I am an emergent blogger (and that is my real "myspace").

My son, Benji, and I have been having an ongoing conversation about the meaning of emergent and the "emergent church" movement. The more I read and listen, the more I am convinced that emergent church and emergent theology really has more to do with relevance than emerging.

Every generation, every family has dealt with, not so much issues of change, as issue of translation and interpretation. The meanings of the base thoughts do not change, but the language often does. And what’s just as important is that how people interpret the translation can effect the base thoughts most of all.

As a father of one young adult and three up-and-coming (emergent) teenagers, I am called upon to translate my values and interpret my heritage, my faith and my values into meaningful, life changing concepts that I can pass on to my heirs.

As a Pastor of a small, growing church I am called upon to translate and interpret the timeless truth of God’s Word into everyday application. With God’s help that translation and interpretation is life-changing.

So, I am an emergent blogger. And to anyone who is long suffering enough to read this space, my goal is to be relevant. We’ll see if it works!