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Chicago!
\n(Perhaps a little dimmer this week.)<\/p>\n

\"ChicagoLts.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>Speaking of Chicago in grief over Blagojevich, did you see the powerful plea<\/a> from Chuck Colson?<\/p>\n

I go on record here to thank Beliefnet for its policy of advertising. The secret for them is to get the kinds of ads our kind of blog community wants, and yesterday\u2019s experience was frustrating but Beliefnet is working with us us to block the Mormon ads; they took them down yesterday but apparently they are still working on this one \u2026 I\u2019ve seen one this morning already.<\/p>\n

Pastors, coffee and J.J. Buckfart\u2019s reflections<\/a>. Tony\u2019s posts on same-sex marriage drew plenty of response, but it is this sort of response that is most needed \u2014 a candid, even-handed, rational response by Rob Bowman<\/a> that deserves to be read alongside Edith Humphrey\u2019s excellent piece in CT<\/a>.\u00a0 Henry Zonio<\/a>, besides have a snazzy picture, posts some questions and thoughts about where to go with 20-somethings not attending church. I don\u2019t know if you know about Englewood Review of Books, an online book review service, but they now have a Christmas offer<\/a> going that might interest you. The Pirate Brotherhood<\/a> and the church. Ed Gilbreath discusses Barbie vs. Bratz<\/a>. Did you read John Frye\u2019s post on the theology of passing kidney stones<\/a>, and John knows. Good to see some humor after that event. The gospel, legalism<\/a> and the iMonk and his responders. Here\u2019s what we have to say about Chicago\u2019s corruptalooza politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Paraclete Christmas special<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"advent.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>Missional vs. Attractional: David Fitch <\/a>weighs in again. So does Bill Kinnon<\/a>. As always, Tim Keller speaks some sense in a comment on Fitch\u2019s blog that Kinnon also quotes \u2026 and I especially like Keller\u2019s claim that it this isn\u2019t method but getting the gospel right and (what he calls) contextualizing the church. And one could read Tom Smith\u2019s post<\/a> on \u201cwhy church?\u201d <\/p>\n

My son\u2019s new blog<\/a>, which some of you with finer tastes either will enjoy or will not enjoy.<\/p>\n

Why this way<\/a>? A nice advent reflection.<\/p>\n

Malware and worms and the like \u2026 in your computer \u2026 read this warning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And this warning, from the Archbishop of York<\/a>, about Robert Mugabe, a similar call by SA Archbishop Desmond Tutu \u2026 and the established countries of Africa must stand together for the survival and healing of Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

Are you in a book group? Does this piece by Joanne Kaufman <\/a>tell your story?<\/p>\n

This is the only newspaper we\u2019ve known for Chicagoland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For those who love birds<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n

For those who love books<\/a> \u2026 Mr. Wilson\u2019s Bookshelf.<\/p>\n

NAE leader<\/a>, Cizik, resigns.<\/p>\n

Who else would talk about kissing a velvet Elvis Presley painting
\nbefore each day\u2019s show for luck? Who else could have gotten a listener
\nto put a cell phone to use by putting it in a dryer and setting it on
\ntumble \u2013 while the call was still connected? Who else would honor
\nCollins every year after his death with an on-air toast on his
\nbirthday, Feb. 28? Spike<\/a>. We\u2019ll miss ya.<\/p>\n

Online segregation<\/a> \u2026 this is worth thinking about seriously. Anyone done anything on this?<\/p>\n

1. One of the more interesting characters<\/a> in the Land of Israel today.
2. I totally agree<\/a>.
3. Christmas poets<\/a>.
4. McCafe\u2019s latte<\/a>? Who\u2019s had one? What do you think?
5. On bailing out Detroit \u2026 good, responsible suggestions<\/a>. Larry Kudlow<\/a> weighs in too.<\/p>\n

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\n6. David Waters has a good piece \u201cUnder God<\/a>.\u201d
7. Paying it forward<\/a>, at Christmas, at Starbs.
8. The strongest voice against Islamic terrorism must come from Muslims \u2014 so this piece is good news<\/a>.
9. A plea by a writer for writers<\/a>.
10. Engineers<\/a> working for the animal kingdom.<\/p>\n

Sports:<\/p>\n

Congrats to Michelle Wie<\/a>; suddenly the LPGA just got much more interesting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DaBears, DaGould!<\/p>\n

\"Gould.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>Has to be one of my (or Tim Gombis\u2019) students\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Bearshomewok.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>
\nThey call this Zombie Nation:<\/p>\n

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