{"id":4126,"date":"2008-04-19T00:10:07","date_gmt":"2008-04-19T05:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2008\/04\/19\/weekly-meanderings-104\/"},"modified":"2008-04-19T00:10:07","modified_gmt":"2008-04-19T05:10:07","slug":"weekly-meanderings-104","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2008\/04\/19\/weekly-meanderings-104\/","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>44 years ago in Chicago, the Beatles:<br>\n<a class=\"imagelink decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/beatles-1964-chicago.jpg\" title=\"beatles-1964-chicago.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/beatles-1964-chicago.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"beatles-1964-chicago.jpg\"><\/a><!--more|inline--><br>\nGood morning Chicago!<br>\n<a class=\"imagelink decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/morning-runner.jpg\" title=\"morning-runner.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/morning-runner.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"morning-runner.jpg\"><\/a><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/joelrenee.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/good-news-good-news-and-hard-news.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Let\u2019s all pray for June Bug \u2014 Emily \u2014 today<\/a>.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mmmikasa.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">God answers prayer in a season of deep grieving<\/a>.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/aboulet.wordpress.com\/2008\/04\/13\/why-im-thinking-of-leaving-the-pca-and-why-i-dont-want-to\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Art Boulet\u2019s exceptional reflection<\/a> on fundamentalism and the temptation to become emergent.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/LIVING\/04\/18\/lw.pricey.bday.parties\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Whatever happened <\/a>to pin the tail on the donkey or 3-legged races in the backyard?<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/specials\/2007\/article\/0,28804,1703763_1703764_1715499,00.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sanjay Gupta<\/a> on why we don\u2019t like to exercise.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/godhungry.org\/?p=895\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tired of the treadmill<\/a>?<br>\nFr Rob\u2019s post \u2014 he\u2019s the <a href=\"http:\/\/daddyroblog.blogs.com\/daddyroblog\/2008\/04\/an-ocean-runs-t.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">fishing priest<\/a>.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/missiolux.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/missional-communities-are-happening.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Missional happenings at missio lux<\/a>.<br>\nAn important article on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2008\/04\/16\/opinion\/edcohen.php\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">American narrative and race<\/a>.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2008\/may\/9.52.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jim Wallis<\/a> interviewed at CT.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jesusmanifesto.com\/2008\/04\/17\/the-new-christians-kool-aid\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Michael Cline weighs in on Obama<\/a>. Worth your reading.<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.followingchrist.org\/2008\/elites-leaving-church\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Are these the Elitemergents<\/a>?<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/krusekronicle.typepad.com\/kruse_kronicle\/2008\/04\/new-high-res-ma.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CO2 emissions<\/a> (HT: Michael Kruse)<br>\n1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/04\/12\/business\/12loan.html?_r=1&amp;hp&amp;oref=slogin\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">College student loans<\/a>.<br>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/estcumest.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/t-17-days-and-counting.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kent Anderson<\/a> blows smoke in the eyes of wedding planning. Hilarious stuff. Very male-ish. I love it. (By the way, I too, am jaded.)<br>\n3. Now for the serious side of pastors and weddings \u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/eugenecho.wordpress.com\/2008\/04\/14\/wedding-advice\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eugene Cho\u2019s wisdom<\/a>.<br>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/04\/13\/technology\/13novel.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Instant digital prints<\/a>.<br>\n5. Was Obama\u2019s famous slip an expression of Marxism? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/04\/14\/opinion\/14kristol.html?em&amp;ex=1208404800&amp;en=118235a393df75d0&amp;ei=5087%0A\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">William Kristol<\/a> thinks so.<br>\n6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2008\/04\/14\/travel\/troxford15.php\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The English pub<\/a>.<br>\n7. Seminary teachers sometimes ask in jest: How do you sell a career that offers low pay, no sex, long hours and obedience to someone else? Answer: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/local\/chi-pope-vocations-16apr16,1,3672572.story\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">You don\u2019t<\/a>.<br>\n8. <a href=\"http:\/\/thepope.blogs.nytimes.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">NYT has an ongoing blog<\/a> with comments about the Pope\u2019s visit.<br>\n9. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2008\/04\/16\/europe\/16food.php?page=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">UN report<\/a> about food supply dwindling.<br>\n10. <a href=\"http:\/\/eugenecho.wordpress.com\/2008\/04\/17\/a-typical-untypical-work-day\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eugene\u2019s schedule<\/a>.<br>\n11. <a href=\"http:\/\/beingekklesia.wordpress.com\/2008\/04\/17\/john-146-a-unique-conversation\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Check out Tim\u2019s reflections on John 14:6<\/a>.<br>\nSports:<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/vault\/gallery\/featured\/GAL1000184\/1\/13\/index.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Way cool<\/a>.<br>\nThe Masters: Trevor Immelman, the first South African to win the Masters in thirty years, demonstrated grit and remarkable reserves to stay focused.<br>\n<a class=\"imagelink decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/immelman.jpg\" title=\"immelman.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/immelman.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"immelman.jpg\"><\/a><br>\nThis is why I call golf courses \u201cparadise.\u201d<br>\n<a class=\"imagelink decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/par-3.jpg\" title=\"par-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/par-3.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"par-3.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>44 years ago in Chicago, the Beatles:<\/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-4126","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=\"44 years ago in Chicago, the Beatles: Good morning Chicago! 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