Sorry I have written any blogs recently, things have been a lot busier than normal. Last weekend we did have a Thanksgiving vacation, from Thursday afternoon until Tuesday, and that was a much needed break. We've been mostly busy with our discipleship in the mornings, where we are studying a book by Michael Frost: Exiles. It's a great book that talks about how we, as Christians are never meant to settle in this world, but rather live like exiles, just passerbys in this life. And with that mindset we are to remember the dangerous stories of the Bible, dangerous promises from God and to each other, to make dangerous critiques to this world's earthly kingdom, and finally to sing dangerous songs to help us remember the truth.

   Right now I'm finishing up the final project, which is to create a 5-year plan for living in a city as an absolute exile. It could be different for every person, but basically the goal is to create a community of exiles, reaching out in places the author calls "third places:" not in the home, not at work, and not at church. A third place is a place where people can relax and talk about whatever is on there minds, discuss serious things or just have a cup of coffee. The author views this as a means of evangelism, when Christians can bring up conversation about God in a relaxed setting. One does have to be careful to use the word "evangelism," as is has such a negative connotation to many people. It's not as if Christians are trying to force people to believe anything, we are just there to discuss the truth with anyone willing to listen.

   Hopefully I'll be able to show a small clip of project soon. I was assigned the city of Wasilla, Alaska, which should be very interesting...

   More to come soon!