Year End Sale

It's the year-end at Robbymac, and we'd like to offer these selected posts to YOU, our valued reader, completely FREE OF CHARGE! That's right! Parking is free, and friendly people are everywhere. C'mon down and view these year-end posts while it's still 2006!

Numerous blogging compadres have been posting their "best of 2006" and encouraging other bloggers to do the same.

Looking over the last year of posts here, I'm not sure which ones would be "best"; I'm my own worst critic. But here's a few links to posts that generated a lot of discussion -- good, bad, and ugly.

The Feminization of Worship Series

These were some of the most commented-on, and I felt honoured to have such thoughtful and honest voices joining the conversation on Near/Far, then Near/Far: Second Iteration, and finally, Near/Far: Second Iteration, Subset One. And as a worship musician and sometimes leader, this subject remains near and dear to my heart.

The Friend of Missional Saga

The Friend of Missional post created quite a stir in greater blogdom. While the comments here remained respectful and conversational, I was tarred and feathered on more than a few other blogs, and received some of the most, uh, colourful emails I've ever read. The subsequent Clarification and Apology did little to mollify some irate bloggers. I stand by what I wrote.

Pastoral

Boanerges: Part Deux is my confessional rationale as to why I recommend avoiding contact with heresy-hunters. Holy Mañana is a reflection on the disasters surrounding a prominent American pastor, meth, and massages. The topic of Dreams has been a recurring theme ever since this blog started. Do we still dare to dream? Or are our Dreams in the Dirt?

As more and more people experience a Detoxing from Church, eventually they have to grapple with what a healthy resolution to the detox looks like, and also how to avoid the trap of the Crabby Detox.

Final Brain Morsels

I should also mention that the discussion resulting from the online version of Post-Charismatic? was overwhelming -- in a positive way; the book version should be available in spring 2007. And of course, we also did a DTS with YWAM Okanagan and subsequently joined staff full-time. Other than that, we've been mostly sitting around watching reruns of M*A*S*H.

Happy New Year, everyone!