http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org an earnest presentation of reasons in opposition Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:05:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en © keith@neoxenos.org () keith@neoxenos.org() 1440 an earnest presentation of reasons in opposition keith@neoxenos.org No no http://neoxenos.info/repo/uploads/reponet/ImageLib/podcast.jpg http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org 144 144 http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/dialog-with-elaine/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/dialog-with-elaine/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:03:55 +0000 kmcc http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/?p=196 http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/dialog-with-elaine/feed/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/drug-dealers-and-legalists/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/drug-dealers-and-legalists/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:22:37 +0000 kmcc http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/?p=191 http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/drug-dealers-and-legalists/feed/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/brokenness/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/brokenness/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:58:52 +0000 Gozer the Keymaster http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/?p=190 http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/brokenness/feed/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/i-had-a-dream/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/i-had-a-dream/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:52:50 +0000 kmcc http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/i-had-a-dream/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/i-had-a-dream/feed/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-heroes-of-2008/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-heroes-of-2008/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:47:20 +0000 kmcc http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-heroes-of-2008/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-heroes-of-2008/feed/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-stream-of-time/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-stream-of-time/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:01:12 +0000 kmcc http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-stream-of-time/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-stream-of-time/feed/ 00:01:01 It's 6:20 AM and I'm watching these kids watch the sunrise on Labor Day weekend at East Harbor. It's a study in youth: impulsive, silly ... It's 6:20 AM and I'm watching these kids watch the sunrise on Labor Day weekend at East Harbor. It's a study in youth: impulsive, silly and random comments, talking over one other, emotional outbursts, and so absorbing! It's a study in Venus and Mars: diffuse guys, active, energetic, guitar-heroes framed against the horizon, boasting, theatrical (supposing the girls are watching). The girls clump, sit, oblivious, and twitter. Sweet spontaneity, soon all gone! Adulthood looms in the stream of time. What I now remember and think of is Scot's death, my young brother. The sky is on fire with sunrise colors, far too glorious to bear, and the music playing was from his tribute. Where is the beauty of Scot now? Does he shine with the glory of the sunrise? What magic this morning is! I can see, I think, the way Jesus sees it when his children come together in the spiritual realm called the Body of Christ. This is the gathering of shared presence, when "the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God." (Col.2:19) It affects change, even without deliberate effort, in the same way our own bodies distribute life. It's impossible to predict the effects, but they will be good effects because the spiritual stuff of shared presence always leaves a deep, intangible mark in the stream of time. Anchors of the Soul. This moment will burrow deep in their hearts as a memory of a time called "friendship" and a moment called "love". No, not the deep intimacy of marriage or even close friends, yet still it will be an Anchor of the Soul, and it heals even a heart filled with pain. Perhaps this is because there's so many of them gathered, and they all belong to Jesus and Jesus is here, and they know each other, and they love and delight in each other's presence. What heart-piercing energy! Found nowhere else on the planet, it is unique to this place in the stream of time. Scot left many such moments littered in my heart. Such is the stream of time... beauty keith@neoxenos.org no No http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/death/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/death/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:01:25 +0000 kmcc http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/death/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/death/feed/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/macho-man-take2/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/macho-man-take2/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:23:33 +0000 kmcc http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/?p=151 http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/macho-man-take2/feed/ 00:01:01 Driscoll elaborates about the "Macho Man" video in Basecamp news, and it helps frame his earlier comments and adds insight for church growth and leadership... ... Driscoll elaborates about the "Macho Man" video in Basecamp news, and it helps frame his earlier comments and adds insight for church growth and leadership... I'm on the hunt now for his materials on "assessment". It's only a few minutes long, and worthwhile: If you're reading about "the Restless Reformed" in the zine, you'll see what I mean. He throws a dose of Calvinism in there to keep it real... plans keith@neoxenos.org no No http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/sea-of-joy/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/sea-of-joy/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:44:51 +0000 kmcc http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/sea-of-joy/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/sea-of-joy/feed/ 5:22 Listen to Sea of Joy and what I've got burning inside... I just witnessed a worker bust out in tears over the joy of serving others. ... Listen to Sea of Joy and what I've got burning inside... I just witnessed a worker bust out in tears over the joy of serving others. He once bragged he never cried, hadn't cried for years, and it was foolish and useless. That was a year ago. But tonight he wept a Sea of Joy over the kids he loved and served for years. Now growing older, these kids are becoming winners with spiritual hope -- not just Kosmos hope -- and a real future, unlike so many others he knew--even himself at that age. He wept at the honor God granted him to imprint their childhood with living spirit. But his joy was mixed with grief. Now his "children" were walking into a fog of waiting hurt and scars that stay for a lifetime. One of them is my own child, and I know what he means: their sweet naivety will vanish soon. They'll never again have those squeaky-high voices. He asked me if he will recognize them later, and will they remember him? These questions are difficult to answer. He was a heartless punk who now feels that weighty love parents carry, deep inside. How strange for a non-parent to care this deeply. It is supernatural, a new life Jesus sparked in that young worker's heart...and Paul felt it, even though unmarried: You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 2:1 I know how it feels, and even this young worker is cherished in my heart the same way, and I love him like a son. I prefer to say "Little Brother," only because I never want to confuse those disciples or myself about who their true father is, waiting in heaven, and I also want them to come alongside and even peck at my character the way siblings do. I get it enough, but I could use more pecking, I'm sure. This is what happens when "a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies," Jesus said: "It bears much fruit." (Jn. 12:24) I've seen that young worker miss many Friday night adventures with his peers to spend with kids far below his level. And tonight, "it bears much fruit" in his heart. Who is this dude? Tonight I swim by moonlight in a Sea of Joy not easily forgotten. Mark and Diana, Neil and Kalie...come dive in! The water's fine! truth,,worthy,Purpose keith@neoxenos.org no No http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-joy-of-fathers-day/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-joy-of-fathers-day/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:18:13 +0000 kmcc http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-joy-of-fathers-day/ http://remonstrance.neoblogs.org/the-joy-of-fathers-day/feed/