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Saturday, July, 4, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Cover of “Thriller” with mandolin solo2. The strong city
3. 10 theses on ministry to the disabled
4. Was Jesus rude?
5. TV exec: “We are giving the biggest prize in the world, the gift of belief in God”
6. Some thoughts on Malthus
7. Newsweek: What to read now and why?
8. Ant mega-colony takes over the world
9. Bee-keeper saves Padres game
10. “Web Site Story” from College Humor.com
11. Missed this a couple months ago; beautiful cinematography
12. Yep…that’s my son
Have a great 4th of July weekend!
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Saturday, June, 27, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
It’s been a crazy week and I have not posted much. I probably will not be posting much next week either; it depends how life turns out. I’m preaching every weekend for the next month or so and I’m trying to finish up a couple writing projects. Regular posts should be back after the 4th.
Before I get started I want to give a quick shout-out to the Huffington Post which has done an amazing job of updating the world on Iran.
Anyway…here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Neda2. Thoughts on the Atonement
3. What makes a theologian?
4. RT: @JohnPiper: Boasting is the voice of pride in the heart of the strong. Self-pity is the voice of pride in the heart of the weak. # 5. Brian McLaren on Sexuality and the Bible
6. Six Things that Actually Threaten the Sanctity of Marriage
7. A summary of the consensus on how to grow a church
8. Thoughts on Christ in “The Old Man and the Sea”
9. Rethinking Serrano’s “Piss Christ”
10. A commentary on Thomas Kinkade
11. Critiquing the “Maybe we eat more cheeseburgers” theory
12. John Hodgman on C-Span: Is Obama the first nerd president
Pray for Iran!
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Saturday, June, 20, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
It’s been a quiet week, but here’s some stuff I came across…
1. The gospel of Juneteenth2. Huckabee, Stewart debate abortion on The Daily Show (excellent and civil conversation)
3. Some thoughts on Obama’s use of pronouns
4. Iowa woman may have discovered new cloud type
5. Umpire ejects entire crowd from Iowa baseball game
6. Why the original Star Wars trilogy was so much better…
7. Futuristic movie timeline
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, June, 13, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Miracles, the laws of physics, and God’s creative activity2. “The value of the light within is not in having it, but in using that light to see.”
3. The problem with using “biblical” as an adjective
4. Respected Bible translator John Stek dies at 84
5. Charitable donations decline for first time in 22 years
6. EA stages fake religious protest of video game
7. A series on how Mormon’s read the Book of Mormon: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
8. Stuff Christians Like: Davey and Goliath
9. Should your daughter read “Twilight”?
10. The ten longest English language novels
11. Ways to use Twitter in academia
12. Is pain a moral good?
13. An interesting chart regarding unemployment and projected stimulus impact
14. Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving, and Andy Serkis to reprise roles in “The Hobbit”
15. Congratulations Penguins!
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, June, 6, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Remembering Tiananmen Square2. The meaning of bloody Omaha Beach
3. Post-It Note Prayers
4. Reflection on the idea of Thin Places
5. “Meditations & Experiences“ 6. Is 1 Corinthians 13 poetry?
7. Top 10 pieces of wedding advice
8. Gay marriage: failing both sides?
9. John Piper on John MacArthur on Mark Driscoll’s language
10. The America Confederates Bible (WARNING: this is satire)
11. Pro-Life states have lower abortion rates
12. How SUVs can save the environment
13. A pretty cool book stand
14. Is YouTube the new MTV
15. Easter eggs in Pixar’s “Up”
16. “The Hobbit” movie news
17. “Death to the Tinman”
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, May, 30, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. The Scripps National Spelling Bee and the Bible2. The New Lifeless Limp Bible (TNLLB)
3. Some interesting thoughts on Daniel Hauser’s cancer treatment
4. The paradox of declining female happiness
5. Thoughts on Chapter 7 of “Love is an Orientation”
6. A life in the day: Mariam Laskar, 42, a sex worker in Calcutta
7. Pat Robertson’s book on financial advice (This is in no way an endorsement or recommendation)
8. A truth to remember
9. Clueless Amazon reviews of classic books, films, and movies
10. One Word – an opportunity for free form expression
11. They got a little excited in Cleveland at the end of Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals
…and in case you missed it, it is one of the greatest shots ever (although not as good as Derek Fisher’s shot with 0.4 left in 2004).
