I am officially on holiday!! I’m hoping to post some photos here over the next week as we will be in some scenic places. Today I wanted to repost something put up here a few years ago as I think it ties in well with the series we just completed. :: originally posted 18 December…
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Non-Servant Leadership
I was listening to a podcast by Scot McKnight yesterday about the Bible. I got a lot out of it, and I’ll share the link below. Part of the conversation reminded me of something I haven’t thought of in years, but was a key moment in the life of our church in Ithaca. During the…
Embedding
In November of this year, Elizabeth and I came on staff with Christian Associates (CA) as Team Leaders in Dublin. It has been an exciting time for us with a lot to learn and process. One item that we found attractive about CA was their church planting process. Not only did their philosophy fit well with…
It Feels So Good When I Stop…
I’ve met people in Europe who have told me that church planting doesn’t work over here like it does in the States where you just “put up a sign and people show up.” That’s funny for a couple of reasons. First off, that is not the experience of most church planters in the northeastern US….
Fitting In
I read an article this morning by Colin Woodward which breaks down the US/Canada/Mexico into 11 different nations and examines their views on violence, education, religion, government, etc. Having spent my whole life in the region Woodward calls “Yankeedom,” I found his thesis fascinating. One of the things we are asked a lot is about how we find…
Our Journey (part 1) – Minding Our Own Business
While we were back in NY last month, we went through some of the stuff we left in storage over there, and carted some of it back with us. One of the things Liz brought back, were letters that I wrote to her while we were dating. I was reading some of them yesterday (I’d like to think I’m a better person 24 years later).
We’re Remodeling
Welcome to TheWilsonsInDublin.com! As you might have guessed, this little corner of the interwebs is about our family (the Wilsons), and our lives in Dublin. (Sadly creative blog/website naming has never been a strength of ours). The purpose of this site is to share a bit about the journey we have found ourselves on over…
Waxing Nostalgic…Things I Love About Ithaca
This July 4th weekend will mark the 18 year anniversary of when Liz & I moved to Ithaca from Albany. While I know Liz was hoping we’d settle down in the area and raise our family, I was thinking 5 years and we’d be on to our next adventure. I mean Ithaca was small…it was in the middle of nowhere and they didn’t even have a professional sports team.