Well,
Here I am. As I said a couple of posts ago, I have recently moved to Ohio from Arizona as the worship arts minister of Southwest Church in Springboro, OH. I have been in the process in the last six to eight weeks of transitioning to the Midwest, and although I keep having people ask me why I would even think about moving from AZ to OH, I have to say that I honestly love it here a lot more than in Arizona. I love the green, I love the trees, and even though the humidity is definitely higher here, it doesn't compare to 110 degrees for two months straight in Arizona. I have truly enjoyed the change.
I have been reading a lot of books lately, several from Relevant Book publishers and have liked all that I have read. But now I'm onto another book that I've been wanting to read for sometime. It's an older book by Brian McLaren called "The Church On The Other Side."
I like it. A lot.
I think the reason why this book of McLaren's has hit me more than even A New Kind Of Christian (although I love that book), is that it is written in a more non-postmodern style. I have to admit - I still like books that tell me three points to do something, five reasons why something doesn't work, etc. I like the linear style of writing and I find myself writing down more in my journals when I have some concrete things to work on in my life after reading a chapter. As Leonard Sweek writes in Postmodern Pilgrims, I am most definitely a postmodern immigrant, not a postmodern native; therefore, even though I like the postmodern concepts, philosophy and such - I do enjoy the modern way of learning and information.
For the next couple of weeks, I am going to use this online journal to write down my thoughts and reflections on each chapter of this McLaren book. I would appreciate any additional comments that you may have if you have or are reading this book.
2 comments:
It always amazes me when someone says they like Ohio better than..
I love 3/4 seasons I can do without the winters here..too grey I hear the winter is much nicer in Colorado..not as grey :) I'm still reading "Jesus in the Margins" by Rick McKinley It's a good book too I have "The Church On The Other Side" so I'll have to read that next
I'm looking forward to gray.
In Phoenix, it was sunny and hot most of the year. I would say the sun was out 95 percent of the time during the day - only 5% was it rainy or cloudy.
I love snow and cold. :D
Yeah, you'll have to read the McClaren book next and tell me your thoughts. I really like it.
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