A young pastor\u2019s rant before another Christian is followed by an open and frank and exemplary confession: Purple Pastor<\/a>, thanks. June 20, 2006 \u2013 Sioux Falls, SD \u2013 The Sioux Falls Canaries are proud to announce that right-handed closer John Wesley had his contract sold to the Chicago White Sox. Wesley will report to Single A Kannapolis of the South Atlantic League. Wesley, 25, was having a terrific 2006 season with Sioux Falls. He was 0-0 with an ERA of 1.42 and six saves. Wesley had collected 15 strikeouts in 12 2\/3 innings pitched and opponents were only hitting .163 against him. In 2005 with the Canaries, John was 5-5 with an ERA of 3.74 and two saves. He had 52 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched. Wesley was signed as a nondrafted free agent by the Toronto Blue Jays in June of 2002. He had spent three seasons in the Blue Jays organization playing in Medicine Hat, Charleston, WV, and Auburn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A young pastor\u2019s rant before another Christian is followed by an open and frank and exemplary confession: Purple Pastor, thanks. For those who use a lectionary at all, this site by Bruce Sweet is worth looking at. It provides social justice commentary for each lectionary reading. I\u2019ve been able only to dip into it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1735],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-meanderings"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nFor those who use a lectionary at all, this site by Bruce Sweet <\/a>is worth looking at. It provides social justice commentary for each lectionary reading. I\u2019ve been able only to dip into it.
\nSummer is time for denominations to have annual meetings; which means debates; which means depressing news about how Christians can\u2019t find common ground. See Michael Kruse<\/a>. I\u2019ll avoid the SBC\u2019s debate about alcohol, but what is the scoop on the PCUSA and the Trinity? and the sexual fidelity issues decided at the local level? Mark Roberts <\/a>is working through the issues with his customary fairness and biblical rigor.
\nBut, I\u2019m encouraged by David Fitch\u2019s excellent suggestions<\/a> to Brian McLaren\u2019s previous post. And the Jazz Theologian\u2019s<\/a> early morning yearnings for unity.
\nFather\u2019s Day for Veterans. See the pictures at Karen\u2019s Sit and Spit<\/a>.
\nOne of the best posts I\u2019ve ever read; the comments are also sometimes quite good. Andrew Perriman on \u201cAm I sure that I\u2019m saved<\/a>?\u201d
\nIn the event you are wondering if you are postmodern, this article on jewelry from millennia ago says evidence proves they were not only biologically but also culturally and cognitively modern<\/a>. That makes us postmodern. Case over.
\nSpeaking of postmodern and Emergent, Doug Pagitt announces his next book project: The Emergent Manifesto<\/a>.
\nBiblical Carnival<\/a> seeks nominations for blogs about Bible and for separate posts.
\n1. We\u2019ve been watching some birds, too, but we\u2019ve not seen anything quite this old<\/a>. We\u2019ve seen some baby Eastern Bluebird with some protective moms and dads; Killdeer; Northern Oriole; Kingbird, etc. But this ancient Grebe finds its only rival when we see the Great Blue Heron. (The Grebes we spot in the Spring are all up North by now.)
\n2. Dale, at Trinities<\/a>, has a new blog up on the doctrine of the Trinity. Stop by for a visit if you have time.
\n3. Already time for the pollsters to start chatting about who we would not vote for<\/a> and who we would vote for: Senator Clinton gets the most attention here. I\u2019m voting for Stan Hauerwas, just so I could tune in for the daily clips of what he\u2019d say to the media.
\n4. I thought the Hurricane <\/a>was a boxer.
\n5. If you\u2019ve got some time, Michael Spencer\u2019s exploration<\/a> (iMonk) of his father\u2019s depression and what he\u2019s learned from it is worth reading.
\n6. What\u2019s on your church sign? Check Adam Cleaveland<\/a>\u2018s post on a sign he found. No, I don\u2019t think Adam was being unkind; yes, Bro. Jonathan\u2019s our brother. Yes, that\u2019s a way of cutting to the chase of how you see things. No, that\u2019s not how to put grace up front.
\n7. For those of you who read novels, here\u2019s a new one to consider by Lisa Sampson<\/a>.
\n8. By the time Bob Robinson\u2019s<\/a> done at Vanguard, he\u2019ll have a little book in his computer: on kingdom, atonement, and the gospel. He\u2019s about done, and it is a very good series.
\n9. Drew Moser<\/a> posts a rapid history of the father image on TV. My father was more like Ward Cleaver, and I supposed I was somewhere closer to Bill Cosby, though I\u2019ve had other moments, too.
\n10. A new argument against tattoos.<\/a>
\n11. Mike at Eternal Perspective<\/a> has a 3-part series on the mission of the Church that is worth reading.
\nI hate to bring this up at the end, but there is a good review by Seyoon Kim of Tom Wright\u2019s newest book on Paul<\/a>.
\nAnd Kevin Cawley<\/a> has a nice review, with some good comments, of Mark Driscoll\u2019s Confessions<\/em>. (HT: Steve McCoy<\/a>)
\nSports:
\nThis just in: John Wesley is now an official Chicago White Sox player. Talk about coming out of retirement. Some will be surprised to hear John Wesley was right<\/em>-handed. I\u2019d have thought he was a lefty. Crafty.<\/p>\n