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My name is Laura and these are the wonderings of a theologically trained ponderer (me), writing out-loud, while working to help form her small corner of the church.Read more about Laura and the blog:
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Tag Archives: ordinary life
Community Reveals Itself in the Ordinary
Most weeks after Bible study, conversation continues after the “formal time” has ended. The dialogue can include anything from cultural prejudice to computer games to the problem of evil to properly made coffee. These ordinary, spontaneous moments say more about … Continue reading
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Tagged communal formation, community, network of neighborhoods, ordinary life
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Our Neighborhood has been Recognized!
Last night, two of us from the monthly Il Fornaio crew went there without the crew. The hostess and some of the wait staff said, “Only two?” (We informed them that the crew is coming next Saturday.) So, what’s the … Continue reading
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Being Church on the Way to Uncluttered
Lately I’ve been thinking about being church in ordinary life, prompted by some changes in Sanctify (a ministry I help lead) and, most recently, by Alan Knox’s new series. I am theoretically convinced–meaning, I intellectually grasp the notion and the … Continue reading
Reflection on “Moving Back into the Neighborhood”
This reflection uses “Moving Back into the Neighborhood” by Alan Roxburgh as a catalyst for pondering embodiment in the neighborhood. In this short article, Roxburgh reflects on the August, 2009, “Moving Back into the Neighborhood” conference in San Diego, CA, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Roxburgh, missional, network of neighborhoods, ordinary life, spiritual gifts
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The Value of Ordinary Life: Worship as Perspective and Treasure
This post continues the discussion of topics informing a network of neighborhoods. In the initial post, Becoming a Network of Neighborhoods, I pondered some informing concepts and arrived at provisional definitions of each. Neighborhood: a love-formed relational space, usually composed … Continue reading
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Tagged body of christ, network of neighborhoods, ordinary life
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