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//re:generative divergence » Blog Archive » a tragedy — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 03:15:41 +0000

[...] mark oestreicher of youth specialties just posted a tragedy that took place this morning at university baptist church in waco. it sounds like rough times could be in store for that community and a lot of people around the nation. be in prayer for them. i couldn’t even imagine experiencing something like that. [...]

By: ysmarko

ysmarko — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:16:58 +0000

[...] elp the church both stay on mission and move toward the future (especially in light of the tragic death of their friend and lead pastor, kyle lake, several months back). it’s difficult to describe wh [...]

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 22:26:06 +0000

Terrible terrible thing….all I can say is man that truly stinks, and all we can do is pray for comfort and peace to those affected….

By: Church Marketing Sucks

Church Marketing Sucks — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:08:17 +0000

Pastor Kyle Lake Electrocuted During Baptism Service

The news is spreading pretty quickly, both in the blog world and in the news, but in case you haven’t heard pastor and author Kyle Lake was electrocuted while performing a baptism service yesterday and died. 33-year-old Lake reached for a microphone w…

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:05:24 +0000

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/31/pastor.electrocuted.ap/index.html

By: Clint Walker

Clint Walker — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 04:08:13 +0000

hmmm. This is sad.

It is sad for the man and the family.

But what keeps coming to my mind is how hard this would be for a church. To have your pastor electrocuted right in front of you. Wow.

By: jonathan ridenour

jonathan ridenour — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 03:34:35 +0000

kyle was my pastor and friend for a number of years. here is an excerpt from kyle’s latest book, entitled {re}Understanding Prayer: A fresh approach to conversation with God.

“My experience of life outgrew my understanding of God. Pure and simple. At some point, I was overcome by the realization that the God I was raised worshiping could not handle the complexities of real life. He was perfectly fit to deal with lollipops, candy canes, and sugerplums, but avalanches, wildfires, and tsunamis He was not. Literally and metaphorically. What’s odd about this realization is not it’s ridiculous nature but my response to this realization. The next few years I shifted into a defensive posture. I became protective of God, like an older brother watching out for his diminutive little sister who couldn’t hold her weight on the school playground. And this posture eventually seemed odd to me. Why did God need defending? Who was I really protecting?”

What a tragic day and what a timely quote. I pray that these words will give you some comfort as they do me.

By: Scot McKnight

Scot McKnight — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 03:19:03 +0000

Kris and I extend our deepest condolences and our prayers to Kyle’s family and to all those who know them.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 02:41:43 +0000

I sat in on Kyle’s seminar at the Catalyst Conference in early October. He was very encouraging and I was able to ask him some questions afterwards. His response was so gracious and he presented him self a a co-laborer not an expert on all things “emergent”. Sorry to hear about this tragic loss- He will be missed!

By: tom

tom — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:40:49 +0000

Praying for you marko