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Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." (Is.30:21)
Browsing All Posts published on »June, 2008«
Pregnancy Boom at Gloucester High – Philosophies for Juvenile and/or Delinquent Behavior
(UPDATE: The Plot Thickens, by Time, and a short clip of a statement from the Mayor by CNN.) (DISCLAIMER NOTE: While this uncertainty is floating around regarding the validity of the pregnancy pact mentioned in the Time article, I believe my post below still stand true, regardless of whether or not “the pact” be substantiated) […]
Evangelical Politics
June 20, 2008
Krista Tippet from American Public Media mediated a fascinating multi-generation discussion between Chuck Colson, Greg Boyd, and Shane Claiborne on the subject, “Evangelical Politics” at the National Pastors Conference in San Diego, April 2008. You can see the transcript here, (and photos here). For anyone wrestling with what it means to be a follower of […]
Welcome To Holland – Raising a Child With a Disability
June 19, 2008
The following is a fairly well-known story/parable about raising a child with a disability. It is touching, inspiring, and comforting. And while it was written for a specific kind of unexpected living, I find it just as powerful for describing the loss of expectations in every aspect of life. I include it here in support […]
What “Surfwise” Really Tells Us About Wisdom
June 18, 2008
My friends and I watched one of the most fascinating movies of recent. Surfwise is a documentary about the Paskowitz family (see their famous surf camp here), a renegade and maverick Stanford educated father, a 24 foot camper trailer, surfing, and an unconventional way of living and raising a family. I would consider the film […]
Hamas & Al Fatah
June 17, 2008
This is just a point of education for me on this post. While I’ve heard much about the Palestinian political parties, I actually know very little about them. These “Times Topic” explanations were helpful. HAMAS Hamas, one of the two main Palestinian political groups, derives its name from an acronym for the Arabic words ”Harakat […]
Israel’s Messianic Jews Under Attack – The Cost Of Discipleship
June 17, 2008
This article was posted in Time recently about a bomb that was sent to a Messianic Family on Purim. My friend sent me the news videos that made its way to YouTube. Part One here. Part Two here. The text is difficult to read, so I have transcribed it below. For those who need a […]
The Experience Economy – Why Bears Don’t Talk And Kids Can’t Make Them
June 14, 2008
Joseph Pine and James Gilmore have written intelligently on the various forces of economics and consumerism. This book is one I use in the class I teach at a local Christian college to discuss experience as a human phenomena. My main contention is that wanting and desiring an experience is not bad. We should not […]
Why Extreme Makeover (Home Edition) Does So Little With So Much – A Critique of Corporate Philanthropy
June 14, 2008
People love this show. There’s a reason why it is popular. It’s touching, moving, inspiring, and does good for those who seem to be doing bad. However, while channel surfing with some friends of ours, we happened upon an episode, and instead of being moved to tears, we were moved to laughter and cynicism. Now, […]
Thomas Friedman’s Obama On The Nile – Letting The Future Bury The Past
June 12, 2008
What makes New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman’s op-ed posts interesting, to me, is that his global (flat) perspective allows us to glimpse a little bit of a bigger picture that many others simply cannot provide. Why is this important? Because life is a simultaneous tension between “individualness” and interconnectedness. Humanity, in order to be […]
The Templeton Foundation
June 8, 2008
Discussions between science and faith continue to flourish in public discourse. Just this weekend, another volunteer of mine mentioned her need of resources for addressing the evolution debate. Though we talked very little about it, I’m assuming there is rhetoric on both sides that is continually difficult to mitigate. Both sides continue to be passionate […]
MOST the Movie – Responses From The Children
June 8, 2008
On April 30, 2008, I posted this on the movie MOST. A volunteer in my ministry asked a few of her students (elementary age), and here are their responses that are somewhat fascinating. 1. What did you think about the movie? It was good but he should have saved his son instead. I think this […]
Criminal Justice – The Corrective System’s Oxymoron
June 3, 2008
My wife recently made a pastor’s visit to the son of a parishioner who is in jail for drug use. She called me on her return home with some musings (and lamentations) about how awful the conditions are, and what jail actually produces, in the incarcerated, and in society. THE SYSTEM SETS THE INCARCERATED UP […]
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