August 2009
59 posts
Leaving Party 5th Sept →
“…Grace is the great gift. So to be forgiven is only half the gift. The...”
– Gilead, Marilynne Robinson, p. 161
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
U2 (28)
The Cinematic Orchestra (10)
Glasvegas (6)
John Mayer (3)
Bloc Party (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Haggle much?
Think you should haggle only when buying a car or shopping in the streets of Morocco? In this recession, if you’re not bargaining for everything everywhere, you’re needlessly draining your wallet. According to the consulting firm America’s Research Group, in October, 56% of consumers said they had recently tried to negotiate at retail outlets other than car dealerships. Of those...
I have come to kindle fire upon the earth… →
Barth has an awesome sermon on Luke 12:49 reflecting on Jesus’s statement that he came to kindle a fire on the earth:
Jesus used this strong word very consciously: I am come to kindle fire….
August Update Just Sent! →
There is More Going On at Work Than You May Think →
Are you going to work today?
Maybe much of your work takes place in an office. You may find yourself in front of a computer monitor much of the time. Perhaps you work in a plant. Your…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
U2 (32)
Band of Horses (17)
La Roux (10)
David Bowie (5)
Grizzly Bear (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
– Albert Einstein
(Submitted by felipesunol)
(via minimalmac)
Wondering if this is true, Im inclined to say not, or maybe it is just that somethings defy understanding.
“It comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong...”
– Steve Jobs on Innovation (via minimalmac)
Apple to release new iPod Touch
I have to be honest, the title is flagrant speculation, but there is solid theory to my outlandish claims.
Before I explain though, I should say that I am a huge fan of the iPod Touch, it has been over shadowed as a product due to its slightly more charismatic sister the iPhone, but it is a perfect, and considerably cheaper option than the iPhone. I’ve written about that more here, but for...
Missional Campus Ministry 2 (RJS) →
We opened this series with a look as Campus ministry as mission. This is a theme that is repeated and elaborated by Benson Hines in his blog and book.
Hines spent a year touring College and…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
Band of Horses (9)
Sufjan Stevens (2)
The Cinematic Orchestra (2)
Neil Young (2)
Ocean Colour Scene (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Blind Search Reveals Which Engine You Really... →
If you saw blind results for your search terms from Google, Bing, and pre-Bing-partnership Yahoo, would you always choose Google? The Blind Search site lets you taste test all three search…
I use 140 characters to express my ideas; you use... →
When ultra-critics of Twitter spend hundreds and hundreds of words expressing their thoughts about stuff, I have to ask: Who’s the narcissist?
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“23 Nov. 1654: From about half past ten in the evening until half past midnight....”
– Blaise Pascal
Australia, the Aborigines, and restitution →
Yesterday I posted Barney Zwartz’s piece on Peter Adams’ weighing in on a national discussion on the relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. [The full text of Peter’s…
Cast Your Vote →
Geoffrey Bromiley, 1915-2009 →
Geoffrey Bromiley, the most prodigious theological translator of modern times, has died. Many of my own formative theological experiences were mediated by Bromiley’s precise, elegant and…
Barth on Calvin →
Since the Calvin quincentenary is the subject of much discussion these days, here’s a pretty cool quote from Barth on the 400th anniversary of Calvin’s death:
It is not worth while really to…
Tweetie for Mac brings excellent iPhone app to the... →
Tweetie was one of the first popular iPhone clients for Twitter to make the jump back to the Mac. The Mac version has many strengths, including support for multiple accounts and multimedia, but it…
Matte Displays Now Available on 15-inch MacBook... →
Those of us who like it old-school may now feel free to upgrade. (Via Shaun Inman.)
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"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo... →
Believe it or not “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo” is actually a proper meaningful sentence (now adopted as my favourite English sentence). To find out more read the…
How to Create Your First iPhone Application →
What if you had a nickle for every time you heard: “I have the perfect idea for a great application!”? It’s the buzz on the street. The iPhone has created…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-9) →
Fleet Foxes (16)
The Meters (8)
Ocean Colour Scene (8)
The Cinematic Orchestra (8)
La Roux (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Marilynne Robinson on America’s ‘Third Great... →
‘History is a great ironist, though historians seem rarely to see the joke’. So observes Marilynne Robinson in a delightful essay titled ‘Hallowed Be Your Name’ (in Getting on…
Is it now a crime to be poor? →
“Many years ago Dietrich Bonhoeffer warned us against creating communities that...”
– HT:Soul Gardeners
I have to admit that when Im dreaming of fruitfulness in mission work, Im often primarily dreaming of a community of ‘Ideals’ instead of community of people. REPENT.
Do difficult times make you more or less... →
Some struggles I’ve faced make me more understanding of others.
But sometimes I feel like: “I got over it; why can’t you?”
Spotify Is the Best Desktop Music Player We've... →
Imagine a music app with instant access to any song you wanted to hear. Imagine creating a playlist from those songs and quickly, easily sharing it with friends. Such an app does exist, it’s…
Twitter and Facebook down
How do you find out about such things when twitter and facebook are down?
twitterstatus:
We are determining the cause and will provide an update shortly.
Update: we are defending against a denial-of-service attack.
10 Ways to Kill a Good Ministry →
Some of the finest peopIe I have known are in “full-time” ministry. I really do know some extraordinary people! These are godly people who love the Lord and take their calling to live as…
Christian views with no foundation →
Every now and then one comes across popular Christian views that lack both a biblical foundation and one marvels that they ever came to predominate (in some circles). Here are two: 1. All sins are…
A Tale Of Two Church Guests: Bridging the Gap →
Previous Post - Weekend Linkage #2
When we started Little Flowers Community we hoped it would, like the other aspects of our 7 years of ministry here, help build bridges between the…
Massacre Gmail Ads with These Two Sentences (and... →
Those “Sponsored Ads” in e-mails are an annoyance to both sender and recipient and they seem to escape blocking. Until now. These two (so far) fail-proof sentences at the end of an email will…
On assisted suicide: the problem with choice →
by Kim Fabricius Kim had an abridged form of this letter published in yesterday’s Independent. It’s a response to the case of Debbie Purdy, the British MS sufferer who has just won a…
“We tend to think that if Jesus Christ compels us to do something and we are...”
– Oswald Chambers on Goals…HT: MC