October 10 in Pennsylvania
My good friend Dr. John Franke will be installed as the Lester and Kay Clemens Professor of Missional Theology on Friday, October 10, 2008, at Biblical Seminary in Hatfield PA (north of Philadelphia).
To celebrate his installation, there's an exciting roster of speakers including:
Seminary president David Dunbar - also a long-time dear friend
Prof. Scot McKnight - a gifted author, teacher, and blogger
Tim Keel - one of the best pastor/artists in the nation
Darrell Guder - brilliant thought leader in the missional church
And I'll be giving a lecture called "An Epistemology of Love," drawing from the work of N. T. Wright, Jack Caputo, Jane Goodall, and - most importantly, St. Paul and Jesus.
You can get more information here.
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Caring for Creation …
We've got a lot of work to do.
Check this out.
Then watch/listen to this ...
LATE NOTE: Some truly encouraging news here ... - not that we've made progress in caring for creation, but that our damage hasn't reached to every corner yet.
Another encouraging news item about Lonesome George (mentioned in my book The Story We Find Ourselves In ...)
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Surprise re: Songs for a Revolution of Hope
I heard today from Tracy Howe that the song 11:57 (listen here) from our Songs for a Revolution of Hope is receiving airplay at Radio Universidad Puerto Rico.
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Back Home …
What an amazing summer I've had. It began with an impossible-to-describe time in Africa in May, then to England for a tremendous conference in June. Then what a July ...
- First was the great privilege of speaking to the Lambeth gathering on evangelism in our changing context. Additional positive reports have been filed about my time there.
- Then I had the joy of participating in the Common Word dialogue at Yale. This important dialogue brings together Christians and Muslims to talk about how we can be peacemakers - focusing on the Great Commandment to love God and love neighbor. Another great pleasure there - having the chance to room with Mazhar Mallouhi, someone I've wanted to meet for quite some time because of Paul Gordon Chandler's amazing book about him. What a delightful and interesting person!
- Then July ended with a gathering called "Ich-theology." This is a small gathering of theologians and Christian leaders (hence "theology") who share a love for fly fishing (the study of fish is "ichthyology"). It was a special joy to be with friends Wes Granberg-Michelson and Pat Keifert and to make new friends as well. (I'll try to post a few fishing pictures when I get a chance.) We gathered in Yellowstone - one of the most beautiful settings on the planet ... vast, varied, wild, rugged, and brilliant with the glory of the Creator.
I feel so full and grateful ... And the summer's not even over yet. Next week I'll be at the Preaching Peace conference in Pennsylvania (join us if you can!), then speaking at Cedar Ridge and Mars Hill, and then off to Greenbelt in England (fourth transatlantic flight in four months).
I wish I could find words to express how blessed I am. Thanks be to God!
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Beliefnet blog
I'm blogging on beliefnet ... here's my first post.
It's called "Who's Going to Win?"
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