12. An animated short “Zapping”
Zapping from Aritz Aizpurua on Vimeo.
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, May, 23, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Evolutionary missing link found hanging on art collectors wall for twenty years1a. …and some criticism
2. Wrestling in prayer
3. How do Quakers form communities that visibly demonstrate the power of God at work in this world?
4. Some thoughts on Practical Theology
5. Some thoughts on Foucault and dissonance in scripture
6. Some issues with “The Patriot’s Bible”
7. Preview of a new book on The Inklings
8. Are wages in 2009 the same as wages in Leviticus?
9. What would happen if marijuana were decriminalized?
10. Does the Pixar movie canon narrate the story of life?
11. Coldplay’s new live album is a free download
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, May, 16, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
It’s been a quiet week, but here’s some stuff I came across…
1. Mother’s Day2. Equal, but subordinate?
3. NT Wright comments on the ethics of blogging
4. Recommended commentaries on 1 Corinthians
5. “Dark Night of the Soul” by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse
6. Free Iron & Wine song download
7. I think I posted this Tom Waits song last year sometime, but it came up again this week and I still really like it
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, May, 9, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Matriarchal blessing2. Young Americans losing their religion
3. An analysis of change in religious affiliation data (including a really neat chart)
4. Being a liberal Christian AND believing in the resurrection of Jesus Christ
5. It seems obvious but…ethical discussions involve real people
6. Nightline’s discussion on Satan
7. NT Wright on Post-Modernity and the Enlightenment
8. Spiritual eroticism in worship
9. What was a “Judge” in the Old Testament
10. Trouble Brewing: the clergy, alcohol, and prohibition
11. Dead banks walking
12. The origins of that annoying definition of insanity quote
13. Lemmings
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, May, 2, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Thoughts on Phyllis Tickle’s “The Great Emergence”2. More than half of church attenders support torture
3. What is our response to the bullying of gay/lesbian students?
4. Some more thoughts on Neo-Calvinism/Neo-Puritanism
5. Thoughts on NT Wright’s response to John Piper
6. A rant on sermons
7. A review of “Christology: A Guide for the Perplexed”
8. A collection of opinions on multi-site churches
9. Sears Tower to open glass-bottom Skydeck in June
10. Does more cowbell lower GDP?
11. For about half an hour ESPN was a world of unicorns and rainbows
12. Our Friday night
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, April, 25, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
I want to make a quick comment reminding everyone that just because I post something in the meanderings does not mean I agree with it; rather, it means I think the link is of interest or has something to add to the conversation of life. That being said, here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Should clergy perform legal marriages2. Should Christians enact or participate in Seders? I would say yes…
3. A look at “Baptism in the Early Church”
4. A review of Alister McGrath’s “A Fine Tuned Universe”
5. Neo-Puritanism or Neo-Calvinism
6. Is John MacArthur just old and cranky, or does he have a point about preaching on sex?
7. The secret to a Manly Men’s Retreat – Meat!
8. Athletes and the evangelical church
9. Is the top NFL draft pick a penalty?
10. Potential changes to student loans
11. How busy of a parent are you?
12. Texas doesn’t have the right to secede; it does have the right to divide…
13. Fun with garden path sentences
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, April, 18, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Mass suicides in India; and most of US didn’t notice2. I don’t get the whole “tea-party” thing – of course, I didn’t get the whole “peace camp” thing in 2003 either. But it’s probably good for people to express their frustration in non-violent ways…so protest away!
