{"id":3816,"date":"2008-02-02T00:10:39","date_gmt":"2008-02-02T05:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/02\/weekly-meanderings-93\/"},"modified":"2008-02-02T00:10:39","modified_gmt":"2008-02-02T05:10:39","slug":"weekly-meanderings-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/02\/02\/weekly-meanderings-93\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Meanderings"},"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>Danish Tigers\u2026<br>\n<a class=\"imagelink decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/tigers.jpg\" title=\"tigers.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/tigers.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"tigers.jpg\"><\/a><!--more|inline--><br>\nChicago ice chunks\u2026<br>\n<a class=\"imagelink decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/chicago-cold.jpg\" title=\"chicago-cold.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/chicago-cold.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"chicago-cold.jpg\"><\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vanguardchurch.blogspot.com\/2008\/02\/two-year-anniversary-of-almost-dying.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Bob\u2019s still with us \u2026 drop in and bless him<\/a>.<br>\nQuestion on Politics: Why is no one saying anything about Barack Obama\u2019s speech after his victory in South Carolina? I was mesmerized by that speech. One of his finest.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jesustheradicalpastor.com\/would-the-radical-jesus-like-you\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Would the radical Jesus like you<\/a>?<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/printedition\/front\/la-na-carter1feb01,1,6448124.story\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jimmy Carter and the SBC<\/a>.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tonyj.net\/2008\/01\/31\/why-obama\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tony Jones supports Obama<\/a>.<br>\nHere is a new team blog in which I will participate: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.bible.org\/primetimejesus\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PrimeTimeJesus<\/a>.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/theologyforum.wordpress.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here is a really good, theological blog<\/a>.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/daddyroblog.blogs.com\/daddyroblog\/2008\/01\/keeping-vows.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Good one Rob<\/a>.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblical.edu\/pages\/resources\/missional-journal.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Seminary Presidents who can theologize keep the ship on course<\/a>; see #2\/1.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/godhungry.org\/?p=853\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">If I could start all over, I\u2019d<\/a>\u2026<br>\nNeed some help with Lent? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetmonk.com\/archive\/lenten-links-resources-for-a-post-evangelical-lent\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Spencer, the iMonk and uberblogger<\/a>, has a great set of links.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/daddyroblog.blogs.com\/daddyroblog\/2008\/01\/love-it.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">As long as you don\u2019t call it fasting<\/a>.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/aboulet.wordpress.com\/2008\/01\/27\/demonizing-the-leading-tactic-in-christian-debate\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wise words from a young man<\/a>.<br>\n1. Nice reviews on the <a href=\"http:\/\/aboulet.wordpress.com\/2008\/01\/26\/there-is-no-a-god-by-anthony-flew\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">new atheism<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/aboulet.wordpress.com\/2008\/01\/25\/christopher-hitchens-loves-jesus\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Art Boulet<\/a>.<br>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/magazine\/article\/0,9171,1706768,00.html?cnn=yes\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Emerging exercise<\/a>?<br>\n3. <a href=\"http:\/\/danielktaylor.wordpress.com\/2008\/01\/27\/church-planting-sucks\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">An emerging church planter reflects on church planting<\/a> \u2014 and on his site there are some rude comments about my clothing styles!<br>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/thomaseward.com\/2008\/01\/where-hope-is.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">And we\u2019re glad you\u2019re back Tom<\/a>!<br>\n5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toddhiestand.com\/how-is-the-church-like-a-family\/01\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Todd posted a good one on family and church<\/a>.<br>\n6. Christianity in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2008\/januaryweb-only\/105-22.0.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ukraine<\/a>.<br>\n7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jesusmanifesto.com\/2008\/01\/30\/caucus-voters-guide-2008\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mark\u2019s Voters Guide<\/a>.<br>\n8. Too far down the list today but it\u2019s only an announcement of one of the finer things to find on the blog world: <a href=\"http:\/\/krusekronicle.typepad.com\/kruse_kronicle\/2008\/01\/american-social.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Kruse on social indicators<\/a>.<br>\n9. <a href=\"http:\/\/eugenecho.wordpress.com\/2008\/01\/31\/why-i-blog\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">And I\u2019m glad he does<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/video\/#\/video\/world\/2008\/01\/31\/chapman.baby.giraffe.itn\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br>\n10. She\u2019s a <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/video\/#\/video\/world\/2008\/01\/31\/chapman.baby.giraffe.itn\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">beauty<\/a>!<br>\n11. Three winters ago I read Homer\u2019s two epic studies and followed them with Virgil. Then I read Dante\u2019s <em>Divine Comedy<\/em> \u2014 so this nice piece in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/history\/special\/131christians\/dante.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Christian History<\/em><\/a> brought back the pleasant memories of sitting here wandering through inferno, purgatorio and up into paradiso. We never have been to Ravenna. Someday maybe. I have no yen to return to Venice and Bologna isn\u2019t high on our list either.<br>\nSports:<br>\nDoes one need words?<br>\n<a class=\"imagelink decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/jan27_tiger2_299x260.jpg\" title=\"jan27_tiger2_299x260.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/jan27_tiger2_299x260.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"jan27_tiger2_299x260.jpg\"><\/a><br>\nAnd in Dubai, he takes a drop and only scores a par\u2026<br>\n<a class=\"imagelink decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/tiger-drop.jpg\" title=\"tiger-drop.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/tiger-drop.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"tiger-drop.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danish Tigers\u2026<\/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-3816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-meanderings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Weekly Meanderings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Danish Tigers... 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