning a one-off event at the end of which I’d float the idea of a 4-6 week class on the rest of the book. (I’ve got enough interest to look into it.) So, in keeping with the Christmas season, I kept to the pre-Nativity Story in Luke 1. Read the rest of this entry »
11 December, 2006 at 10:00 pm (General)
Tags: bcc, books, church, General, mary, teaching
So, I was one of those who got in on the ground floor for Scot’s new book, The Real Mary. (I feel like I can call him Scot, since (1) I was a part of the push for this book; (2) I think we were able to contribute an anecdote to his previous book, Praying with the Church; and (3) I had no trouble remembering to call him Scot with one “t”.) Yesterday, I taught a class based on the first few chapters during both services at BCC. I was pretty nervous going into the morning. It had been a while since I’d taught, so I was feeling a little rusty. More than that, though, I was excited. Here was a chance to share what I’d been learning with my community. BCC has two morning services, and I offered the class during both.
The first class turned our to be mostly my support group: Kerri, a couple who are among our dearest friends, and one young lady whom I didn’t know. The hour went well, and my nerves settled…
…because the announcement made during the first service was effective. I had nine in the second class and didn’t know a one. No problem, though. The hour went well. One nice lady thinks I should teach a class every Sunday! I don’t know about that, but I’ll definitely look into something again.
Studio 60 is about to come on, so I’ll share what I talked about later.
