Tag: Homebrewed Christianity

The Eucharist

communion

“I can’t take the Eucharist and not be cognizant of the fact that I belong to a universal community.

I can’t take the Eucharist and not be cognizant of the fact that my primary allegiance is to God and to faith in Christ.

I can’t do that and then allow myself to go out and have another allegiance claim ultimacy in my life.

That is profoundly threatening if you start to think through the implications of what that looks like for the Christian who lives anywhere in the world.”

– Dr. Jeffrey C. Pugh referring to Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theology.

AMEN.

Tuesday Briefs

Completely forgot to post the Monday Briefs yesterday. Sorry about that! In it’s place, this week we bring you, “Tuesday Briefs.”

tuesdaybriefs

highlight(s) of the week ::
Wow! I’m not even sure I can remember what we did this last week. It seems like it just flew by. I think the highlights of the week were (again) just hanging out with people who I just really enjoy hanging out with.

Wednesday night is Laurie’s Bible study night at Northwest so I spent some time hanging out at Chick-Fil-A in Cedar Hill eating dinner and editing my novel (I’m about half-way through the first editing round). Afterwards I stopped by to see the Lehmanns and then Aaron and I got to hang out at White Rhino Coffee House.

Thursday night I skipped the gym and decided to rush home to meet Laurie for dinner (at Chick-Fil-A in Waxahachie) and enjoyed just getting to spend some time with her alone before we both rushed off our separate ways again.

Saturday was our regular community group night and we had a great time hanging out with our “small group” of us and the Kiefers.

And then again last night, we had fun hanging out with friends for Aiden’s birthday party.

quote i’m digging ::
“Salt me well brothers. Salt me well.” Balthasar Hübmaier before he was burned at the stake (via Homebrewed Christianity).

work update ::
I had a second interview for the job with the DCCCD Mar/Comm department today. This was a team/group interview and I felt like it went well. Hope they did too. I’m thinking this would be an ideal position for me but we’ll wait till Friday or Monday to see if they think so too.

freelance work ::
Finished part one of a slideshow presentation for coffeehousechurches.com. They’ve got some great resources over there so take some time and check them out.

gym/weight update ::
We’re doing the 20 mile Tour of Dallas bike ride this Saturday (April 4) from downtown Dallas to White Rock Lake. I’ll welcome your prayers :-).

looking forward to ::
Believe it or not (from the statement above) I’m looking forward to the bike ride this Saturday. It’ll be something fun to do with Laurie and Todd and I’ll be glad to say I completed it when we’re done. It’s just one step in hoping to do Hotter’N Hell this year or next.

Homebrewed Art

Chad interviewed San Antonio artist Paul Soupiset for this week’s Homebrewed Christianity.

Paul did some of the illustrations for Jesus for President (excellent stuff) and also shares a series of personal sketches and thoughts he did during lent in 2007 over on his illustration site :: http://paulsoupiset.com/lentenblog_microgallery.

You can listen to the interview here or view more of Soupiset’s artwork here… including this unused artwork from Jesus for President :: (click to see full size)

Unused artwork for Jesus for President

A Christianity Worth Believing

Tim Conder (Emmaus Way) and Doug Pagitt (Solomon’s Porch) talk about Pagitt’s new book, “A Christianity Worth Believing” on the new Homebrewed Christianity.

From Amazon:

A Christianity Worth Believing

A Christianity Worth Believing offers an engaging, ‘come-with-me-on-a-journey-of-exploring-the-possibilities’ approach to what it means to be a follower of Jesus in our day. Written by Doug Pagitt—a leading voice in the Emergent conversation—this beautifully written book weaves together theological reflections, Christian history, and his own story of faith transformation.

Pagitt invites readers to follow him as he tells the story of his un-churched childhood, his life-altering conversion at age 16, his intense involvement in the church, and his growing sense of unease with the version of Christianity he was living. On page after page, Pagitt lays out his journey toward an authentic, passionate expression of a faith that feels alive, sustainable, and meaningful.

A Christianity Worth Believing is for the growing numbers of people who have serious and thoughtful questions about Christianity, who have lived for years with deep-seated wondering and doubts about their faith. Pagitt points the way to a new kind of faith by asking the “off-limits” questions about God, Jesus, sin, the Bible, humanity, church, and the Kingdom of God. Rather than rehashing old debates, he offers new insights, provocative possibilities, and hopeful alternatives.

In A Christianity Worth Believing you may well discover questions you didn’t think you could ask, ideas you didn’t think you could pursue, beliefs you didn’t think you could hold onto. Ultimately you will discover a Christianity worth believing.

Quote of the day

“I’ve really just begun to see that everything that I do with my life is sort of a theological statement. So many times I thought theology was just this black and white doctrine in a dusty book somewhere. But I’ve begun to realize that what I do with my money, what I do with my lifestyle, what I do with my politics, all of these things are theological statements. I’m not just living in a vacuum somewhere… Where I shop is not just a practical decision anymore or or financial decision or because they have the best products or the best tasting things. Where I shop at and where I go to eat at and what types of things I buy with money… I’m trying to invest in these things with some theological meaning because they are theological statements. Where I shop shows the world what I think about God or how I view God.”

– Josh from the Nick and Josh Podcast 4.0

Found out about The Nick & Josh Podcast from Chad and Tripp on The Homebrewed Christianity Podcast. Apparently Nick & Josh have decided to pick a “podcast war” with the Homebrewed guys. Should make for some fun. I’ve advised Chad to break out an F.O.C. gun as the true WMD.