My friend Rob Fairbanks recently posted this Christmas prayer on his blog that I thought would be good to share as Christmas eve approaches tomorrow.
Sometimes we find your love in the warmth of relationship. In the embrace of a friend or in the believing words of a parent or in the intimacy of a life [...]
bryan on December 23rd, 2008
I hope this week finds you well! The Anchor is not going to be meeting for the next few weeks, but I will try to get on here and post some thoughts and reflections in the meantime.
With Christmas Eve tomorrow night, I start to think of the story of Christ’s birth in the manger. And [...]
bryan on December 19th, 2008
“How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytise?”
Check out this video:
Hearing Penn talk about Evangelism, or as he refers to it proselytism gives a very needed challenge to our belief structures as Christians. How many times do we avoid speaking with others about the Gospel for the very reason that Penn mentioned: [...]
bryan on December 17th, 2008
Jerry Sittser, one of my professors from my time at Whitworth, has written a great book on Christian spirituality: Water From a Deep Well. This book has been a very good read for me that has cause many moments of good reflection on spirituality.
I just finished reading the chapter on the Word, and am dwelling [...]
bryan on December 11th, 2008
My friend Amon recently wrote a story about growing up in Rwanda to introduce a ministry he has started. I am going to post his story, and ask you that if you are interested in pursuing this Advent Conspiracy paradigm of giving to others instead of just spending on ourselves, to consider giving through Africa [...]
bryan on December 11th, 2008
This Sunday, Richard shared with us from Matthew 3:1-17. This passage centers on John the Baptist, who Matthew depicts as a herald, preparing the way and announcing the coming of a King. Central to John’s message was the message of repentance. Specifically, Matthew notes this message that John had been saying:
You brood of vipers! Who [...]
The Anchor Church is a gathering of Christians that meets in Southeast Portland and specifically in the Foster-Powell, and surrounding neighborhoods. We believe that the essence of the Christian life is love: Christ followers loving God and others in response the the love they receive from God.
At the Anchor, we affirm spiritual seeking. Even if you aren’t a Christ follower, you are welcome to join us during our times of worship. Many people involved would love to share conversations with you and share the story of their spiritual journey as well.
Because the Anchor is a Christian gathering, we try to find our place as being connected to the rich tradition of Christians throughout the centuries. We feel it is important that we see our place being connected to things that Christ followers have been doing throughout the history of the church. What we are doing are things that have resonated with people for thousands of years. We believe that when we gather for worship, in a mysterious way the entire historic church gathers with us as we worship God and celebrate the story of how God has interacted with us throughout time.
At the Anchor, we believe prayer is very important. Email us if you have prayer requests you would like us to pray about. prayer@anchorpdx.org
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