I’ve been on the journey of seeking to follow Jesus since I was a teenager in the mid-70’s. I feel extremely fortunate to be in a loving relationship with my Father in heaven. But of course, he’s available to everyone, so I don’t consider my opportunity anything unique. The journey with him has taken me through many experiences on high school and college campuses with Christian groups, and for years since, starting and expanding small group networks and different forms of church life.
Around 1996 I became somewhat disillusioned with all the business/institutional aspects of the traditional church model and felt God prompting me to ask him the really hard questions about what he intended with the concept of church life that he started. By around the year 2000, God had led me into relationships with several others on a similar journey, and we found ourselves seeking together how to “be the church” that follows Jesus, rather than “going to church.” I’m still on that journey, and it continues to be one that keeps me utterly dependent on his guidance in every aspect. My blog tracks some of the important lessons learned along the way.
Around Fall of 2019 I felt the Lord prompting me to re-engage with the traditional church model, while still keeping myself engaged in the more organic gatherings. I’ve come to see the value and importance of various expressions of his Church. Here in the Pacific Northwest I journey with God and many dear friends that I am so fortunate to have in my life.
This website is a place for me to share many thoughts regarding what I consider important. I won’t claim any of it as original or complete, but rather the current pulse of my thinking on various topics as I continue to work them over with God and others. I’ll cherish the honest and thoughtful dialogue that I hope happens with others here.
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