My Son's Blog

Wow...this whole blogging thing is pretty cool. I know I don't do it often enough, but I'm really enjoying it! Especially when my oldest son comes in and says, "Dad, you gotta check out my blog!" So I go and check it out and of course it's much better than my own. No surprise there! He's writing poetry and expressing himself as a "normal teenager" and he's deeply spiritual, which makes my heart leap for joy! You need to check it out for yourself at josh-ambrose.blogspot.com and let me know what you think. I think he's a pretty cool kid...

The New Christians

Ok, you really need to buy this book and read it of you want to know anything about the emerging church! Tony Jones does a marvelous job describing what the movement is all about and responding to the critics. I loved it and highly recommend it!

I love having conversations with people about theology and that's precisely what the emerging chruch is all about...a conversation! So why don't you join us today?

Torn

Wow! I'm sitting in the main lobby at the Jacksonville International Airport waiting for my flight home and I can't believe what I'm seeing...

A young boy about 7 years old saying goodbye to his dad who appears to be in the military. Tears filling his eyes as he hugs his father and wants to hold onto him to keep him from leaving. I'm not sure life should be this way. Lots of pain. Lots of tears saying goodbye to someone you love. I wonder if his dad would have to leave if our world was at peace? I wonder how this will affect the little guy?

Then there are people hugging other people just returning from a trip - tears of joy rolling down their faces. They are so happy to see one another! It must've been difficult to wait for their return. It's hard for me to wait for anything. I wish I was better at it...

All of these completely opposite responses in the airport lobby. People who don't know each other, yet have so much in common.

And here I sit. Waiting to head home to see my own family whom I love so dearly. There's a storm moving in. I hope I'm able to go or I may be crying too!

On The Road Again

I'm in Jacksonville, FL tonight getting ready to present the CORE tomorrow at Faith Christian Center. It was a great flight down and after navigating through the crazy, curvy highways of Jacksonville, I finally found my hotel and checked in. I was starving, so I went to one of my favorite restaurants: Ted's Montana Grill where I kicked back, enjoyed a great meal and read a new book I'm relaly enjoying..."The New Christians" by Tony Jones. It's really speaking to where I'm at on my spiritual journey, and becasue I have a relationship with Tony, I can really relate and have found myself laughing out loud on a few different occasions. The book is reminding me of how I'm proud to be a part of the Emergent Church. I like that we can ask questions and have our doubts about the Christian faith. None of this bothers God. He's big enough for our questions and doubts. I especially love Tony's take on the importance of theology and how it drives everything we do in life. Tony really makes me think and I love that!