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Everybody Loves Ed Stetzer

Among left and right – Emergent and not, it seems like Stetzer gets heard. Anybody want to guess why that is? Here he is talking to a Southern Baptist: Backstage: Ed Stetzer from SBC Greater Things 2010 on Vimeo.

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Krahn the Camp Counselor

I probably won’t post much of substance this week as I am spending my mornings shepherding seven grade 5-6 boys around Day Camp every morning. I’m having a blast! Enjoying spending time with other people’s kids is really growing on me… and since I have three daughters and no sons this is a chance for [...]

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Two Views of God

A drawing by David Hayward

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Martin Luther – “This life…”

“This life, therefore, is not righteousness but growth in righteousness, not health but healing, not being but becoming, not rest but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be, but we are growing toward it. The process is not yet finished, but it is going on. This is not the end but it is [...]

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“Our worship is what we do with our freedom.”

Tim Bailey (@tim_____) from his excellent chapter on worship in his book “Upsidedown“: “Our worship is what we do with our freedom. Community and freedom culminate in worship. The giving of oneself to others for God’s redeeming purposes through Christ represents an understanding and integration of His mercy and grace. Worship is both the cause [...]

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Back to the Blog

After a nice month off I’m ready to resume my daily duties. There were two big temptations this month. 1. The whole John Piper/Rick Warren fiasco broke out early in the month. I really wanted to jump in on that one but I resisted. 2. The Jennifer Knapp story broke shortly after and although I’ve [...]

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Daily Digest for April 30th

Published Daily Digest for April 29th. Thinking of putting an ice-dance routine together using John Cage’s 1952 composition called 4′33″ #lookitup (look it up, then you’ll laugh) [michaelkrahn] Just finished my performance of John Cage’s 1952 composition 4′33″. I used guitar for :30, trombone for 2:33, and flute for the final 1:40 [michaelkrahn]

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Daily Digest for April 29th

Q to adult SS class: What would you like to study next? A: More Jesus. // Perfect answer. [michaelkrahn] Published Daily Digest for April 28th. C’est le buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut!!!! #Habs [michaelkrahn] Way to go Habs… of course they’ll flame out in the second round but who cares about that right now. #Habs [michaelkrahn] Writing about music. [...]

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Daily Digest for April 28th

Finally taking my Easter stat – off to London, Starbucks, books – then home for a run, time with the fam -then out with @markwbird [michaelkrahn] Ran 7.5k at 5:36 per/k. PB [michaelkrahn] Day off playlist: Hawksley Workman(!), K’naan(!), Shad(+/-), Serena Ryder(meh), Jennifer Knapp(-). [michaelkrahn] Bought a white chocolate mocha for my sweetie… Wait a [...]

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Contradictions (The Medialle House Journals – 12)

This is part of a series of posts based on writing I did on personal retreat in October 2009. Read earlier posts in the series here: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |Part 5|Part 6|Part 7|Part 8 |Part 9|Part 10|Part 11 “Contradictions have always existed in the soul of man. [...]

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