Solidarity for a Different Future! 24-hr Fast and Vigil
Tonight, 01 August 2010, at 6pm marks the beginning of the 24 hour fast and Vigil at the GEO Aurora, CO detention center. Folks from La Comunidad are participating in both the fast and vigil, some there at the detention center and others at home. I agreed to remain in an attitude of thoughtful intention [...]
You are a Whore & a Bitch!
“The Church is a whore and a bitch, and she is mother to us all.” St. Augustine/Martin Luther (this quote has been attributed to both theologians) I suppose I would have different reflections after having attended Denver’s queer prom tonight, but I don’t. I am left with the words “whore” and “bitch.” They remain with [...]
an excerpt from "The Violence of Love"
Monseñor Oscar Romero wrote the following in his book: The Violence of Love. This was the passage I read last night at the detention center vigil for Good Friday. For the church, the many abuses of human life, liberty, and dignity are a heartfelt suffering. The church, entrusted with the earth’s glory, believes that in [...]
Peter Rollins on epistemology and the emergent church
Peter Rollins in an interview doing some important epistemological work and explaining “Emergent Church.” Looks like you have to click on the link (at the end of this post) to get to the interview. » Peter Rollins Interview – Watch more Videos at Vodpod.
"You're an enigma"
I had lunch w/ TextualPotential today at the Hornet in Denver. He called me an enigma in reaction to my previous iChurch post. In the post I talked about finding a small community/church that is bi-cultural/trans-cultural and makes intentional efforts to do what I call “follow Jesus.” From all that, he calls me an enigma. [...]
iChurch: following jesus in a bicultural context @ La Communidad Liberación
I’ve recently found a small community/church here in Denver. I actually found it thru the information superhighway. The internet works wonders! It is a church plant of the United Church of Christ. Though thoroughly baptist/anabaptist, I thought I’d give this creedal tradition a try. A graduate of Iliff School of Theology, the pastor sensed the [...]
