Inward Outward
Inward /Outward is a relatively new blog from Our Church of the Saviour in Washington D.C.
I recommend reading a little about the ministries of that church, it's a pretty amazing list.
You can sign up for a daily inspirational email on the site as well. I found out about this from an email I was sent about the Bruderhof Communities and the question What happened to the Daily Dig?.
The Daily Dig was a daily inspirational email; and part of a fairly large internet presence by the Bruderhof Community, that was pulled from the web by the authors because they wanted "to focus on face-to-face relationships with those around us."
Sounds good.
I discovered the Bruderhof Daily Dig about a week before it was removed, and found the messages, and thoughtful commentary by readers, quite appealing. I also found the courage and consistency of the authors in pulling the web presence refreshing. One of the main authors had written a note shortly before the plug was pulled about the evils of the internet and it would have been hypocritical to continue using what he referred to as a tool of the devil. Needless to say there was a lot of online conversation after that essay appeared on the pros and cons of using the internet.
Back to the Inward/Outward blog from the Church of the Saviour though - this is a snippet of today's blog entry that I liked:
"The authentic Jesus does not condone violence but is the embodiment of love, embracing all people equally with mercy and the hope of transformation. The authentic Jesus confronts our addictions to the culture—our cravings for money, prestige, control, security—and the systems that create and sustain them."
There's a lot of tension between being a Christ-centered Christian and living in this world. The discussion continues on many websites near you. Hopefully we will all have chances to participate in some of the face to face activity that takes the discussion off the computer and into the world where people need our help.