Archive for January, 2008
Osama’s Son on peace mission that could cost him his life..
As reported by CNN.com: CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father — except for the braids that dangle halfway down his back. Then there’s the black leather biker jacket. Omar Osama bin Laden Omar is convinced a truce between the West and al-Qaeda is possible. The [...]
Greg Boyd on Huckabee and Jesus for President?
Greg Boyd blogs: “Well, you may have already heard about it. Huckabee publicly proclaimed that we need to amend the constitution to bring it into conformity with “God’s standards.” You can check out the minute and a half clip HERE. Man, is he going after the evangelical vote, or what?! Now, I can’t help but [...]
Seriously Good Conversations
Here are a few ‘SGCs’ from this week: 1. Jemila on “Gay-ness, Gluttony, & Godly Love” 2. adventures in mercy’s “The Prodigal Son Meets Limited Atonement (Why I’m not a Calvinist)” 3. Rogier’s “Tall Skinny Kiwi in Amsterdam”In particular, note what Andrew is doing on his island;). This is missional community!? 4. Josh Brown’s “The [...]
Its Confirmed: I am an addict.
70%How Addicted to Apple Are You? (ht Mike) I tag Lammert, Josh Brown, Nicholas Fiedler, and Jason Clark. could be worse… jc Send to Facebook
Root of Jesse: More thoughts.
So little while back I posted what is below here. And while yes Nicholas, there is small dink in it due to transport, I was hoping for something a little more….deep;) You see, while i was in Birmingham over the holidays, Laura and I decided to take a trip over to a mall before going [...]
Tuesday is for Thomas
Recently, at the advice of a friend, I have been reading Parker J Palmer’s Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation . It has been a great read and a very, dare I say refreshing book on “vocation”. I have been a real skeptic of the idea of vocation and call for [...]
Obama: the first postmodern candidate?
As posted by Mike Clawson. Thanks Mike! Andrew Sullivan had an interesting article in The Atlantic Monthly recently about Barack Obama. His premise is that Obama, by virtue of his upbringing, his racial complexity, his age, and his experiences is probably the first presidential candidate who can actually move us beyond the Left-Right, Black-White, Secular-Religious [...]
A Cure for Burn Outs by Tony Campolo
A Cure for Burnouts (by Tony Campolo) posted to God’s Politics Friday, January 11, 2008 Far too often, activists do little to nurture their souls. Consequently, they “burn out.” Ignoring the need for spiritual revitalization to sustain their zeal on behalf of the poor and oppressed, they wear out and fade into oblivion. Often those [...]
A Beautiful Day
Today was a good, no, a beautiful day. First, we attended Holy Trinity Church Geneva where there was a baptism service. The children were so cute and none of them budged during the service. Furthermore, Micheal French did a great job of describing the purpose and place of rituals and symbols and in our world [...]
The Story of Stuff
This is interesting to watch! Following the story of stuff from ‘extraction’ to ‘disposal’, this 20 minute video is quite interesting. Here is a teaser video: (HT to Lammert and Nuno.) Check it out. joshua Send to Facebook
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