National Pastors Convention
Each February, Zondervan publisher sponsors the National Pastors Convention in San Diego. This year, along with my colleague Aaron Graham, I will be facilitating an early bird seminar entilted, "From Compassion to Action." If you're going to be in San Diego, be sure to stop by and say hello. Also, my boss and all aground great guy, Jim Wallis, will be speaking on Thursday evening for a few minutes at the plenary session and on Friday morning at a workshop.
Dobson to Endorse Huckabee
According to an AP story, James Dobson is going to endorse Mike Huckabee. I have to wonder, why did he wait until the GOP primary is all but over? This boost could have potentially helped Huckabee early on, but now it will provide little more than a blip. Does this mean that Dobson has been secretly supporting Romney or is this driven by his odd hatred of McCain?
I'm still confused by the American Spectators certainty of Dobson's endorsement of Huckabee, only to withdraw the story a few hours later.
Romney Ends Bid for the Presidency
Well it's official, Mitt Romney has ended his bid for the presidency and set his sights on 2012. His supporters have many excuses for his failed candidacy, in particular, perceived prejudice from evangelicals against his religious beliefs. In my opinion, Romney didn't fail because evangelicals are prejudiced against mormons - although prejudice may exist - Romney lost, because he appeared to be the most inauthentic candidate to run for president in my lifetime. No one had any idea what he stood for and that scares everyone - Republicans and Democrats alike.
Everything Must Change
I spent this past weekend in Charlotte, NC with Brian McLaren and his Everything Must Change tour. I always enjoy my time out of the office, because I meet great people and make great new friends.
This was my first time to Charlotte, NC and it proved to be a very eventful trip, including a wild taxi ride across the city and a SERIOUSLY delayed train that caused me to miss a meeting in DC. But, with that aside, Charlotte is a great city. I was particularly impressed with Area Fifteen - a wonderful prayer and arts community - that helped host the McLaren event.
One of my new friends from Charlotte is Melvin Bray. He describes himself as a learner, teacher, writer, storyteller, lover of people, connoisseur of creativity and believer in possibilities. A man after my own heart. Melvin recently interviewed Brian McLaren in response to a critical article in Christianity Today by John Wilson of Books and Culture. The CT article and Brian's response on Melvin's blog are both worth reading.
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