http://cityview.blogsome.com craig obrien blogs about life in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:35:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every culture has communities.  These communities either function well or they do not.  Each community or network of people makes some contribution to form what might be identified in that time and place as society.  By functioning well I mean that people love each other rather than just tolerate each ... http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/07/08/community-interrupted/ You get what you inspect, not what you expect. With that leadership lesson I have too often realized my own agreeable nature fails to be as loving as Jesus is. Jesus has great expectations for his disciples; expectations that pushed their minds and captured their hearts. However when… If you ... http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/06/27/missional-discipleship/ Craig OBrien blogs now at www.urbanfoot.ca  I have blogged for a few years now. However at best I am an irregular blogger. After a two month break I have decided to try again. The truth is I missed it. Writing is a good discipline and I have found the blog to ... http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/06/25/my-new-blog-wwwurbanfootca-2/ Craig OBrien blogs now at www.urbanfoot.ca  I have blogged for a few years now. However at best I am an irregular blogger. After a two month break I have decided to try again. The truth is I missed it. Writing is a good discipline and I have found the blog to ... http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/06/25/my-new-blog-wwwurbanfootca/ http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/04/16/219/ Jaime at a Living Alternate has pasted 7 statements from David Fitch on Church Planting.  These totally resonate with me. http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/04/03/7-great-statements-from-david-fitch-on-church-planting/ I am very thankful for the rest that we had together as a family last week.  What a great time.  Eat, sleep, hike, run, play hockey in the street, read books, watch movies.  We had a great time in Lynden, WA.  On a few mornings our view of Mt. Baker ... http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/03/31/there-is-nothing-like-rest-3/ On Good Friday, Cityview, The Bridge, and The Urban Village Church collaborated for a worship service.  In preparation for the service we experimented with a form of presentation called pecha kucha.  What is calls for is 20 images, with 20 seconds of talk for each slide, for a total presentation ... http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/pecha-kucha-for-good-friday/ As a nod towards St. Patrick’s day it is worth writing about a book I have been working through in the last month.  I am not yet finished with the book but have found some joy and insight for my prayer life through Calvin Miller’s book, The Path of Celtic ... http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/03/17/the-path-of-celtic-prayer/ Vancouver economics and the issue of affordable rent puts pressure on an ever broadening range of people.  I have observed in the Main St. corredor that as housing prices have gone up, mortagages go up, and rent goes up too.  The economic status of renters in our area has changed.  As this article ... http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/03/12/the-struggle-to-pay-rent-in-vancouver/