January 17, 2007

Pets Of The Emerging Church - UPDATED



The emerging/missional movement(s) are filled with important, but thoroughly intense theological reflection, debate and engagement. As a result, it is easy to get lost in the details and, at times, take ourselves too seriously. We must remember that one of the core values and dynamics of what we are moving towards is relationship. Even here we can get to cerebral at times. So I thought I would do something about it.


Inspire by Scot McKnight's occasional post about the animals in his life, I thought it would be fun to get to know about you all through the little creatures that you love- your pets! Above and below are pictures of my little guy, Dino, a full breed Jack Russell Terrier. He is larger than the average Jack Russell, but actually the size the breed was original bred to. He is a great friend, a real ham and too smart for his own good. He learned how to open the fridge, so we had to duct tape it until we found a baby latch. Even then, he removed the tape, at one pushing a chair to the fridge to reach it. Even in ministry, he is part of the team. the first day we walked him in the neighbourhood, we met more of our neighbours than we had in the months prior.


How about you? Join me in posting a picture of your pet(s) and tell us why you love them. Tell a special story about your relationship with them, whether it be funny, moving or otherwise. If you have any questions about my pet, feel free to ask them! If you don't have a blog, feel free to tell your story in the comment section. You can even email me a pic and I'll post it below. Have at it crew!

UPDATE: Here are other pets of the emerging church!



Doug Koop talk about his new pooch Logan

Bryan Riley sent us this pic of Liberty
Cindy Bryan has posted HERE about Cupcake, our first non-canine pet listed.
James Kingsley is shown here with... Spike? (talk about revisionism...)
Here is Jen's emergent cat, Felix
Robbymac's three-legged cat, Tripod (of course)
Danno's Corgie, Bogie
 
Ed C. shows us Eva and Bailey (white and brown respectively)

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Posted by Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 19:45:49 | Permanent Link | Comments (23) |
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1 - Great idea--here's mine! (Comment this)

Written by: Kievas Fargo at 2007/01/16 - 22:27:37
2 - Kievas,

Excellent! Thanks for posting. I'll add you to the list.

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/16 - 22:45:10
3 - Logan arrived more than three years ago. Here's what we thought it about him then.

http://www.christianweek.org/opinions/guest/03/editor_jan6.html (Comment this)

Written by: Doug Koop at 2007/01/17 - 09:51:30
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4 - Doug,

Dino sure loved meeting Logan and LOVES the toy (though we have had to hide it a few times to avoid the noise).

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/17 - 10:09:30
5 - Yes, i'm 6'3, 200, but i (we) have a toy poodle. She's amazing. She is perfect for dog lovers because she is completely devoted to us. The one thing I wish she were better at was accepting others. We sometimes jokingly refer to her as the "holy spirit" because if our attitudes toward one another become less than loving she works hard to bring us together. :) (Comment this)

Written by: Bryan Riley at 2007/01/17 - 11:01:31
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6 - Bryan,

LOL! Thanks for the insight into Liberty's place in your life. Dino is my first dog, so I was surprised that I got a small one. However, I am now sold on small dogs.

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/17 - 11:30:04
7 - just put some photos on my blog! (Comment this)

Written by: cindy at 2007/01/17 - 12:21:54
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8 - Cindy,

Excellent! Thanks for being the first non-dog post!

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/17 - 12:53:49
9 - Thanks for posting the pic Jamie! I've got another one of Spike and I going for a little gallop over on my blog as well now. (Comment this)

Written by: James Kingsley at 2007/01/17 - 19:53:13
10 - haha, Good one. Pets are good. We have a dog and two cats. My wife is a great animal lover. And I need to pinch pennies to get a digital camera! (Comment this)

Written by: Ted Gossard at 2007/01/17 - 19:56:26
11 - Like Ted, I can't upload to the computer (yet) so I'll just take a stab at describing.

We have a dog, Meeka, a 45 pound beagle/dobie/shepherd mutt (looks like a small dobie but with beagle ears), very smart, and still energetically chasing her tail at age 10. We also have an orange tiger cat, Felicity, the Grand Dame of the house at age 12- we call her the Empress of the Universe. She talks to us to let us know to 1) feed her, 2) turn on the bathroom faucet for her to drink (no lapping from a bowl, no sir- the EOTU must have FRESH water!) 3) brush her in the morning and 4) pick her up and give her kittylove. Her vices are actually quite few.

All our family love them both. A righteous person cares for animals- Proverbs 12:10.

Dana (Comment this)

Written by: Dana Ames at 2007/01/17 - 20:37:40
12 - What a fun posting! I came to you via RevGalBlogPals. I'm delighted to provide you this link to our emergent cat (including a couple fun pics, too) on the occasions when he's appeared on the pages of my blog. Felix on the Blanket in the Grove. (Comment this)

Written by: Jen at 2007/01/17 - 21:57:17
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13 - James,

LOL! So wrong on so many levels...

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/18 - 00:17:18
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14 - Ted & Dana,

Sorry to miss out on the photos, but thanks for the word pictures! Good to have some cats in the mix.

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/18 - 00:18:16
15 - Dude, you totally forgot Tripod the three-legged missional cat!!
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Written by: robbymac at 2007/01/18 - 22:22:34
16 - A-HEM...

Let\\\'s try that link again:

Tripod (Comment this)

Written by: robbymac at 2007/01/18 - 22:24:25
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17 - Robbymac,

Done!

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/18 - 22:29:12
18 - Hey Jamie,
Great idea. Here is a link to our dog, Bogie. He really does have legs, but they're only about 6" long. He's a Pembroke Welsch Corgie - about 10 years old. He's not much of a watchdog, because if you reach your hand towards him, he immediately rolls over on his back so you can scratch his tummy. (Comment this)

Written by: dan h. at 2007/01/19 - 07:58:15
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19 - Dan,

Excellent, thanks!

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/19 - 08:59:22
20 - This has been a fun post Jamie. I enjoy checking it each time it pops up on bloglines. Here is a picture of our dog Buddy.  (Comment this)

Written by: grace at 2007/01/19 - 10:25:16
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21 - Grace,

I've really enjoyed it as well. Thanks!

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/19 - 10:30:35
22 - I like to joke that Eva and Bailey are our reminders to keep church small and to make sure it can be reproduced easily. See Houses That Change the World.

Eva and Bailey are both Mini Rex rabbits who have the easiest life a pet could ever hope for. We adopted them through the New York State Rabbit Resource listings on www.petfinder.com. (Comment this)

Written by: ed c at 2007/01/19 - 12:02:55
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23 - Ed,

LOL! Great reminder... Thanks for the link too, as many good rabbits (and other animals) need good homes.

Peace,
Jamie (Comment this)

Written by: Jamie Arpin-Ricci at 2007/01/19 - 12:06:39
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