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Just a few pics from today…if you would like to know more about what we did today go to Th3 Waters‘ blog Th3 Harbor.
for all the rest of my photos just go to my Flickr page….and while you are there just leave a comment of two on a picture. God bless and KUTPs!!!
Here is the latest from the EmeringUMC blog. (go there for the original post)
thursday october 4
preconference option: a gathering with the nashville Emergent cohort
11:30- 1 @ the flying saucer
registration 3:30-5:30 p.m. at scarritt-bennett
dinner and conversation at scarritt-bennett 5:30-6:30 pm
evening prayer and plenary: 7 p.m.
“streams in the emerging landscape and your ministries:
a conversation and cohortation”
missiology
worship
spiritual formation
theology
facilitated by taylor burton-edwards
night prayer: 9:30
friday, october 5
breakfast at scarritt-bennett 7:30 am
morning prayer: 8:30
emerging ministries 1 9:00-10:00
organic gatherings in greater cincinnati dg hollums & gary gibson
indigenous mission in an urban arts community jim walker
emerging in a traditional congregation in west virginia melissa rudolph
an emerging regional young adult network carl thomas gladstone
break 10-10:15
a key group conversation 10:15-11:30
women and emerging/Emergent elizabeth buxton
noon prayer and lunch options 11:30
love feast hosted by dg hollums
emerging ministries 1:00-2:00
organic groups in florence ky dg hollums & gary gibson
indigenous mission in an urban arts community jim walker
an emerging regional young adult network carl thomas gladstone
emerging in a traditional congregation in west virginia melissa rudolph
break 2-2:15
a panel conversation: emerging and the institutional church 2:30-3:45
emerging and the um connection susan cox-johnson
pcusa: an ic (formerly) supporting a movement chip andrus
emergingumc and gbod: confessions and hopes taylor burton-edwards
mid-afternoon eucharist 3:45-4:30
emerging ministries 4:30-5:30
organic groups in florence ky dg hollums & gary gibson
indigenous mission in an urban arts community jim walker
an emerging regional young adult network carl thomas gladstone
emerging in an institutional church chip andrus
dinner and evening with your cohorts
or bible fight club hosted by jim walker
night prayer (for those who are back) 10 p.m.
saturday, october 6
breakfast at scarritt-bennett 7:30
morning prayer 8:30
spiritual formation options 9:00-10:00
lectio divina
confession
labyrinth
healing
intercessory prayer
study
a panel conversation: theology and missiology 10:00-11:00
an emerging methodist billy watson
emerging and arminianism jay vorhees
attractionional, extractional,
and missional/incarnational taylor burton-edwards
cohort time and covenant affirmation 11:00
mid-day prayer and sending forth 11:30
so who are these people and why should i care?
dg hollums is the cultural architect for th3waters, a network of organic gatherings based in florence, ky(pastored by Gary Gibson). A recent missional concern is the need to redeploy leadership to make way for more organic gatherings to start multiplying. You can learn more on his blog/website at http://www.th3waters.com
jim walker is a united methodist pastor on pastoral leadership team at hot metal bridge faith community in pittsburgh, pa. One serious missional concern of this community is that it may be growing too fast. See their website at http://www.hotmetalbridge.com.
melissa rudolph is the united Methodist pastor of Leetown UMC, a “traditional” UMC in rural West Virginia that is re-engaging in indigenous ministry in its community. The congregation is online at http://leetnmeth.org
carl thomas gladstone is a united methodist deacon, leader of an emerging young adult ministry at birmingham first umc (detroit area), composer and publisher of new settings of charles wesley hymns, and coordinator of what’s becoming a region-wide network of young adult ministries in the greater detroit area. You can see these ministries online at http://www.emergedetroit.org and http://www.carlthomasgladstone.com.
elizabeth buxton is a united methodist pastor in virginia (farmville district) and has been the leader of the women’s gathering in Emergent
chip andrus was on staff with the office of theology and worship, presbyterian church usa, with a particular focus on nurturing emerging missional churches in the denomination. he is now pastor of first presbyterian church, harrison arkansas.
susan cox-johnson is a united Methodist district superintendent in the missouri annual conference, and an advocate and proponent for emerging missional churches in the um connectional system. her blog is here.
billy watson is associate pastor at st. peter’s umc in katy, texas. the church website is http://www.stpeterskaty.org.
jay vorhees is a united methodist pastor in antioch, tennessee, an active participant in Emergent, and keeper of the methoblog.
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I really hope that as many of you can make it, it really should be a great discussion and a needed one especially in the UMC…but for all of the church as a whole. Thanks, take care and God bless! KUTPs!!!
Well, since we moved in we have been trying to open every box in the garage to find the feet to our couch! Well, yesterday i was trying to rest (because I have been feeling a litte under the weather) ( and yes instead of resting I was out in the garage opening boxes searching through all kinds of stuff (mostly Tiffany’s pictures/cards/sewing/cross stitch/knitting/etc….) but anyway, there was one last box that I had not opened, and Tiffany shows up…opens it up and sure enough there they are. So, needless to say our garage is getting better. We need to have a garage sell soon, and once we do, then we should have enough room to park both cars in the garage…I think we could get one in right now…if i could move everything around….but oh well, I just wanted to give everyone an update. And I might try to take a few more pictures of the house now that we have got a few rooms looking the way we like. Yall take care and it is now off to a conference.
Hey everyone John and Sylvia Choi had their new baby last night Sophia!!!!
Here is a sample of Sophia:
To check out more pictures and send your love and prayers to them….then go check out John’s Flickr page and leave a few comments for them.
Well, I got a beautiful gift today…and it is my Dad’s birthday! heh… but anyway… Sheila my brother’s widow just finished the final touches of a website that she created to honor the life of my brother Jay. So, do yourself a favor and read some of the funny stories and see the pictures of a life well lived.
Thank yall for your love and support and please know that I pray for anyone who reads this blog everyday… so seriously you are blessed (to be a blessing to others) KUTPs!!!
yep, more mammatus clouds
a little closer pic.
another view
less sunset colors
double rainbow that same evening
lastly the sunset after the rain
It was amazing…and I wish yall could have been there…feel free to click the pictures for larger versions. God bless and KUTPs!!!!
it is rated R, with lots of cussing and a very small amount of non-sexual nudity…but please do not let that stop you…wow what an amazing movie…. (follow the link about for a trailer on the official site)
Symbolism is king in this movie (not to mention AWESOME sound) ..and it is much more artsy fartsy than I am sure that most of you could appreciate..but I must say there are AMAZING scenes in this movie..and deep theology/psychology/philosophy and I loved it!!! Even with all of Tiffany’s questions during the movie…and that is saying a lot… seriously Markus if you watch this movie then you must email me and let me know your thoughts. Man I wish I would have waited for the HD-DVD of this movie to come in Netflix…but Tiffany was sick today and we went to Blockbuster, heh…
Well, love yall and I have more pictures of the awesome weather we have been having around here up soon they are already at my Flickr photos, but I will try to remember to put a few on the blog as well, well take care and God bless yall! KUTPs!!!!
The Washington post decided to put the greatest violinist in the world in the subway of Washington D.C. and see what would happen and how much he could make…the article is fascinating…and it makes me wonder if Jesus puts on a baseball cap all the time and joins us back here in this earth…and we just miss the beauty of our creator’s presence everyday… read the article and be challenged and look for opportunities to bless other people each day!
here is some scripture to read before the article to keep in mind as you read it:
Matthew 25:31-46
31“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40“The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’
41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45“He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
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And now for the article!!!:
Peals Before Breakfast by Gene Weingarten
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KUTPs!!!!!
