Seattle Trip & Reformission Conference

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Nov 15, 2004 in Church | 2 comments

Last week my family returned to Seattle (we lived there nine years) and attended a conference at Mars Hill. The conference was called Reformission 2004. “The gospel has the power to transform lives, and indeed our culture. The goal of the Acts 29 Network is to plant churches that effectively reach the emerging generation. To accomplish this, young leaders need to be equipped with a solid theological understanding of the gospel. If our understanding of the gospel is weak, our proclamation and evangelism will be weak and fruitless. The Reformission conference will speak into areas of theological confusion prevalent today.” The most amazing part of the conference was hearing John Piper. That man blew me and a lot of people away. I hear they are going to put up his talks on the reformission.com site. I strongly encourage you to listen to these.

We also had an opportunity to hang with my brother. Picture Gallery >

La Mesa First United Methodist Church

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Nov 11, 2004 in Church Technology, Sheep&Goats | 0 comments

I visted a dying United Methodist church that a new pastor is trying to turn around. This week’s article is La Mesa First United Methodist Church >

Zeitgeist in the Details (Men's Magazine)

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Nov 5, 2004 in Culture | 0 comments

While walking through a shopping center, I stumbled upon a rack of men’s magazines. Stacked side-by-side Details, Maxim, Stuff, FHM, Razor, Esquire, Men’s Health and GQ peered back at me, wondering if I would take one of them home. It was at this moment, as I looked over the covers, it struck me. I should select one of these magazines to see what it might reveal about the state of man in America during November 2004. This would be an experiment in zeitgeist. (Definition: Zeitgeist – literally, spirit of the times, the outlook or general feeling characteristic of the art creations of a time or cultural period.) Full Article >

St. Francis and St. Tarcicius Old Catholic Church

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Nov 4, 2004 in Church Technology, Sheep&Goats | 0 comments

I went to an Old Catholic Church. They are an off-shoot from Roman Catholic. It was a pretty interesting experience, as the Priest spend considerable amounts of time explaining all the liturgy and traditions. Check out this week’s Article of St. Francis and St. Tarcicius Old Catholic Church >

The Hubris of Modest Mouse

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Nov 3, 2004 in Culture | 0 comments

With the release of their new album, Good News for People Who Love Bad News, Modest Mouse has achieved a new level of mainstream success. The album has received critical praise, for example, Rolling Stone rated the album four out of four stars. But what about the message behind these great tunes? Full Review >