January 2009
5 posts
Inauguration!
Regardless of political conviction, I think most would agree that yesterday was a crowning moment in USA history. On my commute, I listened to an NPR interview with Representative John Lewis who led the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery on Bloody Sunday Listening to Representative Lewis’ stories of growing up, being inspired by Rosa Parks, his first meeting with Dr King and his...
In case of rapture, check your inbox
Last year NPR featured this website on one of their news game shows and I thought it was a joke. It turns out it is true. http://www.youvebeenleftbehind.com/services.html The website allows you to subscribe and have a pre arranged message emailed to collegues and loved one in case you’re raptured and they are not. Feel free to add me to your email lists if you decide to subscribe. It...
Terrifying Texts of the Bible
My life is driven by several purposes and one of them is to be affected by ALL of scripture and to in turn teach people the breadth of what is in the Bible. I came across an article today written by Barbara Brown Taylor that speaks directly to those texts that we’d rather avoid, or don’t know what to do with Taylor is one of those rare gems who has one foot squarely in academic...
Reading for the Year
I like to read and always have three of four books I’m working through at any given time. I’ve noticed though, that I read mostly non fiction and reference books: bible topics, church culture topics, leadership topics. When I read fiction, it is usually something to distract me: John Grisham or Robert Ludlum. Oh, and I try to read Harper Lee’s “To Kill a...
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This Year's Resolutions
So…new year’s resolutions….do you make them? I usually do and here are some that I’ve been reflecting on for this year: Exercise: I started an intensive exercise program in June of 2008, and it was brutal. Day one consisted of 6 different styles of pushups, with chin-ups thrown in for variety. One hour of almost non-stop push-ups and sit-ups. In three weeks I did...