On the way from Lake Tahoe to Yosemite, I drove through a beautifully-situated small town called Markleesville, then over Monitor Pass and south to Lake Mono and Lee Vining. At the bottom of Monitor Pass, I saw Aspens changing colour for the first time; their beauty lives up to its reputation. Monitor Pass is spectacular, [...]
Lake Tahoe is a beautiful place. I drove from Reno as night was falling, so did not see the lake at all until this morning. After looking at the map, I had planned to stay in Crystal Bay, but was so horrified by the bright flashing lights and number of casinos that I drove a [...]
Just a quick note to say that I have arrived at Lake Tahoe and taken a lot of pictures. The best so far are in the gallery.
Today was my last full day here before I head off to California. I got everything packed, then changed my mind and re-packed everything. Even though I am looking forward to California, I feel sad to be leaving here. My time here has been wonderful, and Mike, Chris, Sarah and Joe have become very dear [...]
It has been another beautiful day, sunny and warm. I spent the morning preparing to go to California - getting things washed, deciding what to take, what to leave here. Mike and I met the youth pastor of a local church for lunch; it was great to hear from him and how God is moving in [...]
It’s another beautiful day here. I ate breakfast on the deck, in the sunshine and cool air - wonderful.
I also connected with Roger Thoman in California, who I will visit next week.
Barna writes about his observations of where and how God is working in people’s lives, identifying mini-movements as the prime source of transformation, including house churches in his list. In my opinion, most house churches do not share one of the five characteristics he attributes to these mini-movements.
By special request, Sarah and Joe make a guest appearance on this blog. Here they are after the Honor Roll, celebrating their academic achievements. (Obvious, isn’t it??)
It was another tough day here, lounging around outside in the sun. I’m not sure I can take the pace much longer . (Aren’t my legs a beautiful colour?!)
We had breakfast with Jon Dale and his friend David, talking about the National House Church Conference and starting a discussion about financing house church planters. Mike and I continued the discussion later, both wanting to conclude that we should not - after all, isn’t one of the advantages of house churches that they do not [...]
