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Jason Evans has asked to be relieved of his editorial duties with Next-Wave. Jason has made some great contributions in his year at the editor's desk. Next-Wave has a new look, a new collaborative editing tool, and a lot of new contributors. Your comments on the articles are welcome. Likewise, feel free to become a member of the Next-Wave community and post your articles on the discussion link. Blessings to you all. Charlie Wear, September 2004 Article: From a 5 a.m. viewpoint by Chris Marshall Its 5:00 a.m. and I may be suffering from the hangover effects of my weekend fever, but I woke up with these thoughts. Please forgive me. >> more9/15/04; 9:27:56 PM Article: Lost in Translation by Brian Orme Cell phones are magnificent tools for communication--if you have a clear signal. Without a clear signal it is easy to lose the message in the translation. Static, fuzz, then a brief moment of clarity that enables you to hear one syllable, then the static returns. It can be inconvenient or even frantic depending on the urgency of the message... >> more 9/7/04; 7:33:27 PM Article: Deep Change by Todd Hunter Earlier this summer I read Deep Change by Robert E. Quinn. Quinn makes the argument that for persons, businesses or any other enterprise, the only options available to them are "deep change or slow death"... >> more 9/6/04; 6:16:58 PM Article: Revolutionary Generosity by Graham Old Some time ago, I read a small booklet by Andre Trocme, entitled Jesus and the non-violent revolution.[1] It completely shook my world and forced me to re-evaluate everything that I thought I knew about Christ and being a disciple. This article is a brief summary of his views and how they might be applied to the topic of giving... >> more9/6/04; 6:16:45 PM Article: Form Matters by Alan Creech "Form doesn't matter." "We're all brothers and sisters in Christ, it shouldn't really matter what church we go to." "Why does it matter how you do church, just stop harping and leave everybody alone." Well, hmm Hmmm (clears his throat) - Frankly, to say such things, to me, shows a lack of thought. What does he mean by that? To simply say, with no qualification, that "form doesn't matter" is a statement without proper consideration of its implications. >> more 9/6/04; 6:16:19 PM Article: Am I Postmodern? by Jordon Cooper I read and hear this a lot. Some angst over whether one is postmodern or emerging or whatever the phrase of the moment is as it relates to church. It isn't just individuals either. Institutionally I have heard churches say, "we are not postmodern" or "we reject postmodernity" or conversely, "we are a postmodern church"... >> more 9/6/04; 6:16:00 PM Review: Bill Bean interviews the authors of "Reclaiming God's Original Intent for the Church" Review: We've no Passion for "The Passion" by rob schlapfer From the Archives : You Don't Know Me
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