{"id":1227,"date":"2006-04-22T05:17:13","date_gmt":"2006-04-22T10:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2006\/04\/22\/blogs-of-the-week-34\/"},"modified":"2006-04-22T05:17:13","modified_gmt":"2006-04-22T10:17:13","slug":"blogs-of-the-week-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2006\/04\/22\/blogs-of-the-week-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogs of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"http:\/\/vanguardchurch.blogspot.com\/2006\/04\/back-home-again.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bob\u2019s back home again<\/a>.<br>\nI\u2019ll stop raving about <a href=\"http:\/\/jimmartin.typepad.com\/place\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jim Martin\u2019s blog<\/a> when he grows stale; no sign of that happening yet. Wise stuff, and a great post on a night he\u2019d like to forget (except who cares about the Cowboys?).<!--more|inline--><br>\nJohn Frye\u2019s got <a href=\"http:\/\/jesustheradicalpastor.blogspot.com\/2006\/04\/jesus-is-smarter-than-us-part-1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the makings of a great series<\/a>.<br>\nMaybe one of the more thoughtful posts about how our faith and the business world, even justice system, intersect can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/getting-free.blogspot.com\/2006\/02\/for-love-or-money.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">T.N. Freeman II\u2019s blogsite<\/a>.<br>\nDo movies connected to Christianity help the Church\u2019s evangelism? According to Barna, no. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.christianitytoday.com\/outofur\/archives\/2006\/04\/the_passion_rel.html#comments\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Skye Jethani posts at Out of Ur on this<\/a>, and the comments provide a nice thread through an issue. And recent news reports are asking if Hollywood is now trying to get the Christians out to movies.<br>\nThe answer to <a href=\"http:\/\/mcknightro.blogspot.com\/2006\/04\/should-scot-mcknight-shave-his-head.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">this question<\/a> is \u201cNot quite yet.\u201d<br>\nBiggest flops in the <a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/multimedia\/photo_gallery\/2006\/04\/20\/gallery.nfldraftbusts\/index.23.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">NFL Draft<\/a>.<br>\nWhat is emergent? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ysmarko.com\/?p=510#comments\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">YSMarko <\/a>has a nice post on this.<br>\n1. I\u2019ve told students for years the real \u201cpastoral\u201d epistle of Paul\u2019s letters can be found in the heart of 2 Corinthians. Why? Because Paul divulges his heart. So does Jamie Arpin-Ricci <a href=\"http:\/\/emergentvoyageurs.blog.com\/667375\/#cmts\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">in this post<\/a>.<br>\n2. Some Australian officials for cheerleaders have told the Australians <a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/2006\/more\/wires\/04\/15\/2080.ap.australia.cheerleaders.1st.ld.writethru.0220\/index.html?cnn=yes\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">to cover up the midriff<\/a>. Now I\u2019d like them to add a codicil that insists that young men be banned from showing off the tops of their gross boxers.<br>\n3. Is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=13315010&amp;postID=114514738415115689\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">John Frye<\/a> a Lumberlogian and a Theolojack?<br>\n4. Very good post by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nakedreligion.com\/?p=189#more-189\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brad Bergfalk<\/a> about the importance of preaching on Easter Sunday. And I\u2019ve heard Brad preach, and he\u2019s got the gift.<br>\n5. <a href=\"http:\/\/postmodernegro.wordpress.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Anthony Smith<\/a> is starting a good series on McLaren\u2019s new book. I\u2019ll take a crack at it myself.<br>\n6. I\u2019ve not seen this before, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.subversiveinfluence.com\/wordpress\/?p=686#comments\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Br. Maynard\u2019s<\/a> got a great idea for parents to use with their kids.<br>\n7. <a href=\"http:\/\/daddyroblog.blogs.com\/daddyroblog\/2006\/04\/as_you_probably.html#comments\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fr. Rob Merola<\/a> on a good Easter Sunday (and a long one).<br>\n8. Online sources for <em>The DaVinci Code<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/faithmaps.blogspot.com\/2006\/04\/suggested-resources-for-da-vinci-code.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stephen Shields<\/a>. Very good source.<br>\n9. Cars and Gas Mileage: <a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/popups\/2006\/autos\/fuel_efficient\/frameset_cnn.exclude.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Good report<\/a>.<br>\n10. Ted Gossard, at Jesus Community, has a nice reminder about <a href=\"http:\/\/communityofjesus.blogspot.com\/2006\/04\/all-ages-needed.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">intergenerational <\/a>gatherings.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2006\/SHOWBIZ\/TV\/04\/19\/people.unsexy.reut\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">I agree.<\/a><br>\nBarry Bonds: we watched the ESPN game last Sunday evening between LA Dodgers and SF Giants, and were swamped with Joe Morgan\u2019s fawning over Barry Bonds. Tell us about the game, Joe.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bob\u2019s back home again. I\u2019ll stop raving about Jim Martin\u2019s blog when he grows stale; no sign of that happening yet. 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