something bigger...
well, if you read my post earlier this morning about church, you'd know that i want to be part of a community. i want to be a part of something bigger than myself. and i'd like for that something to be revolved around following Jesus, somehow.
tiffany and i have been discussing this type of thing and we've decided to actually take a step in that direction. we've made the simple decision that we're going to have a meal at our apartment once a week. whoever wants to come can come. that's it. it's not a huge step, but it's something. we don't know what will come of it. but we're thinking there's a good possibilty that other people around us (people we don't even know, most likely) are as dissatisfied with the fragmentation of modern life as much as we are and maybe they'd also like to be part of something communal. there's lots still to figure out, but life can't stay this way forever.
a friend of mine named ryan came over tonight (no, i'm not speaking in symbolic terms about thinking to myself or something...his name really is ryan) and we discussed this idea. he's the first person we've really seriously discussed this with and he's our first convert. we'll at least have three for a our weekly meals. it's a start.
tiffany and i have been discussing this type of thing and we've decided to actually take a step in that direction. we've made the simple decision that we're going to have a meal at our apartment once a week. whoever wants to come can come. that's it. it's not a huge step, but it's something. we don't know what will come of it. but we're thinking there's a good possibilty that other people around us (people we don't even know, most likely) are as dissatisfied with the fragmentation of modern life as much as we are and maybe they'd also like to be part of something communal. there's lots still to figure out, but life can't stay this way forever.
a friend of mine named ryan came over tonight (no, i'm not speaking in symbolic terms about thinking to myself or something...his name really is ryan) and we discussed this idea. he's the first person we've really seriously discussed this with and he's our first convert. we'll at least have three for a our weekly meals. it's a start.
hey dude,
my name is Kyle. I am a friend of Phil and the Landing Place community in Columbus.
My wife Kelsie and I have been having informal (yet intentional) dinners for a while now at ENC down here in Boston.
Kelsie and I want to learn to utilize our soil and learn to garden. We would soon like to have a co-op garden with our community and other communities around.
Kelsie is in the field of education also.
my email is music.exit@gmail.com
we would love to come visit.
I hope we connect soon.
http://bickle-t.livejournal.com/
Posted by
myoldblog2009 |
April 10, 2006 12:56 PM
ryan,
hey. i think i might know you. did you go to Word of Life? my name is joanna (formerly rinaldi). anyways . . stumbled upon your blog.
well . . . my husband and i have been involved in a "house church." its a group of us, of pretty much varied ages, that have a burden for missions in Mexico. we get together once a week and eat a meal and pray for each other and get into the Word. Its beautiful community.
Posted by
Anonymous |
April 26, 2006 10:56 PM
I didn't realize that the intentional meal thing was what you and Tiff were doing. I heartily apologize for being late last time (as I kinda thought it would be more like the poker night the week before than an Acts 2 meal). I am entirely behind this sort of thing, and it sounds from the comments that a lot of Christians are beginning to see this as the center of a new-ish and better kind of life for the church.
The weird thing was that our parents all did this in the flush of the charismatic movements back in the 70s. I want to know what happened.
How do we make this sort of thing more lasting, liveable, and vitally integrated with the culture? These are the questions for us.
Posted by
Anonymous |
May 01, 2006 5:08 PM