nashville area journal & my email
today my email has been taken over by the nashville area journal. this is a ministry of my bishop. he is a big advocate for the life journal and the techniques used for spiritual formation within in. there was an effort to make this available online. it went through some growing pains and was left for dead. i sent an email and helped bring it back to life and with mark stephenson and the foundation for evangelizm it's now going online.
me, well, i'm just a go between and a friend of mark and the foundation. so i've been in on some of the development, albeit minor pieces, more of content developing. what i am apparently finding out today is that i am on the admin of the site too as i opened up my email to see the journal registrations just coming in. it's very cool to see people jumping in. i know many of these folks. being a big promoter of spiritual practices i'm excited to see people start to use this. doubt this will help my bishop know who the heck i am after all this, but it's possible he could remember my name or at least that i am in his episcopacy. who cares, it might redeem myself for this.
fyi: for those that use the site, i can't see what you might journal about. i just know you are there, your personal reflections are yours and yours alone.
1) Sorry to add more to your in-box, but
2) Thanks for the heads up. I had not heard of this before, and think it's a great idea.
Posted by: John I. Carney | January 22, 2007 at 06:18 PM
it's okay john, i don't mind. at the very least, i am not caught by surprise by the email notifications. glad you signed up. it should be pretty cool for everyone.
Posted by: gavin | January 22, 2007 at 06:27 PM
all right!! scripture readings are shorter on the online journal!!! yahyah!!
Posted by: Jonathon Norman | January 22, 2007 at 08:34 PM
did you see me? Huh? huh? huh?
Posted by: rev mommy | January 22, 2007 at 10:32 PM
Maybe you can convince him it was some weird sort of spiritual discipline? Some contemplate their navel, some their fly?
Posted by: rev mommy | January 22, 2007 at 10:33 PM
i did theresa. i'll remember that if he brings it again. i'm sure he'll just forget about me again. i should be able to run into him on friday &:~)
Posted by: gavin | January 22, 2007 at 10:53 PM
Gavin,
I've incorporated the SOAPY methodology to our lectio divina contemplative worship. I think they're "kin" in some way.
Thanks for posting the video from your bishop, that was really cool to see it explain the process so well.
Marty
Posted by: Brother Marty | January 23, 2007 at 08:15 PM