BACK TO REAL?

Back from Emergent. My head--my soul--is overloaded. This morning, the routine of the daily commute kicked a bit of normalcy, but I wonder, which is real, the community interaction of the conference or the individualistic bubble of daily life? Both. Hopefully I'll be able to do some processing tonight. Some key theological issues that I'll need to look into are:

ecclesiology, especially the nature of church and her relationship to the kingdom of God

anthropology, especially imago dei

One phrase from the theological discussion/session with Doug P on Saturday morning really hit home: we--meaning local faith communities--need to be willing to do the hard work of handcrafted theology.

This gives committee work a whole new spin.