missiology

Presence 1:Of Parts and Wholes

I am reading a book that Doug Pagitt lent me, Presence:Human Purpose and the Field of the Future (2004 Society for Organizational Leranign Inc. : Peter Senge, C.Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Flowers).

It ties together quantum theory, emerging creative systems, and education… so far.
I will make periodic posts as I go on this read.
Parts and […]


how to avoid getting a window in your head

Four strangers sat on our couch. They were joined by six other neighbors whom I already knew. “Five to thirty is the federal minimum and maximum sentence,” we heard as we all sat in my living room last night to listen to Stank’s attorney tell us what he was looking at, time wise, and what […]


Everyday Liturgy interview about city, emergence, and Wendel Berry

I was interviewed by Thomas Turner of Everyday Liturgy, an quarterly journal, about the impact of Wendell Berry on my work as a pastor, community organizer, and artist. I can’t believe he used as much of the interview as he did. I’m by no means a literurature critic or expert on Berry. […]