After talking with Josh, Rick, Cat, Jeff, Ben and Brach over the past several weeks it has become clear to me that we should schedule another live gathering. As I look at my crowded calendar I am noticing there are a couple of Friday nights that would work (not that it has to be a [...]

That is the title to today’s selection from a book called Reflections for Ragamuffins by Brennan Manning, the author of Ragamuffin Gospel (which if you haven’t read you might want to.  It changed my life.)  It seemed to line up well with the last set of thoughts, so I thought I’d share it.
 Religious formation often [...]

Several months ago Josh turned me on to a blog site that recently posted a thought about the church. Since this is a subject we have discussed here, at length I might add, I thought it was worth sharing here. I think he’s right on!

so i used to be this big “house church” guy
really thought [...]

More from No Perfect People Allowed:
“1 Cor 3:6 “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.” Stop and ask yourself whether you really believe the words of the scripture you just read- that God alone makes people grow.               I have experienced and tried many different paths, plans and curriculums designed to [...]

This is something I read recently,  a section of a talk given by Eboo Patel, Ph D. Oxford.
One hundred years ago, the great African-American scholar W.E.B. DuBois warned that the problem of the century would be the problem of the color line. The 21st century might well be dominated by a different line, the faith [...]

I’ve got a few questions on what we’re doing here on Epinoia and where we as a group would like to see it go. I’ve got some grand visioning that I’ve put on the back-burner all summer, but it’s time to turn the heat up on some of the things we’ve discussed in the past, [...]

 I am observing God change me as I gain a deeper sense of my acceptance with Him.  Part of that sense is from what I learn of Him in His word about who He is, really is.
There is a book called No Perfect People Allowed by John Burke.
A couple of quotes:
I’m convinced this constitutes the [...]