3. Spike in US child abuse cases
4. Sebastian’s Voodoo
5. Why Jesus Rose
6. Ephesians and Resurrection
7. Are there any evangelical women in public life?
8. An excerpt from “The Divine Commodity”
9. A response to this weeks Newsweek article
10. Friday Night Lights and virginity
11. NFL messes up Jets’ scheduling request concerning Jewish holidays
12. Why have free throw percentages not improved over the last 50 years? 13. I’m a little late on this breaking college basketball news
14. Pirate Bay operators found guilty
15. “The Hobbit” movie rumors
16. Spinal Tap Alums in concert
17. I’m about 9 years behind, but this week I found the greatest cover of “99 Red Balloons” ever!
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, April, 11, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Jesus wants to eat with us2. Thoughts on Christ’s atoning act
3. Will the Church shelter and nourish and humanize those who are deeply lonely and struggling desperately to remain faithful?
4. Philippine Christians celebrate Good Friday with voluntary crucifixions
5. Was Good Friday on a Friday?
6. A look at the pagan influences on “Easter”
7. An interview with Rick Warren; some of it’s good some not…
8. Suggested commentaries on John
9. A review of “Jesus Interrupted” by Bart Ehrman
…and Bart Ehrman visits Stephen Colbert (watch the end)
10. A review of “Deep Church”
11. After 72 Years, CBS To Flip The Switch On ‘Guiding Light’
12. Libraries turning into a place of stress
13. Debt and the business cycle
14. The markets lead, employment lags
15. Knowing the difference between intuitive and counter-intuitive
16. An empirical analysis of street level prostitution in Chicago from 2007
17. Kanye West may have learned a little humility after being skewered by South Park
18. Tron 2 has begun filming; reported budget - $300 million
19. Let’s end with a Good Friday classic
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, April, 4, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated only 41 years ago today.2. Iowa Supreme Court strikes down ban on same sex marriage
3. What the ruling means…
4. Tony Blair on Faith
5. Discovering shame…”who told you you were silly?”
6. A play on words in John 15:2-3
7. A review of commentaries on Luke
8. Why were pigs unclean…(they eat dead people?)
9. Advice to pastors and churches
10. What is important in a church website?
11. Interview with the author of “Mad Church Disease”
12. Stephen King and Jerry B Jenkins
13. Celebrity ruins CEO performance
14. Why data is meaningless
15. Top 5 April Fools pranks of the last century
16. Characteristics of the “Facebook Generation”?
17. Positive reviews of “Beauty and the Beast 3D”
18. Pick a card and David Copperfield will blow your mind
Have a great weekend.
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Saturday, March, 28, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. March 19 was the sixth anniversary of armed conflict in Iraq (did anyone notice?)2. A look at James’s thoughts on community
3. Spirit filled singing in worship
4. “Best” commentaries on Mark
5. Being more Biblical than the Bible (after the first fifteen or so comments the conversation gets pretty good)
6. Time’s 10 Ideas Changing the World: 3. The New Calvinism
7. Newt Gingrich converting to Catholicism
8. A review of “Find Your Way Home”
9. A review of “The Pastor as Minor Poet”
10. American Jesus graphic novel to be turned into a film
11. Warner Brothers opens the vault thanks to turnkey DVD printing
12. The McDonald Mona Lisa
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, March, 21, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. The reformation of listening2. Liturgical giggling
