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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 »July, 2008«
Malcolm X and the Psychosis of Race in America
As part of the series of posts on race relations in America in this blog, I am listening with new ears, diving into the psychosis of this kind of rhetoric (and I mean that phrase in the technical definitions). I listened to Malcolm X’s speech entitled “The Ballot or the Bullet” delivered April 12, 1964 […]
Ward Connerly and the Psychosis of Race Relations in America
July 19, 2008
In an effort to keep balanced, I offer this article in the Wall Street Journal by Ward Connerly to give voice to the various perspective and sides on the issues of race and justice. Ward Connerly is the former University of California Regent and chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, a national non-profit organization […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About | Billy Graham On Technology, Faith, and Suffering
July 17, 2008
One of the reasons why TED is so good, is that they’re willing to reach to any direction for truth and discovery. This talk by Billy Graham highlights the three problems that technology cannot solve. Beginning with the Hittite development of Iron and the Israelites’ adaptation of that technology, a move that helped poise the […]
It Takes a School, Not Missiles
July 13, 2008
There are some articles that just need to be widely promulgated. This is one of them. I commend it to you to think in small local ways where you are, where you live. While everyone cannot necessarily go where Mortenson goes, I believe, in big and small ways, we all can do what he does, […]
REVEAL – Shock And Uhh…
July 11, 2008
There’s been a bunch of discussion about Willow Creek’s REVEAL work. You can watch the video here, and at Out Of Ur. Here’s the REVEAL website. There’s also way too much in the blogosphere to be cited here, but I’m sure you could find plenty to read. UPDATE (June 2008): Willow released this video of […]
The Blogosphere’s Puberty Choir – Jesus Creed’s Advice To (Young) Theologians/Bloggers and the Blogosphere’s Double Ring
July 11, 2008
The Jesus Creed blog by Scot McKnight posted the popular “A Little Exercise For Young Theologians.” I thought I would use this post as a launching pad for the purpose and mission of the VIAlogue blog, and, as always, make some comments and pose some questions regarding McKnight’s thoughts, which I have an appreciation for. […]
CNN’s “Black In America”
July 11, 2008
More information can obviously be found at the CNN website. The special seems to have four unique components: “The Black Woman and Family,” “The Black Man,” “The King Assassination,” and the “HBCU Tour.” (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). In this first installment of CNN’s Black in America series, “Eyewitness to Murder: The King Assassination.” Soledad […]
Wall-E: More Than Just The Environment – How Robots Teach Us How To Be Human
July 11, 2008
My wife walks in to my office yesterday and demands that I blog about Wall-E. So here it is . If you haven’t heard of the new Pixar movie, there seems to be quite the buzz around the “meaning” of the movie; i.e., What was Pixar’s message through the film? Arguably, this is one of […]
Gabriel’s Revelation (Vision) – A New “Dead Sea Stone” is really “Much Ado About Nothing”
July 9, 2008
Media coverage is getting broader regarding the “newly” discovered (10 years old now) stone with inscriptions (written in ink as opposed to carved) on it that may have implications for Christian theology. Biblical Archaeology Review’s article (BAR) is simply factual with little commentary. It concludes with this statement that sums up, in general, the conclusion […]
Multiethnic Ministry – Race & Reason in the Church, pt.2
July 8, 2008
My first post addressed the Leadership article “Ethnic Blends.” This post, I’d just like to offer a few resources that may be of help for furthering the discussion. As mentioned in the previous post, the complexity of the issue gives me pause for strong opinions. I offer this post as a contribution to the conversation. […]
Multiethnic Ministry – Race & Reason in Church Life, pt.1
July 8, 2008
Leadership Weekly’s subject the week of June 3 was “Developing a Multiethnic Staff.” As an Associate Pastor at a very diverse church (a congregation of around 6000 members, ~50% black, 50% everything else — white, asian, hispanic/latino, pacific islanders, indians, etc.), my interest, and my mind was of course piqued. An article entitled “Ethnic Blends?” […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About | Alisa Miller – The News About the News
July 2, 2008
As the CEO of American Public Radio, Alisa Miller brings an extremely insightful look at the breadth of American media. The short 4 1/2 min. talk is here. [If anyone has a the actual graphics that she used in her talk, I would love to get a hold of those.] I suppose we could consider […]
GodblogCon – A Tribe of Individuals and The Lawnmower Man
July 2, 2008
The world is rapidly changing. It’s face is changing — how it appears. The vehicles of communication are changing — how we interact. And in a McLuhan-esque ethic, humanity is also changing — who we really are. GodBlogCon is one of those fascinating growths out of this new era of change. Whether it is inconsequential, […]
TED Talks Worth Talking About | Robert Full On Engineering & Evolution, and Missional Tinkering
July 1, 2008
For some reason, there is a perplexing and tense relationship between people of faith and the topic of evolution. In this talk by Robert Full (one of the most fun and fascinating talks I’ve seen at TED), the two cross paths at an unusual term used by Full in his talk, the same term titling […]
A Not-So-Public Man: The Private Character of John McCain
July 1, 2008
The following article from JPost.com (full text below) was a delightful read. While there is a bent towards political favoritism towards the end (yes the article is biased), I want to make it clear that I am sharing this for the value of the sentimentality of the article, not for its endorsement. I simply find […]
Ridiculous. Or Should I Say, “Ridicule Us!”
July 1, 2008
My friend sent this article to me today. The full next is below the graphic, and my very simple response is in the title above. [BEGIN ARTICLE:] Auto-correct can be a very helpful feature of any word-processing program. But when conservatives use it, they run the risk of embarrassing themselves. Some far-right sites that subscribe […]
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