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Live Blog: Presentations from IJM , et al.
Marta Urquilla www.nationalservice.gov Corporation for national and community service. Blair Burns Holly Burkhalter International Justice Mission www.ijm.org Trailer/Video from IJM: At the end of slavery [vimeo 5985149] Blair Burns It has been said: “If we release these people [these slaves] they’re just going to go back.” “In our experience, our staff works with people who […]
August 28, 2009
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Live Blog: What Idea Camp is All About
Video from Rob Bell’s new justice campaign: http://juststart.org This is what Idea Camp is all about: dream on. !C (I see) people refusing to wake up. open up. !C your idea and raise you mine. Many of the issues we’re trying to address are so much larger than any organization. It’s time that we lay […]
August 28, 2009
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@ The Idea Camp DC, Justice Edition
Please forgive me for my absence. It is lame. I know. No excuses. Here I am on the East Coast at a collaborative conference called The Idea Camp. I’m going to live-blog parts of it, because this is like a greenhouse for idea-makers and people who want to change the world. There are over 70 […]
August 28, 2009
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All of the Trees Will Clap Their Hands
[vimeo 5583313] This is one of the most compelling things I’ve seen in awhile. From Diego’s Vimeo page: “In the garden of my house there’s a tree with lots of randomly grown twigs. It looks odd and nice at the same time. One day I asked myself if I could create a piece of music […]
August 4, 2009
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“Well, I Hope They Fwee Me Fwom This Pwison”
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDbAxhV2ofM&feature=player_embedded] A 5 year old performs “Folsom Prison Blues” / “Folsom Pwison Blues.” Johnny Cash would be proud. (HT: BoingBoing)
August 3, 2009
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My Thoughts on God’s Sovereignty
Tyler Braun is hosting an extended Blog Series on God’s Sovereignty at his above-average blog: Man of Depravity. I was most terrifically honoured to be counted among the list of folks he asked to contribute. My piece was posted today. Feel free to agree or disagree with me about God and his Sovereignty, but interact […]
July 31, 2009
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Today is Friday, the Last day of July
Today is Friday, the last day of July. It is also the very last day of my Fuller Seminary classroom career. I will take a Final exam on Mark’s gospel. All will be well and all will be well. I will also move out of my office today. I might need some extra strong arms […]
July 31, 2009
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My Kind of Wedding
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July 30, 2009
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Return and Return and Return
It is Wednesday. On Wednesdays I do yoga. Also, on Wednesdays the ladies in my house church have Craft Night. I skipped yoga tonight because Jeana made really wonderful coconut curry with her straight-from-Thailand-very-spicy stash of ingredients. I did not skip Craft Night. Here at the table there are two sewing machines ‘a flying. There […]
July 29, 2009
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Pause | Explanation
(girl on swing is Arianna J.) But don’t worry, I will be back sooner than you think. Really.
July 25, 2009
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Roadtrip – Leg Wyoming
After a relaxing day two in Salt Lake which included a free concert on the lawn with Jenny Lewis and Bon Iver [happiness], we took off for about 450 miles on I-80 through Wyoming. Now, Wyoming has been terrifically endeared to me in the last 8 hours of driving, and it’s not just because we […]
July 10, 2009
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On the Road with Archangel
Lu’s friends from college are hosting us here in Salt Lake City. They are very kind. I would like to introduce you to the framed delight on their living room wall. Also, Frederick Buechner signed their copy of this novel that I borrowed from their shelf in the guest room, On the Road With Archangel. […]
July 9, 2009
