Mike Croghan's Page

E-mail Address

mike@rudetheology.com

Phone Number

571-218-5064

About Me

I'm interested in Jesus of Nazareth, his Kingdom, and his Church, especially in its Missional, Emergent, and Anglican forms. Also comic books, movies, and hiking.

Political Views

Purple; bluish-purple; Caesar always sucks but we don't get to pretend that's not our problem

Religious Views

commontable.org, Christian, Anglican, Episcopalian, Jesus, Missional, Emerging, Emergent

My Websites/Blogs

http://www.rudetheology.com/
http://www.commontable.org/

Blogs I Read

Heh - too many to list - check the blogroll on my blog at http://www.rudetheology.com/

Activities

reading, writing, socializing, hanging out, meeting people, watching movies, camping, hiking, being helpful

Interests

Christianity, Emerging Church, Emergent, Missional, Anglican, Celtic Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism, comparative religion, incarnational, sacramental, discipleship, formation, discernment, contemplative, labyrinth, centering prayer, meditation, comic books, movies, hiking

Favorite Books

The Bible, Sandman, Neverwhere, Coraline, Stardust, American Gods, Strangers in Paradise, Blankets, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Preacher, Promethea, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Y: The Last Man, Runaways, Astonishing X-Men, A Generous Orthodoxy, A New Kind of Christian, The Story We Find Ourselves In, The Last Word and the Word After That, The Tao Te Ching, The Bhagavad Gita, The Dhammapada, The Upanishads, Practicing the Presence of God, The Chronicles of Narnia, World Scripture, The Continuing Conversion of the Church, How (Not) to Speak of God, The Fidelity of Betrayal, Jesus for President, A Christianity Worth Believing

Currently Reading

The New Christians, Deep Economy, The Back of the Napkin, Coraline (Graphic Novel), various comics, a few magazines

Favorite Music

Eddie from Ohio, Moxy Fruvous, Folk Underground, Cobalt Season, Ditty Bops, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Elton John, Beatles, Alison Krauss, Pink Floyd, Evanescence, Matisyahu, Ollabelle, Crooked Still, Over the Rhine, Folk, Celtic, Gospel, Chant, Bluegrass, Blues, Alternative Rock, Classic Rock, Reggae, World, movie scores, showtunes

Favorite Movies

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Gospel of John, Donnie Darko, Dark City, Ghostbusters, The Wicker Man, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Sixth Sense, Monty Python's Life of Brian, The Matrix, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, 12 Monkeys, Rocky Horror, Clerks, The Fifth Element, Serenity

Favorite TV Shows

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Babylon 5, Firefly, Twin Peaks, Battlestar Galactica, Veronica Mars, Doctor Who, Arrested Development, Wonderfalls, Lost, Monty Python, Angel, American Gothic, Carnivale, Heroes, Dexter, The Office, Ugly Betty, Prison Break

Favorite Quotes

"Not every need is a call" - Amy Moffitt, Amy's friend, Amy's friend's therapist, and Francis Schaeffer (not necessarily in that order)

"Belief, for me, is a stake in the sand." - Deanna Doan

"Personally, I don't have the guts to follow Jesus, so I often settle for being a Christian." - Rick the Sushi Addict

"I've done everything the Bible says - even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!" - Ned Flanders

I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. - Dwight Eisenhower

The best is the enemy of the good. - Voltaire

The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. - Chinese proverb

No matter how far down the wrong road you have gone, turn back now. - Turkish proverb

Opposites are not contradictory but complementary. - Niels Bohr

All models are wrong. Some models are useful. - George Box

Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it. - Walter Chrysler

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. - Peter Drucker

Always listen to the experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it. - Robert Heinlein

There are two kinds of fool. One says, "This is old, and therefore good." And one says, "This is new, and therefore better." - John Brunner