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YouTubesday: Palm Oil, $3Trill, Water(boarding), Poison, and Condi
2008-04-29 12:39:00 Dove and Palm Oil (ht. Corporate Babysitter) Condoleezza Rice (ht. Thom) Liberia needs clean water (ht. twotp) Old School Poision- Something to Believe In (ht. Gavin) 3 Trillion Dollar Shopping Spree (ht. Thom, Mike, MOA) Condi , Dove Campaign, federal budget, Palm Oil , Poison , war, waterboarding More About: Water
Now That?s Creative!
2008-04-28 12:40:00 Here are a few stories of creativity I’ve read recently… With all the foreclosures there are a lot of neighborhoods with houses with rather unpleasant plywood covering the doors and windows. An artist in Chicago took advantage of the opportunity and began offering his boarding contract services with a twist. Basically he puts boards on windows, ... More About: Creative
Blasphemy or Not? You Decide!
2008-04-27 14:47:00 Okay, this will be a terribly undeep discussion. Aaron sent me a link to WorldNetDaily the other day and I read the article, commented and then browsed a couple of the links. From what I gather, WorldNetDaily is a christian news website (I think it used to be a magazine?), so one of it’s ... More About: Blasphemy
Book Review: My Beautiful Idol, by Pete Gall
2008-04-26 12:39:00 Conveniently for my weekly book reading, I got hooked up with the Ooze blogger program, and now I get books shipped to my door every once in a while to read, enjoy and review. The first, My Beautiful Idol , by Pete Gall, I received last week and finished in a few days. The book was basically ... More About: Book Review , Review , Book
If We Are Just Giving Money Away, Why Not Try Reparations
2008-04-25 12:02:00 My wife had this brilliant thought the other day (this occurs most days, the really brilliance is when my brain stays focused long enough to remember it): “If the government is just giving away money with this Economic Stimulus package thing, then why not at least give it to the people it was once promised ... More About: Money , Giving
What Should I Read About: Foreclosures?
2008-04-24 12:24:00 I posted on the topic of foreclosures early this week, mostly with a brainstorm idea on what I think could help remedy some of the problems low income neighborhoods face. It was met with some thought provoking challenges, that I’m trying to consider. That being said, I would love to read if anyone has written ... More About: Foreclosures , Read
Six Sentences: The Triumphal Entry
2008-04-23 11:16:00 A month or so ago, while browsing the blog of one of the amazing writers for Geez Magazine (which I’ll be reviewing on Saturday), Chris Cocca, I learned about a site called 6 Sentences . The site basically contains stories that are six sentences long, and they are quite good. Anyways, it seemed like an ... More About: Blog , Entry
YouTubesday:Haiti Water, Peace Freeze, War Stress, and Ultimate Frisbee
2008-04-22 11:00:00 Water of Life, Haiti Water Project video Union Station Freeze for Peace (sort of a take off of Improv Everywhere) The Stress of War (related to my PTSD post on Friday) And here are some ultimate frisbee highlights since I was watching a tournament this weekend (not from the tournament though) Code Pink, Haiti Water Project, ptsd, Ultimate Frisbee More About: Water
My Solution to Foreclosures and Slum Lords
2008-04-21 15:42:00 Okay, this isn’t necessarily my solution, just the most recent thing I’ve come up with, but it would take a LOT of effort for it to happen, and there are probably a great many problems to it as well (my more conservative brethren can speak up now). But, here’s my idea. I think urban centers that ... More About: Foreclosures , Lords , Solution
Family is Awesome
2008-04-20 15:26:00 My brother is standing next to me. He wants me to say something “awesome” about him. It’s funny that I’m trying to do daily blog post and I’ve spent the last few Sunday posts saying go spend time with friends and family, but, well, maybe that’s a good idea. We are going to go watch my ... More About: Family , Awesome
Book Review: Jesus For President By Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw
2008-04-19 13:40:00 They finally got copies of Jesus For President at the public library, and I was one of the first on the hold list. Surprisingly, in all of Minneapolis, there where only three holds on the book. I wonder if that is at all telling of the type of people that are interested in the book ... More About: Book Review , Review , Book
Combat Trauma, Homelessness and Supporting the Troops
2008-04-18 12:06:00 Think back to the last time you saw a scary movie, or heard about or witnessed something that kept you up at night and that cluttered your thoughts throughout the day. Imagine experiencing the effects of that only 10 or 100 fold for the rest of your life, that’s only a glimpse of what it ... More About: Issues , Troops , Combat , Trauma
Hey,
This is Ariah just?
2008-04-17 17:00:00 Hey, This is Ariah just testing out Jott to my Aside(?) category. listen Powered by Jott No Tags More About: Blog
What Should I Read About: Race?
2008-04-17 12:54:00 It’s that time again, looks like this worked pretty well last week. I read some interesting articles about immigration and race, a Brennan Manning Video and some thoughts from McClaren on simplicity. Pretty interesting, but I’d like to hear more. I figured maybe I’d do a themed one this time. If you’ve come across a well ... More About: Race , Read
Just a Random Post About Me
2008-04-16 21:54:00 It occurred (or was pointed out) to me that I haven’t really posted anything just about me recently, and because there seems to have been an influx of new readers, it might be wise to say a little something, so you have an idea of who I am. I’ll be brief, but here’s a rambling ... More About: Post , Random
YouTubesday: Tutu, Def Poetry, Fans, Jesus and Purple State
2008-04-15 14:41:00 I saw Desmond Tutu speak the other day at a Peace Jam event. This is a short promo video for the 2006 event, but still a good clip to hear him in. If you don’t know who he is you should pick up his book. Steve Connell “… why not wine coolers” (ht. Mark): Now this is ... More About: Jesus , Poetry , Fans , Purple , State
A Wiki for My Neighborhood
2008-04-14 19:25:00 At this point, I’m not sure there are many or any people from my neighborhood that read this, which isn’t a big deal, but it also mean this might not be that relevant here. I think I’m going to start a Wiki for my neighborhood. Mostly, the benefit will be for myself, sort of an online ... More About: Blog , Neighborhood
It?s Not a Passion of Mine, Jesus Said, ?Go and Do Likewise?
