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  • Hit the back button to move forward >> bringing in new folks : to your blog
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:40:38 -0400
    barbara has a thorough posting on how to strategically bring in new inbound links. there are some things in there that i hadn't thought about, some i didn't know i benefited from. a few i'll ponder further 6. Search Google...
  • John Meunier's Blog >> Forty years in the wilderness?
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:53:04 -0400
    Bishop Hopkins gave the episcopal address at the North Central Jurisdictional Conference. It is an interesting look at the state of the church in this area. “We are in a time of great change, I would say crisis in the Midwest. … That crisis is globalization and the rapid change it is causing the Midwestern economy.” See [...]
  • Hit the back button to move forward >> cause i am a homer : and they are 0-fer
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:40:00 -0400
    i saw this on todd's blog. it had me with a big grin. roll tide! and go sec!
  • Hit the back button to move forward >> earth wind fire : energy consumption
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:20:00 -0400
    some interesting reading on which way an area can be used for energy development. they are looking at the differences between wind power and coal, which generally results in todays 'mountain top removal.' which, i am not a fan. check...
  • Threads from Henry's Web >> A Forest of Signs and Waving People
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:47:54 -0400
    I headed out to vote yesterday in the Florida primary. We had contests for a number of local offices. I’m registered with no party affiliation, but there was one non-partisan race that needed thinning out and one race that would be settled by the Republican primary. It was a fairly easy task [...]
  • John Meunier's Blog >> A denomination of small churches?
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:49:38 -0400
    Adam Hamilton is senior pastor at his charge, Church of the Resurrection. I am senior pastor at my charge, Prairie Chapel United Methodist Church. He has 7,500 average Sunday worship attendance. I have 30 average worship attendance. