Odds and Ends
This is a post to tie up some loose ends over the past week or so. In other words, I haven't had the energy to write any of this stuff down.
A few posts back, a "Lori" made a comment. Is that Lori Cooper? If so, how are you doing? Shoot me an email sometime when you get a chance.
Today I purchased tickets to the third and final show in the "Mike & Amber's Favorite Musicians Fall Concert Tour 2005". First up will be Jack Johnson in early September down in Boca - his only show in Florida. Then, Coldplay about a week later here in West Palm. Finally, in November, the big show in Miami...U2. None of our seats are particurly great for any of the shows, but hey, how many times to you get to see three amazing concerts in the space of two months?
Next...the Workshop was great...exceeded my expectations in fact. The first night we had some great conversations around a few biblical images of the kingdom and sought to enlarge our minds a little concerning the kingdom's implications, particularly as what we think of as the "good news". I enjoyed hearing the various responses from the time of meditation and, as usual when you talk about the kingdom, there was no lack hard questions and aha moments. The second night we focused on our reactions to the picture of the kingdom that had been painted for us the night before, specifically answering two questions: Does the agenda of God, or God's dream for the world, feel good and right to us and do we want in on it ourselves? Does it (or does it not) make sense to think of entering the kingdom of God as the "good news" or Gospel? Again, lots of varied reactions but in my view the primary goal was reached - an open atmosphere for dialog about the kingdom of God's implications for our life was established. We'll be setting up the next Workshop fairly soon. There's a pool of potential topics we're considering, then we have to plan it and set the date. So, look for something probably later in July.
Out.
A few posts back, a "Lori" made a comment. Is that Lori Cooper? If so, how are you doing? Shoot me an email sometime when you get a chance.
Today I purchased tickets to the third and final show in the "Mike & Amber's Favorite Musicians Fall Concert Tour 2005". First up will be Jack Johnson in early September down in Boca - his only show in Florida. Then, Coldplay about a week later here in West Palm. Finally, in November, the big show in Miami...U2. None of our seats are particurly great for any of the shows, but hey, how many times to you get to see three amazing concerts in the space of two months?
Next...the Workshop was great...exceeded my expectations in fact. The first night we had some great conversations around a few biblical images of the kingdom and sought to enlarge our minds a little concerning the kingdom's implications, particularly as what we think of as the "good news". I enjoyed hearing the various responses from the time of meditation and, as usual when you talk about the kingdom, there was no lack hard questions and aha moments. The second night we focused on our reactions to the picture of the kingdom that had been painted for us the night before, specifically answering two questions: Does the agenda of God, or God's dream for the world, feel good and right to us and do we want in on it ourselves? Does it (or does it not) make sense to think of entering the kingdom of God as the "good news" or Gospel? Again, lots of varied reactions but in my view the primary goal was reached - an open atmosphere for dialog about the kingdom of God's implications for our life was established. We'll be setting up the next Workshop fairly soon. There's a pool of potential topics we're considering, then we have to plan it and set the date. So, look for something probably later in July.
Out.
posted by Mike Bishop at 8:24 PM
3 Comments:
b-u-t-full
Hi Mike. I enjoy reading your blog. Have to comment because I was thinking this morning here in L.A. how excited I am that I get to go to U2 and Coldplay this year as well (Just picked up Coldplay tix). didn't score the JJohnson ones thoough.
A long while back you wrote that Norah Jones makes you want to worship or something like that. My wife and I make sure we see her everytime she comes to town. I always that of that quote. Her concerts are like a retreat for us.
yes... it was lori cooper.. sounds like all's well... I'm good in Maine... actually right now I'm in California, but whatever.
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