Yesterday I was one of 12,000 people who packed into the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI to hear Barak Obama speak. The energy peaked to a fevered pitch as people waited for him to speak at a state he had yet to rally. We were particularly stoked when he said he “brought a […]
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Apparently my blogging drivel inspires some people, because my fellow Scriber has dubbed my one of a handful of subversive bloggers! Here is how he defines a subversive blogger:
Subversive bloggers are unsatisfied with the status quo, whether in church, politics, economics or any other power-laden institution, and they are searching for (and blogging about) […]
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thus I will not be able to post this week like I hoped! What a pain in the ass…
UPDATE: So I took my beloved into the Apple Store this afternoon and when they tested it it booted right up! They did however need to do some major disk repair to the permissions. Or, Apple Store […]
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As I expressed in a previous post on why I blog, one of my goals with novus•lumen is to creatively explore the tension of Christocentric spirituality and culture, theology and politics, existing and emerging forms of church, and the Kingdom of God and Empire America, modern and postmodern thought. One of those creative exploration […]
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A few months ago I wrote about how I launched a sister site to novus•lumen called “The Daily Office at Novus Lumen.” It is a simple, stripped-down version of the historic Christian practice of fixed-hour prayer. I designed it both as an introduction to and as an easily transportable version of this deep, meaningful […]
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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet.
–William Shakespeare; From Romeo and Juliet.
Similarly, that which I call my blog, by any other name would describe as accurately what is occuring in my life. Novus Lumen is a combination of two Latin words: […]
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I am sick of the status quo christianity of USAmerica. I want to start a revolution of Jesus followers who take his way seriously. I want to cultivate new Jesus followers who are passionate about Jesus and His way.
I wrote this on a little digital stickie note in my MacBook last week during my church […]
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(my tweets)
