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Comment on Third Places by BlindBeggar

BlindBeggar — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:51:15 +0000

The phrase “Kansas city area event calendar” doesn’t appaear in the post so I don’t know what your question is.

Comment on Third Places by Kansas City Area Event Calendar

Kansas City Area Event Calendar — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:20:58 +0000

Interesting post. I’m not entirely sure what you meant about the kansas city area event calendar though, could you elaborate?

Comment on Third Places by Events In Lenexa KS

Events In Lenexa KS — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:22:34 +0000

Are you sure about the events in Lenexa KS? I can’t say I totally agree, but otherwise, good post.

Comment on Are We Delusional? by Matt Stone

Matt Stone — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:41:50 +0000

” I don’t mind thinking - but when thinking goes from weeks into months into years with no action… something is amiss”

Well, most of my best thinking flows out of reflection of my experiences. Not sure how people can really think missionally in an action vacuum.

Comment on Book Review: Under the Overpass by jdluntjr

jdluntjr — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:38:51 +0000

Just picked up the book last night -only started, but it looks like a challenging read.

Comment on Are We Delusional? by BlindBeggar

BlindBeggar — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:01:47 +0000

Bob and Pat…good thoughts.

Comment on Book Review: Under the Overpass by BlindBeggar

BlindBeggar — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:19 +0000

John: Looking forward to your reaction after you get a chance to read it.

Comment on Book Review: Under the Overpass by jdluntjr

jdluntjr — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:39:41 +0000

Hadn’t heard about this book - but after reading these sections… and getting choked up, I’ve got to find it.

How much different would our lives be and those of people around us if we had committed our lives to the Master the way Rings has? What would people see in the church then.

When I think about what he does - and then the point that yes he smokes and curses… I wonder how many people would welcome him into their church buildings.

Thanks Rick. I can’t wait to get my hands on this book.

Comment on Are We Delusional? by paddyo

paddyo — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:45:00 +0000

Bob, I like the undigested stories the best too, truth be told. They’re all theories put to the test, but the undigested stories often are the most pure representations that link real personal theory with action, rather than packaged theories from elsewhere.

And unrefined stories tell us of the questions, issues, frustrations, surprises, outsiders in a much better way.

Plus, the refined stories are often over-packaged and lose sight of actual truth. Case in point is one of the examples in Frost/Hirsch’s Shaping of Things to Come. I knew the setting, the people, the context well enough for the points not only to not hit home but to actually be countered as I had real life questions that punched holes in the theories. The story worked the exact opposite as intended for me because even though it was supposedly theory put to the test and a success, there was far too much left out, and distorted (through no fault of Frost/Hirsch).

I like the real and gritty stories that we find on blogs precisely because they tend towards the actual rather than fitting practice into a theory and trying to make a point.

I like to pull the theory out of the stories, not pull a story out of a theory.

I too want alive!

Comment on Are We Delusional? by rhlee

rhlee — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:22:40 +0000

Rick, Sorry about mixing too many ideas without explanation. It is the stories themselves that seem to mostly consist of nicely packaged success stories. You all were simply discussing the subject. Nonetheless, I really do want to hear your and others opinions on the purpose and even the structure of the stories. For example, it seems that Patrick wants stories that put theory to the test and/or speak of successes to inspire. I prefer stories that are a bit undigested. For example, the first telling of the can of peas story that was subsequently put in missional flops, was real! It was alive. Not that the second version is bad, it is just more thought through.