{"id":5938,"date":"2009-08-22T00:21:10","date_gmt":"2009-08-22T05:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/2009\/08\/22\/weekly-meanderings-174\/"},"modified":"2009-08-22T00:21:10","modified_gmt":"2009-08-22T05:21:10","slug":"weekly-meanderings-174","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2009\/08\/22\/weekly-meanderings-174\/","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><div style=\"text-align: center\">Kris and I have never intentionally gone to the City <br>to see the Air and Water Show, <br>but we\u2019ve been there four times when it was happening. <br>Cool stuff.\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ChicAirWat.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/imgs\/ChicAirWat.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px;text-align: center\" height=\"232\" width=\"495\"><\/span><br><a href=\"http:\/\/renovatechurch.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dave Diller<\/a>, at Renovate, is doing a series on Philemon (<a href=\"http:\/\/renovatechurch.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/context-philemon-response-of-hope-pt1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/renovatechurch.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/giving-dignity-philemon-response-of.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/renovatechurch.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/when-we-are-wronged-philemon-response.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">3<\/a>). <a href=\"http:\/\/seedlingsinstone.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/turning-down-christianity-today.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LL Barkat<\/a> sticks to her principles. <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.journalnow.com\/content\/2009\/aug\/02\/one-important-question-can-lead-to-important-actio\/opinion-columnists-nalston\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">This is a good illustration (and a good story) of \u201cdesultory\u201d reading<\/a> \u2014 the kind of reading that lets what you read shape what you read next. <a href=\"http:\/\/godhungry.org\/?p=2918\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">13 ways<\/a> to help your marriage. <a href=\"http:\/\/livelydust.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/review-end-of-overeating.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LaVonne<\/a> on overeating \u2026 good reading, her touch of tarragon being wit.<\/p>\n<p>On that John Piper tornado swirl, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetmonk.com\/archive\/with-all-due-respect\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">iMonk<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gregboyd.org\/blog\/did-god-send-a-tornado-to-warn-the-elca\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Greg Boyd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Incoming first year students love this guy<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/addenda-errata.ivpress.com\/2009\/08\/i_read_it.php\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">They might not like this guy<\/a>, who would probably insist they read the whole book because he\u2019s a \u201ccompletist.\u201d Wonderful essay, but Barth at 5 pages per hour is a sign that Barth\u2019s not a good writer. <a href=\"http:\/\/stillsearching.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/19\/a-brief-thought-about-home\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brett<\/a> on \u201chome.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/missiolux.blogspot.com\/2009\/08\/alignment-part-1.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The red bucket<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>How about water with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehighcalling.org\/Library\/ViewLibrary.asp?LibraryID=5128\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Luci Shaw<\/a>? How can we bring back a genuine messianic hope? <a href=\"http:\/\/derek4messiah.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/18\/bringing-back-messianism\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Derek Leman <\/a>points the way. <a href=\"http:\/\/renewcommunity.org\/exciting-changes-coming-to-renew\/08\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">We follow Renew<\/a>, and I hope you do too. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sakeoftruth.com\/2009\/08\/civil-submission-in-1-peter\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Josh Mann<\/a> has good insights on what it means today to speak of \u201ccivil submission.\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edge.org\/3rd_culture\/brand09\/brand09_index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Is this the creation mandate of Genesis 1 in new form<\/a>? <a href=\"http:\/\/tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com\/tallskinnykiwi\/2009\/08\/the-1-clergical-elite-and-the-10-cultural-creative-leadership.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Is this the next leadership<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wineskins.alsw.com\/filter.asp?co_key=1964\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Are these your questions<\/a>? <a href=\"http:\/\/markdroberts.com\/?p=930\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Are these your ideas of the Christian life<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><b>Technology: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/15\/AR2009081500040.html?nav=hcmodule\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> on the march? I agree: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2225283\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter World needs some changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soulgardeners.com\/2009\/08\/friendships-what-is-it.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">what are the social media doing to \u201cfriendship\u201d<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PakistaniCamp.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/imgs\/PakistaniCamp.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" height=\"207\" width=\"289\"><\/span>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2225287\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">What are you not giving up during our recession<\/a>?<br>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/WORLD\/asiapcf\/08\/14\/pakistan.christians\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Christian persecution in Pakistan<\/a> observed at CNN.com but I\u2019m not hearing this from anyone else.<br>3. Whoa, this piece on \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/15\/AR2009081502957.html?hpid=artslot&amp;sub=AR&amp;sid=ST2009081503017\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">squeaking by on 300 grand<\/a>\u201d is worth your effort.<br>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/article.nationalreview.com\/?q=MTA3MTVjOWM4MWVkNTk3NDQ0Mjg3MDVkMGY4M2EwMWY=\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Krauthammer<\/a> on the Preventive Care Myth: \u201cReform proponents repeat this like a mantra. Because it seems so<br>\nintuitive, it has become conventional wisdom. But like most<br>\nconventional wisdom, it is wrong. Overall, preventive care<em> increases <\/em>medical costs.\u201d<br>5. <a href=\"http:\/\/article.nationalreview.com\/?q=MWRmMjAxNmNhZDRhMjllYmFjYTZjYmRlYTZmYWNjYTA=\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">This piece by Victor Davis Hanson<\/a>, who is far right, might be the agenda for the Republicans for the next four years.<br>6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/08\/15\/AR2009081502696.html?nav=hcmodule\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Opposition gone viral<\/a>.<br>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/08\/16\/education-degrees-and-teachers-pay\/?em\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Quite the conversation in the <i>NYTimes<\/i> <\/a>about the value of teacher training courses and how compensation works. The \u201cTeach for America\u201d program has more than its share of critics. <br>8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2225506\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Timothy Noah<\/a>\u2018s argument for the public option and, without it, he argues the insurance companies will become even more powerful.<br>9. There\u2019s been some on the left side of the government claiming Obama has shifted on the public option, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/nation\/article\/0,8599,1916813,00.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Karen Tumulty\u2019s reporting<\/a> might indicate otherwise.<br>10. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/CRIME\/08\/18\/new.york.model.blog.lawsuit\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cyberdefamation<\/a> \u2014 this is a serious issue and I suspect we will see more lawsuits against people who use the internet, blogs, websites, twitter, Facebook, etc for wrong and hurtful and defaming comments. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/TECH\/08\/21\/outing.anonymous.bloggers\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cyber-coming-out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sports:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Yang.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/imgs\/Yang.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" height=\"307\" width=\"278\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>YE Yang stared and stared at the Tiger and the Tiger had no roar left. Very impressive mental performance by Yang.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/SPORT\/08\/16\/athletics.usain.bolt.tyson.gay\/index.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">9.58<\/a> \u2014 just sayin\u2019. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kris and I have never intentionally gone to the City to see the Air and Water Show, but we\u2019ve been there four times when it was happening. Cool stuff. Dave Diller, at Renovate, is doing a series on Philemon (1, 2, 3). LL Barkat sticks to her principles. 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