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Friday, December 08, 2006

to blog or not to blog

It’s been a whole year without blogging…I’m not sure if I can sustain this blog anymore, because I’ve been able to DO so much more with my time since I took a year sabbatical. Most of that has been with people very close to me, family and friends who don’t blog anyway.

Recently I’ve been re-evaluating my involvement with emerging church stuff. It’s been a mixed bag of hope and disappointment. A few years ago I discovered the Emergent Village website and was thrilled to find like minded people voicing some of the same hopes and concerns about Christianity that I had. The ‘generative friendship’ and ‘conversation’ buzz words hooked me. The site’s evolution has been a mix of better and worse. But recently, I think the last three or four emails I have received from Emergent have been pleas for money, not unlike so many other religious organizations that I avoid. Where do you go from here?

I’m also contemplating deleting this blog. If you've received anything from what I’ve shared from my own journey, I’m delighted. If there is anything you want to take from this blog, please do so soon, because it may not be here much longer.

Peace,


Dan

4 Comments:

Blogger Ecclesial Dreamer said...

This post breaks my heart in so many ways. Maybe it is because so much of what you say sounds like my own internal conversation at some level. Maybe it is the sense of hopelessness in this season of hope. Whichever, I hope all is well in your journey and, with or without the blog, I pray that you keep exploring and following the trail wherever it leads.

Peace,

James

8:40 PM  
Blogger Trissa + Joel said...

Dan,

I can totally understand how you are feeling. I have often contemplated erasing my own blog and walking away.

Recently, I've been thinking about emailing you, because the last time I saw you guys, I said that I believed I was becoming an atheist. I don't think I was particularly articulate, but when I read the following post, I finally felt as though someone had described what I was feeling.

http://conversationattheedge.com/2006/11/07/almost-an-atheist/

I'm glad you have been able to reconnect with family and friends! Have a good journey.

Sincerely,
Trissa

10:32 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dan, I would encourage you to leave the blog up here in cyberspace even if bow out. Blessing whatever happens.

Matt Stone

4:20 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

PS. While I have decided to delete Ekstasis, everything I wrote there has been copied across to my primary blog http://mattstone.blogs.com where the material has been incorporated into the new design.

Matt

4:23 AM  

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