seminary epiphany 2: the story of Christendom

03Nov08

I sensed that I while in seminary, I was finally learning how to learn. In part, this was because I was learning about the stuff that I actually desired to learn, namely the inbreaking of God in the form of a first century Middle-Eastern man and all the phenomena generated by that event. And [...]

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Tags: Alan Hirsch, apostolic, Christendom, David Wray, Michael Frost, missional, post-Christendom, spiritual formation, The Shaping of Things to Come, Tony Campolo

[1ntro] seminary epiphanies

02Sep08

with this, we begin a new series entitled “seminary epiphanies.” this is simply a way to help me reflect upon and process my academic experiences in the Key City of West Texas by recalling some of my 10-watt lightbulb moments and revelations along the way. i think back to my pre-seminary self from [...]

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Tags: aha moments, graduate school of theology, paradigm shift, seminary, spiritual formation, theological formation

Big Country (post)Restorationists: Did You Know

04Jan08

The First Christian Church in Albany, TX, is host to a prayer labyrinth just northeast of the town square, caddy corner from the Ice House. I remember last spring, driving out to Fort Griffin for some solitude. It seems that when I’m intentional about solitude, spirituality becomes the most difficult to practice. [...]

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Tags: labyrinth, post-restorationist, prayer, spiritual formation, stone-campbell movement, texas