September 2009
41 posts
“Psalm 10: 12-14
Rise up, O Lord, O God, life up your hand;
do not forget the...”
– The Psalms
“The believers cross is no longer any and every kind of suffering, sickness, or...”
– p.97, The Politics of Jesus, John Howard Yoder.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-27) →
Noisettes (47)
Foo Fighters (37)
Foy Vance (17)
Fleet Foxes (16)
Lisa Hannigan (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-20) →
Jesus Culture (32)
U2 (25)
John Mayer (12)
Jay-Z (5)
Kim Walker (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Leaving Party Photos! →
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You Are the Treasure That I Seek: But There's a... →
This looks like an interesting popular level book on Idolatry, Id be interested to read it.
“‘Spiritual’ language has become the dichotomy wherein we hide from the real...”
– Soul Gardeners
Work, then, your power and mercy so I choose you, ...
Lift Me, Lord Lift me, Lord, for I fall and nothing stays me,
loveless and heedless, without faith or fear.
I long to rise but lie unmoving here:
the very self that wishes disobeys me.
Though one, my self divides and then betrays me:
at once both dead, alive; sad, full of cheer;
not able—though I can—to persevere,
I flee the sin that tangles and delays me.
So obstinate am I, so...
“I do not believe we Christians are obliged—or even allowed—to look upon the...”
– On the Tsunami, and suffering in general, theodicy - David Bentley Hart
“Christian thought has traditionally, of necessity, defined evil as a privation...”
– Tsunami and Theodicy, David B. Hart
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson - one line...
An ode to loneliness, beautiful, cold prose dedicated to introspection.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-13) →
Kim Walker (63)
Melissa How (39)
Noisettes (32)
U2 (18)
The Cinematic Orchestra (18)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-9-6) →
Kim Walker (82)
Jesus Culture (69)
Kings of Leon (66)
U2 (22)
Lisa Hannigan (15)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“The great enemy of clear language is insincerity,” he wrote. “When there is a...”
– George Orwell in The Politics of the English Language
[✓] Be That Change →
Man in the mirror — a genius idea for a very cool shirt. Where can I buy one?
Postbox →
A new $40 desktop email client for Mac and Windows that boasts some tall-order features, such as a Gmail-style conversation view and the ability to search through attachments only.
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Evangelical Universalism? Is it possible →
Recently Robin Parry of the Theological Scribbles blog and editor at Paternoster revealed himself to be the man behind Gregory MacDonald the pseudo-name used for writing “The Evangelical Universalist”.
Universalism has always been a fairly interesting subject to me, and in fact I ended up writing my thesis on the charge against Karl Barth being a Universalist.
Anyway, Robin has been...
Its the last day of an unusually long weekend... →
It’s the last day of an unusually long weekend, and there’s absolutely nothing on the schedule. Break out the tools and pull up one of these nifty DIY projects to improve your living space and…
Leaving Service at GCC – Tues 15th →
Rob Bell and Don Golden on eucharist and the new... →
‘In the new humanity, them becomes us, they becomes we, and those become ours. This is why it is very dangerous when a church becomes known for being hip, cool, and trendy. The new…
A Prayer for Students →
Creator of all things,
true source of light and wisdom,
origin of all being,
graciously let a ray of your light penetrate
the darkness of my understanding.
Take from me the double darkness …
The Sunday Lunch Crowd
“Take, for example, how Christians tip and behave in restaurants. If you have ever worked in the restaurant industry you know the reputation of the Sunday morning lunch crowd. Millions of Christians go to lunch after church on Sundays and their behavior is abysmal. The single most damaging phenomenon to the witness of Christianity in America today is the collective behavior of the Sunday...
Sometimes its not your relationship with God you... →
“Personal acts of piety and devotion are vital to a vibrant spiritual life and continued spiritual formation. But all too often “working on my relationship with God” has almost nothing to do with trying to become a more decent human being.”
Shall we bring Swords?
I had a phone call with a friend this morning and we were talking about whether to bring swords…more specifically we were comparing a few things Jesus say and do which on the face of it are contradictory.
There are a few stock explanations of the seemingly conflicting words of Jesus but Im Interested to hear any thoughts on them, particularly the second passage and any relation to our...
Interview with Douglas Moo on the 2011 NIV →
Snow Leopard's Four Best Improvements (for... →
Most of Mac OS 10.6’s changes are deep in its underpinnings for developers to put to good use. But what do the rest of us get out of Snow Leopard? Modest, but nice, improvements to the…
Christian Consumerism: Branding as a Sign →
We’ve got a problem in the Church today with Christian branding as a form of triumphalism, and it’s a charge made often enough about others and almost never about ourselves. I want to contend…
Rick Steves Convertible Carry-On →
I lived out of a bag for most of the past year, traveling with my wife. We visited 11 countries and used all manner of transportation. I used Rick Steves’ Convertible Carry-On Bag, and my wife…
New T. F. Torrance resources →
The T. F. Torrance Fellowship has released the first issue of its new journal, Participatio: The Journal of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship. It’s available for free download, and…
Beyond Venting:Confession as Spiritual Discipline →
Previous Post - Weekend Linkage #6
Several years ago I wrote a blog post on venting and confession. In the comment section, I friend mentioned the image I used (seen above) was…
Banhistas →
Photos from yosigo!!!
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