Burnside Writer’s Collective

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 31, 2004 in Church Technology, Culture, Monk Dev | 3 comments

I’m beginning a web project with a group called Burnside Writer’s Collective. It will collect a group of authors such as Don Miller (Blue Like Jazz, Searching For God Knows What) and Rick McKinley (Jesus in the Margins : Finding God in the Places We Ignore). It should be a pretty cool group. McKinnely has a three book deal, I believe he’s finishing his second. Miller is finishing another book right now so there is plenty to come. Keep your calendar set for February when it launches.

Christmas in Sacramento

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 25, 2004 in Church | 0 comments

Here are some photos of our trip to Sacramento for Christmas. My mom, who is recovering from chemo/cancer is doing much better. It was great to spend some time with my family. Picture Gallery >

Future Grace

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 24, 2004 in Church | 0 comments

Over the Christmas holiday I am reading a book by John Piper titled, Future Grace. Here is a quote that I read that I’ve been thinking about over the last few days:

Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God. No one sins out of duty. We sin because it holds out some promise of happiness. That promise enslaves us until we believe that God is more to be desired than life itself (Psalm 63:3). Which means that the power of sin’s promise is broken by the power of God’s. (Future Grace, page 9-10, John Piper)

I am on a bit of a John Piper kick as our church continues to be impacted by his ministry to create a passion amongst God’s people to seek God’s glory. Or to quote Piper in how he says it in all his books, “God is must glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.”

Faith Presbyterian Church

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 23, 2004 in Church Technology, Sheep&Goats | 1 comment

For this weeks column I visted a PCUSA church near SDSU called Faith Presbyterian Church >

Mission Gathering

Posted by D. Goodmanson on Dec 16, 2004 in Church Technology, Sheep&Goats | 0 comments

A postmodern (lots of candles, dark lighting the works) church up near UCSD. Read this weeks column, Mission Gathering >