June 28
This evening, the leaders of my small group announced that we would be disbanding as a community in favor of informal get-togethers with three or four people for the summer. I’ll not offer my thoughts on the switch - instead, I’m intrigued by the new plan. We’ll be reading through the New Testament over the summer and meeting to discuss it once a week (this breaks down to a very reasonable four chapters each day).
“This isn’t about formal exegesis or study or anything like that,” he said. “Just let it wash over you.”
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August 4
Repentance, redemption, and renewal have been on my mind a lot this summer in a very holistic and communal sense. Today, Scot McKnight at Jesus Creed wrote about who’s groaning in Paul’s letter to the church at Rome.
He settles upon Creation, the Church, and the Spirit. Creation yearns for the redemption of the “Eikons” (we call it the “Imago Dei” / “Image of God” in these parts), while the Church and the Spirit long for liberation.
From McKnight in Embracing Grace:
“The gospel is the work of the triune, interpersonal God to restore cracked Eikons to union with God and communion with others.â€?
Check out his post, and follow this series. Look for more from me on the image of God shortly.
- csa
June 27
We launched the official Sacred Space site today. I’ve been writing over there lately, which has come at the cost of content here.
Check it out at http://www.sacredspacepdx.org!
June 17
Sacred Space is a city-wide urban renewal project sponsored by Imago Dei in Portland, Oregon. On August 12, nearly one thousand church and community members will partner together to bring new life to fifty spots around the city.
I’ve been tasked with developing the visual identity for this project. So far, this has consisted of a logo, letterhead, business card, DVD cover, and training pak labels.
Most significant, however, is a short promotional video that I wrote with a few others, then shot, edit, packaged, and distributed. Watch it below, or download an iPod Video-compatible version here.
sacred space 2006 :: click to play
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