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Book Review: Traveling Mercies, by Anne Lamott
2008-05-16 11:39:00 I should have read Traveling Mercies a while ago, it’s been on my reading list, I just never got around to it. Anyways, my wife has been a reading machine, and I had recently recommended Lamott, which she devoured in less then a week. She enjoyed it so I figured I should read it next. Lamott ... More About: Book , Memoir
The Christian Life, part IV
2008-05-15 12:04:00 (note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003) Continued from part III (part II and part I) It is likely that our churches have already given us opportunity to ?love our neighbor as our self? through a number of service activities for the area. Maybe you?ve helped out at the soup kitchen, donated ... More About: Part
The Christian Life, part III
2008-05-14 12:02:00 (note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003) Continued from part II (and part I) It?s one of the biggest atrocities of the church that we do not give even close to the ten percent that we as believers should be giving?At LEAST. I would submit that most Christian s in America could give ... More About: Life , Part
YouTubesday: Radiohead, Sweatshops, Greenpeace and Immigrants
2008-05-13 12:29:00 This week I’ve got a video you need to go and watch that isn’t embeddable, it’s a music video to Radiohead ’s All I Need. Go Now. (ht. Keane) Here is a user created video to the same song with a different topic Immigrants (ht. Jamie) What did you think of that one? All I Need, greenpeace, immigrants, Radiohead, sweatshops
Contextualizing Trophy Girls
2008-05-12 12:04:00 This is another one from the archives, I wrote it five years ago at Wheaton College, after the Class Films… I’m taking a contextualization class at Wheaton College, in it we learn about other cultures and how to contextualize the gospel. It’s a great class and I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve learned. Basically it’s ... More About: Girls , Trophy
Book Review: The Church Ladies
2008-05-09 12:35:00 This will be a brief review. I read a novel, The Church Ladies, by Lisa Samson. I wanted to read a known fiction Christian author and Lisa was the only one I could think of (besides Peretti and the left behind books). Anyways this was the shortest one available at the library and so I ... More About: Book Review , Review , Book , The Church
The Christian Life, part II
2008-05-08 11:59:00 (note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003) Continued from part I Initial thoughts of the Christian community in America would say that we are indeed bearing much fruit. Many gain lovely relationships with Christ through the small groups and Bible studies and the sermons of the American Church. And our giving and outreach to the community is certainly there. Let me change our way of thinking for a moment. I submit that the standard to which we hold our Christianity is nothing but the relative standard of what our non-Christian American neighbors are doing. But our standard should be Christ and His word, nothing less. When the cop pulls you over for speeding it does not matter whether every other car on the road was speeding twice as much as you were, if you were speeding you were speeding. It does not matter how “good” you are compared to your atheist neighbor, God’s standard is not your righteousness in relation to other sinners. And this i... More About: Life , Part
The Christian Life, part I
2008-05-07 11:52:00 (Note: This series was written five years ago when I was a Sophomore in college, January 2003. It does not necessarily represent where I am at today, but that’s not to say it’s maybe more where I would like to be.) Imagine for a moment that you discovered the text of scripture apart from the society in which you live. To imagine this is impossible almost because your culture and society has shaped the way you see scripture and interpret it and react to it. My premise is this Christian ity in America is not Christianity. Those are strong words and I would hesitate to hold fully to it amongst a group of biblical scholars who would argue the theological and doctrinal nuances of the scripture and what “America”* believes. I am not saying that Christians in America are not “saved” in that their “belief” and faith in Christ our genuine and true. My main point is that Christians in America live lives that are so sparse of the fruit of the Spirit that we should b... More About: Life , Part
YouTubesday: Aim Lower, No Handlebars, Hope, and David Ford
2008-05-06 12:41:00 Book of Hope (ht. Nathan) Aim Lower (what’s your take on this strategy?) (ht. Chris) No Handlebars (music vid) (ht. Josh, JR) And this is another pretty sweet Music Vid, Go To Hell, David Ford (ht. JR) Aim Lower, and David Ford , Book of Hope, No Handlebars
A Parable for Christian College Students
2008-05-05 11:39:00 Digging into the archives again. I wrote this over five years ago when I was at Wheaton College . It’s a parable… Once there was a great king who had three servants. The King had big plans for the servants and so he gifted them in different ways to accomplish their different task. To the ... More About: Christian , Students , Talent , Parable
Reason #67 to Love Geez Magazine
2008-05-03 11:48:00 Instead of reviewing a book today I wanted to review one of my favorite magazines. Geez Magazine is one of the best magazines I’ve read in recent times and I’d highly recommend it to anyone, regardless of faith background. I recently got a hold of issues #7 about Monsters and #8 about food. Monsters, you say? ... More About: Love , Reason
May Is The Month For Archives
2008-05-02 11:37:00 Okay, so, just a heads up on what you’ll be reading this month. I’ve been digging through old files and have found a lot of stuff I want to share on here. I used to do fifteen minute writing sessions before bed. Often, they where just a journal of my thoughts from the day, but other ... More About: Blog , Archives , Month
What Should I Read About: Marriage
2008-05-01 12:27:00 Every year, since I’ve been married (five years on June 21st!), I tried to read at least one book on marriage. That’s advice from Jerry Root, Pre-marriage counselor extraordinaire, who also suggest that in twenty years you write a book on marriage, because then as a couple you’ll have 40 years experience and the collective ... More About: Marriage , Read
Archive: Questions From Art Class, Jeff Thompson
2008-04-30 12:06:00 Inspired by Jake, I’m going to pull some stuff from old writings, journals, papers, etc that I’ve done and post them here. Below is some rambling thoughts from my journal after my first Art Appreciation class at Wheaton College with Jeff Thompson . But before that, an explanation of my history with art. Though my mom painted ... More About: Questions , Archive , Blog , Class
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
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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