2008-04-13 11:36:00 Caring for the poor is not some unique passion of mine. My awareness of my need to care for the poor came during some of the more spiritual dark times of my life, when I picked up my Bible and starting reading the words of Jesus … “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he ... More About: Passion , Mine
Book Review: No Future Without Forgiveness
2008-04-12 11:17:00 Today I have the opportunity to see and hear from Desmond Tutu. If you don’t know who Archbishop Desmond Tutu is you should pick up his book, No Future Without Forgiveness. Prior to reading the book, which I borrowed from a friend when I new Tutu would be visiting, I hadn’t know much about him ... More About: South Africa , Book Review , Review , Book
Landmines and Cluster Bombs
2008-04-11 11:45:00 Mashal was six years old when he and his family returned home to Kabul, Afghanistan after the war in 2001. Like many children do, Mashal was playing outside of his home when his mother heard a loud explosion. He screamed once and then became quiet. His right leg had been completely blown off.1 Landmines kill nearly ... More About: Issues , Cluster , Bombs
You Tell Me What I Should Read
2008-04-10 20:37:00 This little activity was terribly unsuccessful last week, but I thought I’d try again anyways. Also, I would have thought yesterdays post would have gathered more comments, but I guess not. Here’s an enticing photo from our camera fun last weekend. Okay, now to the point of the post. Below is a linking widget that allows you to ... More About: Read
Wearing Mother Teresa?s Shoes
2008-04-09 12:01:00 Shane Claiborne shares a beautiful picture of loving sacrifice by Mother Teresa in his book, Irresistible Revolution: People often ask me what Mother Teresa was like. … She was short, wrinkled, and precious, maybe even a little ornery, like a beautiful, wise old granny. But there is one thing I will never forget - her ... More About: Shoes
YouTubesday: Immigrants, Awareness Test, Strokes, Water and B-Boys
2008-04-08 11:13:00 (Email Subscribers, You have to visit the site to see the videos mentioned below, they really are here!) One Immigrant’s Story: An Awareness Test : A wildly interesting TED Video (ht. jonathan): A car that runs on salt water (ht. fousty): A sweet looking movie trailer (ht. Jeremy): biking, breakdancing, immigrants, TED, water fuel cell More About: Water , Boys , Immigrants
Hug A Friend And Tell Someone Their Loved
2008-04-07 15:51:00 Go and hug a friend now. Hug your spouse and your kids. Hug your mother. And then, find someone your not close friends with, and let them know their loved. Stop worrying about whether you’ll sound dorky, or aren’t cool enough to talk to that person. Life shouldn’t be about impressing people. I care about you. No Tags More About: Blog , Friend
How Do These Apply To Us?
2008-04-06 12:14:00 The wife and I were reading some Deutoronomy today and I was curious what your take might be on the following passages. To they say anything about our society today, or how we should be living? In no particular order. 1 If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it but be sure ... More About: Old Testament , The Law , Deuteronomy
Book Review: The Manga Bible
2008-04-05 13:41:00 This will be a short review. I heard about The Manga Bible on a friend’s blog(also, also), and since my sister is into the manga and anime comic stuff I figured I’d check it out. I’m also a fan of contextualize versions of Biblical stories, as it always lends insight to the authors perspective and ... More About: Book Review , Anime , Review
50 Issues Christians Should Know About
2008-04-04 13:46:00 I’ve wanted to do a series of post like this for a while and I think now is the time to tackle it. The goal is to write a series of posts (every Friday) on social issues I believe Christians should be aware of. The posts will be brief, summarize the issue, present the facts, ... More About: Issues
Waterboarding President Bush
2008-04-03 16:00:00 Another thought provoking piece from Adbusters. This is a painting from one of the pages of the recent issues. Disclaimers from me: I in no way want to encourage or suggest that George Bush should be waterboarded. I think it is an inhumane and gruesome torture practice. Nor do I think Bush’s support of, involvement in ... More About: President , President Bush , Waterboarding
Isn?t It The Churches Job? So, Why Do We Ask The Government?
2008-04-02 20:03:00 I’ve been emailing with a friend concerning politics and this question came up: “I have never understood why some people want the government to provide services that the Church is supposed to be doing. For example, isn’t is our job as Christians to take care of the poor?” (below is part of my response) “Here’s a story ... More About: Government , Churches
YouTubesday: Colonize Mars with Google! One Dollar Water, J. Wright and Hea
More articles from this author:2008-04-01 17:23:00 Dude, your not going to believe this, check this out: One Dollar Water (ht. wotp) And with an effort not to make a statement one way or the other at the moment, I just figured those who haven’t heard any of Jeremiah Wright’s sermons and statements in context should watch this clip (ht. Will): I tend not to ... More About: Google , Mars , Healthcare 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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