A Jesus Moment | Preaching in Shorts
A Jesus Moment | Preaching in Shorts is a blog from Steve Lawes. Here is how he describes it:
What is A Jesus Moment about? It is about my questions, thoughts, ideas and ramblings on life, particularly life from my perspective as a Pastor, husband, father, grandfather, and son. It is about living as a Christian and trying to figure out what that looks like in the midst of my own short comings in a fallen world on a broken planet. It is about the struggles that come while trying to live by “doing the next right thing”. It is about the funny things and the sad things and the boring things and the exciting things I experience. It is about all that and more and I hope and pray it will be a blog worth reading and commenting on.
What is Preaching in Shorts? Preaching in Shorts actually has a double meaning. The first thing Preaching in Shorts refers to is the fact that I actually where shorts when I teach. I know for some people that would disqualify me almost immediately from having anything to say, but, I live in the Florida Keys and people wear shorts here. So, like Paul said:
1 Corinthians 9:22b-23 (NIV)
… I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
I just made Preaching in Shorts sound very spiritual. Preaching in Shorts also refers to a series of short Bible Studies and Sermons (20 – 30 minutes each) that we do here on A Jesus Moment to try and explain the basics of the Christian life in an easy to understand way.
FlowerDust.net
FlowerDust.net is Anne Jackson’s blog, and it is excellent.
Anne Jackson is an author, speaker, and social change activist who lives in the Nashville area with her husband, Chris. Her book, Mad Church Disease – Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic (Zondervan) released in February 2009.
Her next book, Permission to Speak Freely: Essays and Art on Fear, Confession and Grace (Thomas Nelson) will be released in August 2010.
Anne has traveled around the world telling the stories of hope found in the least likely of places. She is a contributing writer to various blogs and magazines as well as a speaker advocate for Compassion International. Since 2008, via online campaigns and speaking engagements, Anne (and the fine readers of FlowerDust.net) have raised almost $1 million dollars for charitable causes.
Anne will be a rider on the 2010 Ride:Well Tour, a cross-country cycling tour in June and July 2010. The goal of the trip is to raise awareness and funding for water wells in Africa. Ride:Well is associated with the Blood:Water Mission water initiative.
People of the Second Chance
People of the Second Chance is the blog of Mike Foster and Jud White. Here is how there blog is described:
People of the Second Chance gives voice to a scandalous movement of radical grace in life and leadership. We challenge the common misconceptions about failure and success and stand with those who have hit rock bottom in their personal and professional lives. We are a community that is committed to stretch ourselves in the areas of relational forgiveness, personal transparency, and advocate for mercy over judgment.
We are not ashamed of our scars, wounds, or failures and leverage them as a source of strength and character development.
People of the Second Chance have experienced a second chance so we actively support social justice organizations and advocate for the vulnerable, forgotten, and left behind.
We are People of the Second Chance.
Ragamuffin Soul
Ragamuffin Soul is the blog of Carlos Whittaker.
Carlos Whittaker is an artist, pastor, thinker, experience architect, and Web 2.0 junkie.
Carlos was at Sandals Church in Riverside California where he served for 10 years as the Pastor of Worship and Creative Arts. Sandals Church is an authentic community of believers whose goal is to be real with themselves, others, and God. His passion for leading the church into a relational worship experience each and every Sunday was his hearts goal.
In August of 2007 Carlos and his family made the move from Southern California to Atlanta, GA. Carlos became the Director of Service Programming at Buckhead Church which is one of the three North Point Community Church campuses. He oversaw all the Sunday adult experience and design. He directly oversaw all areas Hosting, Production, Creative, Video, Music, and Programming at Buckhead Church. He also sat on the creative sermon planning team for Andy Stanley.
Recently Carlos signed with Integrity Music to pursue a recording career and to continue to disturb and disrupt the church as a whole.
Carlos and Heather Whittaker make up a blogging power couple in Ragamuffinsoul.com and Whittakerwoman.typepad.com. They have 3 children. In November 2006 Carlos and his wife Heather adopted their son Losiah from Seoul Korea.
Carlos lives for this…
To ignite a movement of authenticity among all generations of Christians that morphs the face of the evangelical church into a place of being real with yourself, others, and God.
WithoutWax.TV
Without Wax is the blog of Pete Wilson.
Pete Wilson is one of the pastors at Cross Point Church. Cross Point is a seven year old church with three campuses – CP Nashville, CP Dickson, CP North. Their fourth campus CP Bellevue will launch this Spring.
His first book Plan B will be released this Spring through Thomas Nelson Publishing.
Pete has been married to Brandi for 12 years and they have three wild boys – Jett (8), Gage (5), and Brewer (3).
Parchment and Pen
Parchment and Pen is Michael Patton’s blog. Michael is a great writer/thinker and I always enjoy his posts. Here is a little info on Michael and Parchment and Pen:
I, Michael Patton, am the primary contributor to this blog. But you can also expect posts from my fellow bloggers Dan Wallace, Paul Copan, Lisa Robinson, and Robert Bowman Jr. Our blog is Evangelical and our purpose is content oriented. Hopefully we can write blogs that educate, update, and make people think deeply about historic and contemporary theological issues. You are welcome to contribute to our blog, but please be gracious and thoughtful. This is not anyone’s surrogate blog!
The skinny of my life:
I am Michael Patton, the primary contributor to the Parchment and Pen blog. I do a lot of stuff and love teaching theology. In fact, I have been blessed enough to be able to make my living doing so. I am married, have four kids (two girls and two boys). Got married to the most beautiful gal in the world 97, graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a Th.M. (double major in New Testament and pastoral studies) in 2001, was on Pastoral staff at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco Texas from 2000-2006, started The Theology Program in 2001, incorporated Reclaiming the Mind Ministries in 2005, moved the family and ministry to Oklahoma City (area) in 2007, and the latest project is the Credo House (the Reclaiming the Mind Ministries headquarters and a theological education center). Oh, and I have had four kids along the way!
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Contact me at michaelp@reclaimingthemind.org
