The Data Collection is Complete
Today I typed the final page of audio transcription and loaded the last few emails into NVivo. With these acts I have officially collected all the data for the Deep in the Burbs Research Project. Let us take a moment to reflect. ahhhh. The team met for the first time...
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Bible Mania | A Maniacal Tour through the Story of the Bible
Bible Mania was a one-day event that I taught on October 11, 2014 at Grace Lutheran Church in Andover, MN. The event has been divided into twelve video segments, each approximately 25 minutes in length. This series will guide you through an introduction to the Bible....The Research Phase is Finished
The final meeting of the Deep in the Burbs Research Team ended a few moments ago. I sit here in humbled awe that a group of people would volunteer their time over the span of ten months to meet 11 times, create and carry out action projects in their neighborhoods,...The Wonderfully Messy Dance of Life in the Trinity
I try to pay attention to how things cluster in my consciousness. There will be a conversation here, I’ll read something there, someone will send a message from over there, all within a few hours, all about the same thing. When that happens–and it seems to...
A Reflection on the First of the Last Meetings
The Research Team met last night for the first of the final two meetings. It was touch and go during the day since the first snow storm of the season decided to blow through town and dump 10 inches on us. Attendance: There are 18 team members total. Those present...
Wealth, Social Class, and the Kingdom of Heaven | A Visual Sermon from Matthew 25:31-46
Listen to the sermon audio One lens through which we can look at the human condition is that of the socio-economic landscape. What did Jesus have to say about how the socio-economic classes should interact? There are basically three classes of people in the world,...A Visual Guide to Making Sense out of the Deep in the Burbs Project
This Prezi attempts to capture the “what” of the Deep in the Burbs Project. I drew this sketch today in order to organize my thoughts and decipher the focus of my writing. I could go in so many directions with this project! Some initial observations: This...
Embodied Theology
I was reading God, Sexuality, and the Self by Sarah Coakley today. Chapter Four, “The Charismatic Constituency: Embarrassment or Riches?” reports her ethnographic research of two Charismatic congregations in a University town in England. The chapter itself...
