Jeromy Johnson | January 20, 2009
Share For the past year, two men — one Israeli, one Palestinian — have been blogging about their lives on opposite sides of the Israeli-Gaza border. One goes by the screen-name Hope Man (Israeli Eric Yellin), and the other, Peace Man (Palestinian — name not given for safety concerns). They purposely share the same blog. [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 4, 2009
Share I Will Be There. A friend emailed me needing an ear/presence/guidance/advice because of some of the stuff they were going through. Just earlier that morning, as I was in prayer while fasting from the Lord’s supper, I asked God to show me how I can become a living Eucharist—being broken and poured out for [...]
Jeromy Johnson | December 12, 2008
Share If you blog, or comment on blogs, chances are you have developed some pretty cool cyber-friendships. But have you ever wondered what your cyber-friends really look and sound like? Well I have. So here is my weekend challenge for you: leave a video comment on this post. Here are some ideas: Introduce yourself Say [...]
Jeromy Johnson | July 14, 2008
Share A face I have not seen or thought about in over seven-years (2001) invaded my dreams last night. Just out of the blue this old childhood friend appeared as I slept. So when I woke up this morning I did what any sane person living in the age of the internet does, I Googled [...]
Jeromy Johnson | July 1, 2008
ShareI rarely simply quote someone and leave it at that. I always like to add my two-cents thinking that my insight will make it better (as if). But tonight when I read this paragraph, it summarized exactly what we are experiencing in real-time here in Folsom within a small group of friends. So here it [...]
Jeromy Johnson | May 17, 2008
Share A while ago, a good friend of mine and I were hanging out in his driveway shooting the breeze when a man approached us on foot. He had very casual clothes, a gold tooth, rags and cleaning supplies. He strikes up a conversation with us, cracking jokes and overall just trying to connect with [...]
Jeromy Johnson | May 9, 2008
Share As I get older, I learn there is a natural rhythm to life where friendships come and go. I have also learned to embrace this rhythm, not fight it. Different seasons of life form and emerge, bringing with them the surprise and gift of new friendships. It is like taking a road trip [...]
Jeromy Johnson | May 7, 2008
Share Jonathan said, “And even when we share the Gospel story, we’re left with the real question. If this person says, “No,” for whatever reason, will we still choose to love them? Will we still share the Gospel with them? Will we still be love, which is the fullest reflection of Jesus and the call [...]
Jeromy Johnson | May 5, 2008
Share Jen and I have been married for 10 years, this June. So when I was asked to synchroblog about keeping it real and the latest chapter of our story, I thought I’d do just that. So here is chapter 10 of our ongoing story: Our last anniversary was spent camping on the banks of [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 12, 2008
Share So some good friends of ours got married today (congratulations “Jesse” and Linda!). It was an tiny wedding but one that oozed with love and words of restoration. Lots of tears were shed by all. Afterwards, we went to the restaurant, BJ’s, where we downed pasta, caesar salad, and pizza. While there, some of [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 9, 2008
Share Spring time is here. That means one thing—my top comes off. See, as a Jeep owner, the months of September through March carry with them a shadowy depression because the weather forces the sane person to keep their Jeep top on. But then Spring arrives. The top comes off and the whole world seems [...]
Jeromy Johnson | April 6, 2008
Share From Glenn Hager: Some of you know that I am trying to shape a ministry that would come along side these pioneers and revolutionaries and help them through the transition. This desire has grown out of my own experience of being a pastor for over twenty years, struggling find my place, and eventually, losing [...]
Jeromy Johnson | March 12, 2008
Share May I seek less to be understood by the other than to understand the other.
Jeromy Johnson | February 15, 2008
Share A while ago, a good friend of mine and I were hanging out in his driveway shooting the breeze when a man approached us on foot. He had very casual clothes, a gold tooth, rags and cleaning supplies. He strikes up a conversation with us, cracking jokes and overall just trying to connect with [...]
Jeromy Johnson | January 9, 2008
Share I just got off the phone with a great buddy of mine, Matt Sampson, who moved with his family to Oregon a few years ago and works with a ministry called Sparrow Clubs (please, please visit the site and read Sparrow Club’s story!! You’ll be glad you did). He and I have one of [...]
Jeromy Johnson | December 4, 2007
Share Like books, there are few great movies. Lots of good ones. Tons of okay ones. But few great ones. I’m not sure the movie I just watched would fall into the category of great. All I know is that if there are few great movies, there are fewer that make me cry. This one [...]
Jeromy Johnson | November 30, 2007
Share Bright light. Poking. Prodding. Cutting. Pointing. Note taking. Formaldehyde. Pinned. Death. Specimen. Detached. These are all words that come to mind when I recall my High School Biology class’ dissection lab. I remember with fondness those lab days; frogs pinned to boards, anxious 15 year-olds with knifes in hand, the smell of formaldehyde, the [...]
Jeromy Johnson | November 6, 2007
ShareI love books. I love new friends. When those two loves meet, I get to do something else I love––dialoguing with good friends about a good book about a good God. What could be better? (OK, I can think of a few things, but you get the gist). We are dialoging at The Shack Review with Verity, Jonathan, and Raquel. You [...]
Jeromy Johnson | October 27, 2007
Share Soccer. The World loves it; America is learning to love it. I personally never liked it. For me, the few points earned require way too much running. So when my seven-year-old son approached me two years ago saying he wanted to play, I was less than enthusiastic. If soccer played at a professional level [...]
Jeromy Johnson | October 10, 2007
ShareI have been working in churches since 1991 and have made the rounds through a number of denominations. For the past three years I have been reading and engaging a lot of the emerging and missional movement, feeling a sense of “finally someone is putting words to what I have been feeling in my gut.” [...]
