immersn is on holidays!!

hey fellow wanderers!

just a quick note to let you know that immersn has shut down for the summer but will be back at it in the fall...better than ever!

stay tuned

stay connected

stay real.

happy summer!

thanks...and see ya

there are no words to describe what this community has meant to me.

it is a difficult thing to sit back and review what something like immersn has meant and then write those thoughts down in a concise way...logic is almost always easier to communicate than emotion. that's why vulcans are so smart.

anyhoo, from the first time we gathered in the hall in sept of 2007 until this final time in the same hall in 2010 (yikes!) this group has been on a journey of God-discovery.

we never knew what this thing was going to look like and God made it something more than i ever could have hoped when we sat down to plan out immersion (it started with the "proper" spelling...we dropped the 'io' at the end for the sake of the website) years ago. this thing started as a 'cool' service for people who wanted something more than what they got at an average sunday morning. it turned into a faith community that embraced God, each other, and the true struggle that should define a life of faith.

no topic taboo, no person unwelcome, no event un-holy. i think we really took some monumental steps toward redefining what 'church' means in the 21st century. for that, and so much more, i am thankful for this community.

also, i am thankful for all the laughs, deep discussions, food, art, love, food, learning, food and spiritual growth i have enjoyed over the past couple of years.

i have always believed that faith has no formula (mostly because i hate math) and i think the same can be said of relationships. therefore, besides making me inherently distrustful of all those '7 steps to a holier you' books it also makes experiences like this incredibly powerful for me. i don't understand how and why we all gathered each week, i don't understand why immersn means so much to each of us. i don't understand how each and every one of you possess such unique perspectives and yet, somehow, each remain faithful to the LORD. i don't understand it, but i love it.

and i love this community and all the new people i have come to know because of it. because of immersn i have many new friends, i am aware of children struggling against evil in uganda, i have seen our people lay down their lives (metaphorically) for others, i am aware of how much my life impacts other lives and our planet, i am aware that people in the pews really struggle with the faith...even if they are too polite to mention it on a sunday morning. because of you, i feel more aware.

so, to conclude. i began by stating that there are no words to describe what immersn has meant to me because of one simple truth: through you i have seen GOD.

what else is there to say?

I LOVE YOU ALL.

THANK-YOU.

AMEN.

remember AND realize

sometimes we think that all the fighting we are called to remember on nov. 11th took place in the past.

that is not the case. we have sons and daughters fighting for lofty goals all over the globe right now.

there are the sons and daughters of other mothers and fathers being stolen from their families to be used in not-so-lofty wars right now.

please, please, please join us wednesday night, nov 11 at 7pm as we remember and realize the horror that is war. kids are still fighting. each generation seems doomed to learn these lessons over again.

invisible children will be hosting an evening with us as they screen their new film: together we are free

the screening will be free, the music will be reflective, the merchandise will advertise this cause and give money to people who really need it. come and partake

remember those who have given so much
realize that there are those who are still being forced to give.
let us remember the hope that comes to us from ancient days:

He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
~Isaiah 2:4~

peace.

this is just one video among many on youtube...we hope you can spend some time and watch a bunch. we hope you can join us wednesday and watch one more. think of the beauty as thousands of american teens volunteered to sleep in parks out of love to show solidarity to the african children that are forced to do the same out of fear.