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Plurality 2.0 Guest Blogger Schedule

March 31, 2009 25 Comments

Plurality 2.0 is a blog series on pomomusings to have conversations on issues of pluralism, ecumenism and Christian faith. For more information on the series, you can read about it here.

Below you will see the finalized schedule for our Plurality 2.0 Blog Series, although there may be some minor changes made to this list as we go along. Thanks to everyone who is participating in this series and I hope you’ll come back and check out the posts, grab my RSS feed or keep up to date on Twitter by searching for the #plurality hashtag.

Here is the video explanation of the blog series:

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Plurality 2.0 Starts in Two Days

March 30, 2009 2 Comments

On Wednesday, April 1st at 9:00am PST, we begin a two-month long series here on Pomomusings called “Plurality 2.0.” In this series, I will be hosting over 30 people as they reflect on issues of plurality, ecumenism and the Christian faith. Since my first post about this blog series, the following people have also agreed to submit a post: Christine Sine, Makeesha Fisher, John O’Hara, Carol Howard Merritt, Nanette Sawyer, Katie Harris, Natalie Stadnick, Kelly Bean, Brian Merritt, Landon Whitsitt and Brian McLaren. I’m still thinking we’ll get another 10 voices or so into the mix, but as you can see, there are going to be some really wonderful conversations taking place. The final schedule will be posted sometime tomorrow.

If you’re reading this post in a RSS reader, you’ll want to come visit the post and watch the video on the right sidebar (or below for larger quality). You can watch the video in HD both on Vimeo and YouTube. Please pass these around and let people know about this blog series.

Be sure to check back on Wednesday for the first post in the Plurality 2.0 series, or you can subscribe to get the posts emailed to you by clicking here. Also, we’ll be using the hashtag #plurality if you want to keep updated with the conversation on Twitter. You can search for #plurality here. [Read more...]

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Blog Series: Plurality 2.0

March 26, 2009 39 Comments

A year ago, I invited guest bloggers to Pomomusings and asked them to reflect on “the Kingdom of God.” It was a really wonderful series and I think it produced some fruitful conversations. Starting April 1st, and continuing throughout April and May, we’ll be focusing on issues relating to plurality and pluralism. The guest blogger series will be called “Plurality 2.0.”

I think issues of pluralism, ecumenism, the exclusivity/inclusivity of Christ and everything else that could fall under the broad category of plurality are certainly divisive issues today. For many, words like pluralism have very negative connotations – it’s something that only pansy, milquetoast Christians believe in. For others, pluralism is simply the air we breathe and we just need to accept it. But perhaps there are other different ways to (re)think issues like these. I’m hoping that our guest bloggers will be able to help us think about plurality in a new way: Plurality 2.0.

We are going to have a very exciting lineup of authors. For the full list of guest authors and bloggers, you can find the schedule here. Stay tuned for some really thought-provoking posts and conversation. If you don’t already subscribe to my RSS feed, you’ll want to now!

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National Psoriasis Walk for Awareness

March 25, 2009 4 Comments

On June 13th, I will join others in San Francisco for the 2009 National Psoriasis Walk for Awareness. Over the past 10 years, I’ve had mild psoriasis and recently it’s been acting up more and I’ve had some issues that could, someday, lead to psoriatic arthritis. The Walk for Awareness is just that – it’s a walk to raise awareness about psoriasis in society, because it can tend to be an embarrassing and frustrating disease to have. The fund raising portion of the walk is to go towards research to find a cure for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

If you don’t have any idea what psoriasis is, this is from the National Psoriasis Foundation website:

Psoriasis is a chronic disease of the immune system that appears on the skin, usually in the form of thick, red, scaly patches. Up to 30 percent of people with psoriasis also develop psoriatic arthritis. Psoriasis is associated with other serious conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity. According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis.

It’s a really annoying disease, one that can drastically impact the quality of lives for those living with it. Last fall I went to one meeting of a support group for those with psoriasis and it was really sad to hear stories from people who are just too embarrassed to go out in public because of their psoriasis.

I’ll be walking on June 13th – thanks to everyone who donated money – I met my donation goal of $500 and went over as well! So thanks so much! If you still want to donate you can here. Thanks everyone!

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