As many of you know, I’m a part of the House of St Michael the Archangel, a community of people dedicated to total conversion to the life of Jesus Christ. The work of the community in prayer, reading of scripture, and reading of early church writings has been one of the most transforming experiences of my life. It’s because of this that I’m inviting you to our annual devotional conference. It’s likely to be very different from anything you’ve experienced and will definitely be challenging, but I’m confident you will find the experience deeply worthwhile.

I hope you will consider coming!

If you are coming from outside of Pittsburgh, you will definitely have a place to stay.  Just let me know.

Here’s some more information about the conference:

Too many Christians aren’t impressed with Jesus, at least not enough. The annual House of St Michael the Archangel Devotional Conference is committed to entering into greater awe and reverence for the Lord Jesus Christ. The focus of this year’s conference will be on devotion to the name of Jesus. And through worship and the witness of the ancient Church, the Devotional Conference will call people to desire Jesus Christ with ever greater conviction.

Dates: Friday-Saturday, January 13-14, 2012

Times: Friday, 6pm-10pm; Saturday, 8:30am-4:30pm

Cost: $30 (covers food)

Order tickets via Eventbrite:
http://devotionalconference-efbevent.eventbrite.com/

Where: Oakmont Presbyterian Church, 415 Pennsylvania Ave, Oakmont, PA

There will also be optional vigil from 10pm on Friday through 8am on Saturday. The vigil will involve the reading of the Acts of the Apostles and the singing of the Jesus Prayer. People are welcome to participate in the vigil as much as they’re able – which could be for one hour, two hours, four hours, the whole thing, or not at all. People who participate in the vigil will also be welcome to sleep in the church when they’re not holding vigil.

Shane Claiborne (author of the Irresistible Revolution) and Chris Haw’s new book “Jesus for President” just came out a few months ago. It’s a book that insightfully seeks to grapple with the question, “How do we navigate our allegiance to state and our allegiance to Christ, especially when they come into conflict?”

I am on the coordinating team that is bringing the authors and some of their colleagues to DC to talk about the book and the topic. I hope you can come and will spread the word to your communities (publicity materials are available at http://www.jesusforpresidentindc.org/publicity)!

Friday, June 27 at 7PM
Calvary Baptist (755 8th St NW, Washington, DC)

Tickets are free, but you need to register at http://www.JesusforPresidentinDC.org.

Have no idea who Shane Claiborne is? You should definitely pick up a copy of Irresistible Revolution. I’ve personally given away over 200 copies of it. Check out the Jesus for President book reviews on the site as well http://www.JesusforPresidentinDC.org.

Please plan to come and don’t forget to spread the word to your friends. It’s going to be a great night!

I am working with a team of people who are planning a DC area book discussion surrounding the Irresistible Revolution: Living Life as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne. As you know, I am a huge fan of the book. My hope is that the gathering will help people further live-out the radical demand of loving our neighbors (and enemies) as ourselves. Here are the details:

January 27, 2006 11:00 AM
in First Baptist Church of Ballston
1031 N. Vermont Street
Arlington, VA 22201

More information is available at http://www.ordinaryradical.org (which I hope, will eventually become an online community allowing Ordinary Radicals across the globe to connect).