Friday, September 29, 2006

I love my friends

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Back in the USA (at least for a while)

On Monday I returned from my two-week sojourn through Europe and the UK, meeting with Emergent leaders and communities. I will unfold my reflections over the next few weeks. This is a fast and dirty overview.

The first week I was accompanied by my great friend, Jason. He met me in Atlanta and we flew to Berlin for the first part of our trip. It was fun for me to visit my old haunts in Berlin (Abby and I lived there in 2004). Berlin is a wonderful city and it was neat to see how the city had changed in 2 years. The second day I took a four hour train ride to Weimar to visit with Rick and Nancy Dill, a missionary couple that my church has supported for the last 25 years. They were wonderful people and, despite my knee-bending jet lag, I had a great time. On Day 3, Jason and I traveled up to Copenhagen where we met with Thomas and Simon Willer. I got to visit Kierkegaard's grave, which was a solemn experience, and on the next day I got a new tattoo. Day 5 found us in Dublin where I visited St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Book of Kells exhibit at Trinity College, and I made a haaj to the Mecca of all beer sanctuaries...the Guiness factory.

On Day 6 Jason headed back to the states and Michael, the senior pastor of my church met me for the secon leg of the journey. We worshiped that Sunday with Jason Clark's community, Vineyard Sutton. On Day 7 we flew up to Belfast to meet with Pete Rollins and Johnny McGuen (sp?) from Ikon. Later that afternoon we took a train up to Coleraine where we hooked up with Si Johnston. The next day we traveled over to Manchester to meet up with Ben Edson. That evening we worshiped with Sanctus 1 in the city center of Manchester. On Day 9 we flew back to London and met with Kester Brewin at a Greek restaurant. On Day 10 we met with Jonny Baker for a Thai lunch and then Steve Collins for an English dinner. The next day Michael had to fly back to the states to do a wedding. I had a few days to relax in which I read two books, Franz Kafka's, The Trial and Scot McNight's new book, A Community Called Atonement. Last Sunday I worshiped with Vineyard Sutton and met with Jason Clark for lunch. That evening I worship with Garreth over at Moot. Then I passed the 9 hour flight back home by reading John Caputto's monograph, Philosophy and Theology.

I have a week to spend with Abby and recover and then I lead a mission trip to Mexico next week. Peace.

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European Emergent Tour

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On No Excuses

It is September 10th. Exactly 12 weeks since I set my goal of losing 20 pounds. Booo-ya, baby!

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My Baby's First Photo

Abby and I went in for our ultrasound yesterday. The baby is healthy with all the right number of fingers and toes. It was an amazing experience! At one point during the appointment the doctor focused in on our baby's face and we caught her yawning. Yes, we are having a little girl. We are naming her Taylor Marie. So that means I have 20 weeks to figure out how to be a father. Any tips? Peace.

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So, I Guess I'm Schizophrenic

I had a three-way tie on my Enneagram test. Any guesses as to which description fits my personality best? If you know me, this is one you should comment on. Peace.

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