A solid, straightforward explanation of the address element. It has been badly used for a long time, so the more this kind of thing gets out, the better we are.
"I occasionally wonder about the damage that can be done by the careless appeal to 'community.'" Great thoughts on what the church has done with the concept of community, and a contrast that draws upon Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
"I had a vision the other day that came to me in the form of a daydream. I was sitting in the library staring off into space when suddenly I imagined myself in a huge room with a crowd of people. We were all waiting for God to show up."
Jonathan Stegall is a web designer and emergent / emerging follower of Jesus currently living in Atlanta, seeking to abide in the creative tension between theology, spirituality, design, and justice.