Dissident Discipleship: Resolute Nonviolent

Dissident Discipleship: The Practice of Resolute Nonviolent (part 6 of 9)

Because my life is in God’s hands, I will never take my enemy’s life into my hands.” – John Howard Yoder
Augsburger starts off the chapter on nonviolence by laying out that violence is the ultimate reality for most people no matter what [...]

Blogging towards Sunday – 11/04/07

Sunday November 4th’s Lectionary passages:
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Psalm 119:137-144
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
Luke 19:1-10

Dissident Discipleship: Habitual Humility

Dissident Discipleship: The Practice of Habitual Humility (part 5 of 9)

There is the joke about the Pastor of a church who was given a badge as an award and recognition for his humble service to the people of his church. The only problem was that the Elders had to take it back from him [...]

weekend surfing

Here are some of the sites I visited this week that I want to pass along:
1. Some poetry to start us off.
2. An interesting discussion over at Jesus Creed about the Red letter Christians.
3. Why is it that THIS is so hard to talk about?
4. Two upcoming shows on Sunday Nov. 4th or Friday Nov. [...]

Dissident Discipleship: Tenacious Serenity

Dissident Discipleship: The Practice of Tenacious Serenity (part 4 of 9)

When I think of serenity, I think of the little rock fountains that are suppose to relax you, although they never work at making my life more peaceful, just more in need of using the bathroom! And tenacious makes me [...]

Dissident Discipleship: Stubborn Loyalty

Dissident Discipleship: The Practice of Stubborn Loyalty (part 3 of 9)

“True community exists when the person you dislike most dies or moves away and someone worse takes that place.”
A Rabbinic tale on the cost of community:
Long ago in a distant land, a prince dreamed of creating more than a geographical or political kingdom. [...]

Dissident Discipleship: Radical Attachment

Dissident Discipleship: The Practice of Radical Attachment (part 2 of 9)

Radical Attachment to Jesus is not believing something about Jesus (a pietistic experience), or believing in Jesus (a conversionist experience), but believing Jesus (in discipleship) and believing what Jesus believed (in imitation). So, as he believed, love of God, love of neighbor, and becoming [...]

Blogging towards Sunday – 10/28/07

Here are the passages for this week. Anything stand out to you?
Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65:1-13; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18; Luke 18:9-14
some slam poetry
Pharisee
in front pew,
billing God
credit due.
“I’m unlike
common men,
note how I
disdain sin.”
“Never stole
cent or pound,
never once
fooled around.”
“See how I
tithe and fast?
I’m not like
that outcast!”
Taxman kneels.
humbly pleads,
“mercy please,
for my deeds.”
Jesus asks,
“Can you [...]

Dissident Discipleship: Introduction

Today I’m starting with an introduction to a series of entries based on the excellent book by David Augsburger called Dissident Discipleship: A spirituality of Self-Surrender, Love of God, and Love of Neighbor. The word dissident, which means “disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief” (Webster), sets the [...]

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