3. “Nightline” debate to take on Satan
4. The secret church bathroom (I found this bathroom in every church my family has ever attended)
5. Is drinking a sin? (VIDEO)
6. Q&A with Tony Campolo
7. Interview with Penn Jillette
8. A review of “Mama’s Got a Fake I.D.”
9. When losing leads to winning
10. 13 famous numbers and their stories
11. “Help me – I am a disabled clone war vet…”
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, March, 14, 2009
Posted at: 11:22 am
Sorry, it’s late; I’ve been trying to finish up my (last!) Greek class. Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. 40 Days 2. A season of meeting Jesus 3. Questions to ask about your church 4. A lament that modern worship music does not meet the excellence of the older hymns 5. A response that maybe not all of the old hymns were very good either 6. A collection of International Women’s Day posts 7. Are we purposefully inviting women, or just expecting them to show up? 8. LaHaye-Jenkins contend Obama is a stepping stone to the anti-Christ 9. The future of Christian eschatology: a conclusion to the week long series 10. Is eternal punishment just? 11. What does mias gunaikos andra mean in 1 Tim 3:2 12. Theology and the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament 13. Submission and abuse 14. 27 million slaves 15. If harvesting embryos is ok, is harvesting fetuses ok? 16. A review of “Eve: a Novel of the First Woman” 17. A review of U2’s “No Line on the Horizon” 18. An interactive ap illustrating nuclear destruction using Google Maps (the rings are conflagration, 3rd degree burns, 2nd, 1st) 19. A pet AT-AT on flckr 20. Star Wars live action TV series has begun casting 21. I am late to the game: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, SpockHave a great weekend!
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Saturday, March, 7, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. The inner apologetic2. A lament for laments
3. The Yellow Warbler (Warning: this is a parody of “The Blue Parakeet”)
4. New Barna Survey: Technology, generation gaps, and the church
5. A look at the meaning of the Greek text in Mark 5:7
6. Thoughts on Mark Driscoll…while knitting
7. International Women’s Day is this Sunday
8. How the brain is affected by abuse
9. The importance of recess
10. The greatest gym of them all!
11. Pay Heed, All Who Enter: Beware of “The Phog” 12. Who’s afraid of the A-11? Don’t ban it, learn to stop it!
13. Income and presidential voting in 2008
14. The costs of the death penalty
15. Space rock gives Earth a close shave
16. Kari Byron’s (of Mythbusters) top things about being pregnant
17. U2s Top Ten list on Letterman
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, February, 28, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Some thoughts on Lent and narcissism2. The hot new book in Christian circles is “The Monkey and the Fish”
2a. An excerpt from “The Monkey and the Fish”
2b. Some more thoughts on/from “The Monkey and the Fish”
3. Who are the NeoReformed?
4. In defense of Pelagius
5. A review of “Culture Making” by Andy Crouch
6. James Dobson resigns as Chariman of Focus on the Family
7. French heterosexual Civil Unions present a step between cohabitation and marriage
8. How different religions accept evolution
9. New theological vocabulary (WARNING: this is humor!)
10. Do words have “a” meaning?
11. The English word “stick” may become extinct
12. The new six word motto for the US is…
13. The 2012 Republican presidential field
14. Congress may be about to expand
15. A review of “Watchmen” (the graphic novel not the movie)
16. Pixar’s gender problem?
17. Monsters Inc 2 for 2013?
Have a great weekend!
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Saturday, February, 21, 2009
Posted at: 6:00 am
Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
At Mars Hill (MI) this last week Rob Bell opened up with this line: “I’ve written a new book. It’s called ‘The Purpose Driven Shack of Jabez.’” I thought that was clever.
1. This is one of the reasons I’m a Quaker2. Top seven scholarly books on James
3. Barna spiritual gift survey
4. Avoiding the affair trap in ministry
5. Crafting the perfect Christian Online Dating Profile
6. Exploring the risks of In Vitro Fertilization
7. Time’s 25 best blogs of 2009
8. Is beer no longer recession proof?
9. Do you know who owns Trader Joe’s?
10. The Clinton’s White House cat, socks, dies.
11. New Tolkien translations to come out in the spring
12. Stephen Fry to play the Cheshire Cat in Tim Buton’s “Alice in Wonderland”
13. An interview with Jason from the new “Friday the 13th” movie
14. The stories behind 20 muppets
15. The consumerization of Dora
16. Tree houses from around the world
Have a great weekend!
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