Hey all. Sunday is the start of Advent (I know, “Already?”) The mothers and fathers of our faith were kind and intentional in giving us this month-long slowing-practice of reflection. When I say “slowing-practice”, what I mean is, these godly women and men looked into the future and knew the tendencies of humankind… our tendency […]
On today’s episode of #OffTheHighway, I interview Brandon Rhodes of Springwater Community and The Parish Collective. One of the topics we wander into is the concept of Church branding. Brandon tells lovely stories about acts of goodness and beauty happening all around his neighborhood and how he and his community of faith are seeking to […]
This past weekend, I was invited to share at Bridge City Community Church (http://www.bethechurch.net) in SE Portland. Here are the thoughts that I shared… The beginning of my public meditation was the unexplainable violence in Paris last week. My out loud thoughts surfed through stories from my youth, the harmful limitations that church-speak perpetrates upon […]
Here is a talk that I gave this week to the students of Warner Pacific College here in Portland, OR. I hope you enjoy it. Click here:
Well, in case you missed it, this week has been dedicated to the thoughts and imaginations of Mark Scandrette (MarkScandrette.com), who is, among other things, the director of ReImagine (reimagine.org.) Take a moment, if you haven’t already, to watch these episodes of off the highway. We cover topics as diverse as imagination, innovation, experimentation and […]
I recently gave an on-air interview on The Dove TV. We covered several topics including my newest book, ALOOF, and host, Perry Atkinson, seemed most enthusiastic to get to a conversation about the church and the surrounding culture. Needless to say, I think Perry was a bit surprised by my answer. To jump to the […]
“The city has been trying to shut us down” -Pastor Serenity Domenico . . . . We are in Oklahoma visiting my sister’s family. A few years back, I was speaking at John Brown University. It was there that we met Serenity, at the time just a struggling student, not struggling so much with school, […]
Friends, Many of you know that my family has had a challenging season. In light of that, we are disconnecting for a spell. Please know that we will be back soon and, prayerfully, with fresh creativity and inspiration. For now, I will say, “See you soon.” Watch, listen and enjoy.
The Yale Center for Faith and Culture invited me to speak last month. It was a great thrill. The larger topic was: how can a secularist follow Jesus and how might the church respond. At a specific point, during one of our events, sitting beside my friend, Tom Krattfnmaker, Dr. Matthew Croasmun asked me, “Tony, […]
In Part 1, we shared about a few things we don’t care that much about. Read those here. In Part 2, we shared imaginations about the weekly worship gathering. Read those here. Part 3… We (Aimee and Tony Kriz) are not church-goers. To be specific, currently, we do not regularly attend a brick-and-mortar church’s services […]
