tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375587632009-02-21T02:56:27.304-08:00going away from herekylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932786833296279470noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37558763.post-81996253325939416312007-07-26T05:30:00.001-07:002007-07-26T05:30:34.283-07:00

MerrimackIt all went black the night of the attackI’m sinking down with the MerrimackThough I’m rusty at the seamsCaving in is never fading outI followed my instinct, followed the windHoping it would lead me back to you againFoot over foot, I walked the tracksNorfolk Southern eastboundShaky like a leaf I quiverWondering where and when and if we’ll ever meetheaded back home to find youCause you’

kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932786833296279470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37558763.post-59878095958353590192007-06-08T11:22:00.000-07:002007-06-08T11:24:47.824-07:00

Next weekend I'll be playing the Texas Pete Ribfest here in town backing up my bro.Then I'll be heading down to the island of Hispanola for a sojourn in Cielo, Dominican Republic.Should be some time of soul healing.

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I'm spending some time now familiarizing myself with some old african american spirituals. There is something about them that really gets to the rawness of human longing for transcendence and liberation. A groaning quality if you will. This is shaping my view of the "low-church liturgical" which I am focusing in on as a way for us postmodern Southerners to (re)connect to a tradition that

kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932786833296279470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37558763.post-18715261362467678322007-04-12T12:43:00.000-07:002007-04-12T12:48:24.280-07:00

In the absence of noiseYour fullness thereinwe hear Your voice, we hear Your voiceThe offering we bringto You is this spacein which you can workLord, we need Your graceGod who is there and here and nowmay Your presence fill this placeGod who is there and here and nowlet Your Spirit descend like a doveO God! we have run from YouO God! we have run,Bring us back, bring us back....Please bring us

kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932786833296279470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37558763.post-71059238426704324182007-02-20T16:14:00.000-08:002007-02-20T16:17:24.808-08:00

We are on the threshold of my favorite Christian holiday season. In preparation for the death and resurrection of Jesus I'm taking a break from non-work related internet use. Hopefully this will create a space in which I can experience God's presence. Back in April.

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It is a real blessing to be a part of the emerging conversation. The way that circumstances and events have unfolded recently have really helped me to discern my calling. And for that I am grateful. I have met so many genuine people in the past few months. It gives me so much hope. People interested not in convincing one another about their ideas, but people who value our shared

kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932786833296279470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37558763.post-1168882595736936602007-01-15T09:28:00.000-08:002007-01-15T09:36:35.743-08:00

I just picked up Peter Rollin's new book, How (not) to speak of God. I read the intro and am already devouring it. God-talk is very confusing. Maybe that is (not) why I keep talking about God. Wrap your mind around this: "That which we cannot speak of is the one thing about whom and to whom we must never stop speaking."

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I am finishing up reading Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma. In short, it's a long book about food. Thinking about how and what we eat and where it comes from is something few people consider. We want variety and cheap food. But cheap prices aren't so black and white. What about the hidden costs like environmental degradation and loss of local cuisine? As he points out, eating in the (post)

kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932786833296279470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37558763.post-1164327027448138592006-11-23T15:36:00.000-08:002007-02-01T12:23:05.802-08:00

"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,and into his courts with praise:be thankful unto him, and bless his name.For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truthendured to all generations." --from psalm 100I've been in a rather contemplative mood this thanksgiving week, which usually translates into reading snipets of wide-ranging books and increased moments of doubt. Last night I

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When you are fighting an uphill battle it only gets tougher. Moderate Baptists across the South have been a little more outspoken in the past few years with the increasing legitimacy of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. No longer having to fear being kicked out of the fundementalist Southern Baptist Convention, moderates have been able to distinguish themselves as a voice of reason and faith

kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932786833296279470noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37558763.post-1163431622115453162006-11-13T07:25:00.000-08:002006-11-13T07:27:02.126-08:00

This is my new attempt at the blogs, seemingly the sophisticated, intellectual thing to do these days. We'll see...

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