August 2019 – Gathering in Light

Revelation and Resisting Empire Event Next Week

I was invited to speak on the subject of “Revelation and Empire” at Providence Baptist Church of Greensboro by my good friend, Rev. Darryl Aaron on 6:30pm on September 9-10. These are themes covered in my recent book “Resisting Empire” from Barclay Presshttps://amzn.to/2YhSxio. Following these presentations each night, Rev. Dr. Luke Powery, the Dean of Duke University Chapel,Continue reading “Revelation and Resisting Empire Event Next Week”

Have Your Lamps Lit: The Practice of Growing in Awareness

I’ve been reflecting on the passage from the Gospel of Luke 12:35ff this week where Jesus says the words, “Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; 36 be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him asContinue reading “Have Your Lamps Lit: The Practice of Growing in Awareness”

Thinking Core Stories

Core Stories To state the obvious: all organizations have life cycles. That is true whether we are thinking about faith communities, businesses, non-profits, schools, etc. We could think of organizations as a collected and sustained series of stories over time. It might be easier to think about the role of stories in our personal livesContinue reading “Thinking Core Stories”

Using DuckDuckGo for Search

If you have used an Internet browser (ever) and searched something through google.com you’re not alone, many of us are so accustomed to Google search that the word Google has become a verb. But why stick with something just because it’s habit when there is something way cooler out there? If you haven’t tried outContinue reading “Using DuckDuckGo for Search”