for some strange reason my wife said 'the balcony is yours, decorate as you like' -- so I took her up on it. Here it is, to date. still a couple more items to come. [five stories up, looking west over our Strathcona neighbourhood in downtown Hamilton; a.m. photos]
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2009 readings
- Elton. Trueblood: The Incendiary Fellowship.
(***) David Livermore: Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World
interesting book applying new thots on CQ to the practice of ministry (***)Jack Whyte: 02 Standard Of Honor Book Two Of The Templar Trilogy
Templar fiction written by my favourite Kelowna, BC author (**)Eugene H. Peterson: Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness
an older book of Peterson's; still has 'pastor' as 'spiritual therapist' -- but good content on connecting external and internal (***)Francois Bizot: The Gate
reflective account of French researcher imprisoned for 3 months by Khmer Rouge in mid-70s Cambodia prior to 'killing fields' period (****)Bernard Cornwell: Sharpes Tiger Siege Of Seringapatam 1799
historical action fiction set in British India (***)Tucker Malarkey: Resurrection
Egypt in the 40s, gnostic gospels; historical fiction that kicks at caricatures of Christianity a la Dan Brown. (**)Kennon L. Callahan: Effective Church Leadership: Building on the Twelve Keys
foundational principles & practices of the missional pastor; 20 years old but still cuts it. (****)Bernard Cornwell: Sword Song
historical fiction; series on King Alfred the Great (800's/England) (***)Henri J. M. Nouwen: In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
short, to the point; powerful. required text for course I am teaching in August. (****)Rene Girard: The Girard Reader
Girard's understanding of mimetic rivalry & conflict & of the scapegoat are among the most profound intellectual discoveries of our time... -Walter Wink (****)Brian D. McLaren: Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices
good reminder, but won't be a classic! trying to figure out who he's talking to... (**)Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Life Together
a classic, and an amazing call to a different kind of Christian living (****)Lesslie Newbigin: The Gospel in a Pluralist Society
one of those foundational books that's still powerful 20 years after he wrote it (*****)Michelle De Kretser: The Hamilton Case
mystery set in Sri Lanka/Ceylon pre-independence (***)William H. Willimon: Who Will Be Saved?
very readable thots from a Methodist bishop addressing the 'all' in Wesleyan Arminian universal atonement. Jesus died for 'all,' but what if 'all' don't care? (***)Kate Mosse: Sepulchre
story set in 1890s Paris and the Pyrenees (***)Margaret J Wheatley: Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time
key organizational thinker: complexity, collaboration, self-organizing, responsive (****)Steve Berry: The Venetian Betrayal (Cotton Malone)
action adventure featuring Alexander the Great and modern day Central Asian politics. (***)Rodney Clapp: A Peculiar People: The Church As Culture in a Post-Christian Society
a seminal book for emerging and missional readers; key examination of the characteristics of post-Constantinian/Christendom church (****)Frederick Busch: The Night Inspector (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
a brilliant piece of literature inspecting the darkness of 1867 New York through the eyes of a maimed Union solider turned stockbroker (in the Gilded Age) and a fictitious Herman Melville. very little light in this dark story of fractured humanity. (****)
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My Books
Dan Sheffield: The Multicultural Leader: Developing A Catholic Personality
Rob Hay: Worth Keeping: Global Perspectives on Best Practice in Missionary Retention
I wrote a case study featured in this book- Serving with the Urban Poor (Cases in Holistic Ministry)
Kathy and I wrote a chapter in this book Joyce E. Bellous, Dan Sheffield: Conversations that Change Us: Learning the Arts of Theological Reflection
academic book on our dialogues with God, ourselves, and others
blogs I read
- Cultureshifts
- jordon cooper
emerging church guru, FM friend - Larry & Katie Winckles
Budapest missional community form-er - Len Hjalmarson
nextreformation - pernell goodyear
hamilton missional community former - Reclaiming the Mission :: The Weblog of David Fitch
Chicago missional community former - Small Ritual - Spaces and cities
don't go here... - Tim Chester
missional community form-er, England - Wrights in Niger
young family encounters Niamey
Movies I've liked recently
Gran Torino (Widescreen Edition)
an elderly Dirty Harry comes to terms with the changing ethnic identity of his neighbourhood. rated R for language & violence, but packs a powerful story of intercultural awarenessSue Monk Kidd: The Secret Life of Bees
personal story of the search for justice in unjust timesBella
great little film; Hispanic family adds value to NYCPaul Haggis: Crash (Full Screen Edition)
thought-provoking and intense. the encounters with "the other" -with difference that we meet everyday. not for the overly sensitive but powerful examination of the destructive nature within us all along with a few encounters with unmitigated grace
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