So, I’ve been away from Epinoia for awhile, and I’ve missed it.  I’ve enjoyed reading the most-recent posts and am always so impressed with the level of thought and heart that folks pour into what they “say” here.  It blesses me.
I tend to plow into Christmas head-on, somewhat like the snow plows that I saw [...]

On the Emergent Village weblog today, we get a taste of what emerging Christians in Broward County, Florida are doing. One of the members left a “mega-church” to start a church community. I clicked over, and was really excited by what I found. I wished y’all were here so I could say “Look!” And I [...]

I never lied to my kids about Santa. They asked me if Santa was real, and I said Yes! They asked who he was, and I said he was a pretend guy, an idea that inspires us to be kind and generous and give people presents on Christmas. Those kids are grown now, so the [...]

I used to live for Christmas. It was the one time of year my family seemed to be on the same page. My dad loved Christmas and he and I would put the lights up and make sure everything was just perfect. It was the one time of the year I could count on for [...]

I tend to look at life through a completely different lens than everyone else. I guess I’m the conservative one here, as I tend to believe scripture literally - that if God says something is wrong or a sin, I believe it; if Jesus says that salvation is only for those who call on his [...]

… From here, the emerging conversation is looking like a private party where folks talk about where they are coming from. It’s like I’m hanging out with people who all used to live in the mountains, and they say, “Oh, remember how in the mountains it was so cold?” and “I am beginning to think it might be safe to wear shorts.” To tell you the truth, it’s getting kind of boring. I’m tired of hearing about how somebody used to think this or that, but now they are beginning to wonder…

I was listening to the radio the other night and heard that great song “Let there be Peace on Earth”. It’s a song that seems to be associated a lot with Christmas and Jesus. I wonder why? I know Jesus is referred to as “The Prince of Peace” but when I read the Bible I [...]

 What if the Bible isn’t true? What if they are simply stories to explain some unknown truth? What is truth? Who’s truth is the truest? Does God really require things of me?
I’m finding the more I read and the more I listen the more I’m not interested in the so called Emerging Church Movement. I [...]

In Tony Jones’ blog on BeliefNet, he posted a video of famous atheist Penn Gillette talking about being given a bible by a Christian man. Penn says the guy was really nice, and twice mentions that he looked him “right in the eyes.” He has a lot of respect for the guy, because if you [...]