http://www.brianmclaren.net/ en-us plushy55@yahoo.com 2008-05-13T12:00:48-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/whose-side-are-you-on.html This week many people around the world are recalling - with a wide range of emotion and opinion - the formation of the modern state of Israel 60 years ago. This piece by Eboo Patel expresses what's most in my... 1747@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-13T12:00:48-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/upcoming-international-travel.html Now that the EMC tour is over (I'm still feeling pretty sad about that ... it was such an enjoyable experience) ... people have been asking about when I'll be doing some international travel. Here's what's planned this year and... 1746@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-13T11:04:35-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/in-the-baltodc-area.html Tomorrow (Tuesday) 13 May I'll be meeting a few friends at Daily Grind in Fulton from 8 to 9:30 or so. You're welcome to drop in and join us. For links, go here ...... 1745@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-12T20:37:40-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/a-joyful-conclusion.html Goshen College welcomed us for our final stop in the Everything Must Change Tour ... I was so impressed, once again, by the school's administrators, faculty, and students, as they live out their five core values: Christ-centered passionate learning global... 1744@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-12T10:46:00-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/goshen-article-music.html I leave in a few minutes for our last tour stop in Goshen, Indiana. It's not too late to join us - and Goshen isn't far from major midwest cities ... One of the truly interesting and good-hearted people I... 1742@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-08T09:36:59-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/what-im-listening-to.html I've been listening to Don Chaffer's CD "What You Don't Know" almost constantly for the last couple days. And Rev. Vince Anderson's "100% Jesus." Great music.... 1741@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-07T10:14:04-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/malaysian-initiative.html My friend Sivin Kit has helped launch a beautiful new project in Malaysia. You can read about it here. They describe the initiative like this: The MICAH MANDATE website is the result of the concerns and aspirations of a group... 1740@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-07T08:58:13-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/new-kind-of-christian.html The "A New Kind of Christian" trilogy, as many of you know, has just been re-released in paperback. The new artwork is excellent, and we included a new introduction to each book. I keep hearing from people - especially young... 1739@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-07T08:52:11-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/blessed-in-the-bronx.html Jeremy Del Rio blogged and photographed our EMC event in Bronx last weekend. The next best thing to being there would be catching his excellent verbal and visual report here.Vic Your last chance this year to be part of the... 1737@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-06T13:56:50-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/envision-08-june-810.html If you haven't heard about Envision 08, I hope you'll do three things: 1. Right now ... click on this link: ev08.org 2. Register and be part of this historic gathering if you possibly can. 3. Send this link to... 1736@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-06T11:10:54-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/an-amazing-weekend.html Week ten of our eleven-city tour is now history. I wished we had four or five days together in the Bronx instead of just one and a half. What a tremendous group of people. We were hosted by two inspiring... 1734@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-05T11:34:41-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/amen-td-jakes.html TD Jakes offers a powerful word here.... 1735@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-04T13:18:07-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/two-questions.html I caught up briefly with my friends Chad and Amber at the EMC event in Kansas City. Chad sent me these questions, which I thought others might find helpful: 1) What are your favorite resources for preparation to preach or... 1738@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-03T15:04:58-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/going-to-rwanda-and-burundi.html A group of us will be joining a group of emerging African leaders associated with amahoro-africa.com in Rwanda and Burundi in a few weeks. Here's a beautiful video/song from Sara Groves about Rwanda - it matches my experiences in Africa... 1733@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-02T09:49:51-05:00 http://www.brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/may-13-want-to-have-breakfast.html For folks living in the Baltimore-Washington area ... a few of us will get be getting together for breakfast/coffee at 8 a.m. on Tuesday 13 May. We'll meet at the Daily Grind ... From Route 95 between DC and Baltimore,... 1732@http://www.brianmclaren.net/ Blog 2008-05-02T09:45:21-05:00