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Last Sunday, we had two guests at our 9:00 gathering from Germany! I'm always interested in how people find LifePoint -- either by word-of-mouth, craigslist, etc. -- so I asked them the typical question: "How did you hear about us?"That's when they told me they found us at ginkworld, a website devoted to postmodern and emerging approaches to church. A number of months ago (even before we launched), I had submitted our site to be listed.So ... I decided to surf back over there this morning and see what was new. That's when I came across this article entitled, "Church in a P2P context." All you former Napster people should sit up and pay attention. It's a good article and here it is:Church, in a p2p context:by john o'keefeI like the idea of p2p (peer to peer or person to person) in a community of faith. Like in the computer…

Here are a few pictures from Hope's Thanksgiving program. Her class was in charge of chapel and most of these shots are from that.

Every now and then I like to sneak off to a place to pray. I try to pick places that don't necessarily provide quiet but perspective. Here in San Diego, the beach is a great place to pray. Especially when you can sit up on a cliff and see nothing but ocean in front of you. That has a way of putting things in perspective.Another favorite spot of mine is Presidio Park, just above Old Town. This is a gem. I'm not sure many people -- even people who have lived here a while -- ever go to Presidio Park. It has two or three spots that provide good perspective. From one bench you can look out over I-8 and see Morena Boulevard and USD. The other spots direct you to Point Loma and downtown.Yesterday I chose the spot that looks directly towards Point Loma and spent some time in…

I'm about halfway through the book about the spiritual life of U2. It's an interesting read, especially since it weaves in both lyrics and interviews. It seems that Bono, The Edge, and Larry all became Christians while in their teens in Dublin, Ireland. Adam remains the only spiritual free agent.At times the author sounds more like a fan than an observer but it hasn't detracted from the book. One angle that I'm most interested in is how art and faith co-exist and how U2 has chosen to be more missional in their approach to art.The author uses the term "Christian ghetto" to describe the sometimes restrictive environment of the corporate church. Hmmm.

Thanks to my buddy Jonathan, I went to Berean's and bought two new books (and a Veggie Tales video for my daughters).The first book is one that I've been wanting to read for several months: The Barbarian Way by Erwin McManus. He says the greatest threat to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity! McManus is the lead pastor at Mosaic in Los Angeles, a church that is forging a new way for postmodern ministry. Mosaic was influential in shaping some of my thinking regarding LifePoint.The second book is entitled, "Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2." Yes, that U2. Many people who like U2 don't realize their Christian background. This was a more spontaneous purchase. I saw it on display, thumbed through it, and bought it. At least now I can better appreciate my U2 iPod.Stay posted.