Jesus for President Part I - Recap

About half of the September group had been able to read some or all of Jesus for President, so we spent some time reviewing the themes that had resonated with us. We talked about the Israelite nation rejecting God as their King and the way the Empire merged with the church after the time of Constantine; and we explored parallels in our contemporary world.

As Steve predicted, we needed more than one meeting for this topic, so next time Al will help us explore whether it is too late to redeem Sunday mornings in institutional churches, and J.D. will lead us into a discussion about the question: "when is it appropriate to resist the Empire?"

If you can get a copy of the book, great, but don't let that keep you away from our discussion - hope to see you in October.

Jesus for President - September 25

Just in time for the elections, we will discuss Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne at our meeting on September 25. Grab a copy of the book and enjoy some post-political convention reading. See you at 7:00 PM at It's a Grind, 4152 W. Spring Creek Pkwy in Plano.

Next Meeting August 28

Mark your calendar for our next cohort meeting, Thursday, August 28 at 7:00 P.M. at It's a Grind, 4152 W. Spring Creek Pkwy in Plano. Casey and J.D. will lead a discussion of liberation theology. Hope you can join us.

July Meeting Recap

Our July meeting was a time to catch up with each other. Casey reported that the Church Basement Roadshow was a lot of fun and a good review of the 3 authors’ latest books. Susan has been reading Donald Miller’s Searching for God Knows What. Ron read, but did not recommend, Roots and Wings. Joseph has been reading Wallis’ The Great Awakening. Clay is still reading the Voice. Larry and Casey talked about unChristian by Kinnaman. Casey has been reading Witness: Voices from the Holocaust by Greene and Kumar.

We wrapped up our meeting with a brief discussion of liberation theology and decided to continue that conversation at our August meeting on the 28th. Hope you can join us.

Next meeting - July 31, 2008

Our next meeting will be July 31st at 7:00 PM at It's a Grind, 4152 W. Spring Creek Pkwy in Plano. That's just west of Coit Road on Spring Creek Pkwy.

Kasey and/or J.D. will get the conversation started by discussing how history is always written by the victors and what liberation theology can teach us, and Casey will give us a report on the Church Basement Roadshow. This promises to be a great discussion. Hope to see you there.

Planting a garden as a revolutionary act

In sort of a hybrid between our earlier post about the themes of the movie WALL-E and our discussion in June about community gardens, you might want to read Rod Dreher's "Felling Subversive?" article in the Dallas Morning News on Sunday, July 13. If you look in the print edition, it is on page 4P. Here is the link for the on-line version.

Church Basement Roadshow

Danielle Shroyer asked that we help spread the word:

The Roadshow will be in FORT WORTH on Wednesday, July 16th at:
First Presbyterian Church
1000 Penn St
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 335-1231‎


The Roadshow will be in DALLAS on Friday, July 18th at:
Trinity Presbyterian Church
901 N. Zang Blvd
Dallas, TX
*please note that the sign at the church will not say Trinity Presbyterian, but we will have posters outside to let you know you are at the right place!

Both evenings begin at 7:30pm and the cost is $10 at the door. If you are on Facebook, you can RSVP to either of these events there. And please do pass this along to your friends!