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Power to the People, Mama
This is a public service announcement to you, the people. Being that the latest poll vote was split across party lines, I’ve compromised concerning the auto-magically starting music. Henceforth, thou shalt click the red Last-fm box if thou desirests to partake. No more insta-indie (here comes the brand new flavor) in your ear. All apologies […]
June 28, 2007
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Three’s Company
This one’s for Agent B, who commented that I looked like “that chick from Three’s Company.” Oh, Janet! I am just barely old enough to remember that 70s show, though I never understood the punchlines. Come and knock on our door… (HT: Andrew Jones and his classic photo-shopping antics.)
June 28, 2007
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Three’s A Crowd
My dentist says I have three tiny cavities. Oh dear. Too many cupcakes. The smiling news is that it won’t hurt to fill ’em. And it’ll only cost me $20. I’m very happy I decided to sign-up for the dental health plan, ma’am. I sat down in the check-up chair and felt compelled to confess […]
June 27, 2007
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A Kind Goodbye
Sunday night was my last hurrah at the church. We played CTF 5000 (Capture the Flag insane-o style) and ate too much pizza. And then the kiddos blindsided me with the sweetest surprise: thank you cupcakes. A handful of them stood up in front of the group and said things they’d miss about me, they […]
June 27, 2007
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How Do You Really Feel?
June 26, 2007
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Evan Almighty Responses
I took the youth group to see the opening of Evan Almighty last night and laughed my little head off. It is a lovely film with simple truths about family, kindness, and God’s love for creation. Morgan Freeman made me cry happy tears at the very end, because he plays a really tender Daddy-God. I […]
June 23, 2007
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Donating to The Simple Way and Potter St.
After the fire, The Simple Way has announced two ways you can give to rebuild their community. I’m amazed that at a time when they could take “all the money for themselves” that they are likewise raising support for all of their neighbors on Potter Street. This is the Way of Jesus. Click here to […]
June 22, 2007
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Fire at Simple Way House: Pray, Please
I just got word that this morning there was a 7-alarm fire at the Simple Way house in Philadelphia, home of Shane Claiborne. Shane recently penned The Irresistible Revolution, a book on his experiences of living in this new monastic community he helped to establish. Here’s what Billy from the Ashram just wrote about the […]
June 20, 2007
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24-7 Prayer Musings
We’re about 50 hours into our week of prayer. Here are my current musings: 1. Sometimes it’s easier for me to be honest by banging out wordless prayers on a djembe or on guitar strings than it is for me to mutter things aloud to God. 2. Maybe some folks who aren’t as sensory-oriented sometimes […]
June 20, 2007
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24-7 Prayer Week
Yesterday we kicked off a 24-7 Prayer week at my church. Sunday morning about 10 middle and high school kiddos transformed my office into the prayer room while sweating, laughing, and eating Doritos. We’re about 30 hours into it and we’ve had a pretty much unbroken chain of prayer, much to my surprise. This afternoon […]
June 20, 2007
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Working for the Church While Your Family Dies
I’m listening to an exceptional record entitled “Neon Bible” while writing papers about the local church. This is ironical, child. Arcade Fire’s newest release is as pretentious as indie rock gets, and that’s their point. It is swooning with over-production, but that’s what a Neon Bible does when it’s flashing in a store-front. “Intervention” is […]
June 16, 2007
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Mathspeak for Christians: Bounded-sets
[I’m going to start posting bits of what I’ve been learning in my classes, in case you’re interested. If my language starts sounding pretentious and annoyingly academic, please stop me.] Here is something I’m chewing on from a book by Paul Hiebert: What are the consequences of defining Christianity as a bounded-set? In the West, […]
June 15, 2007
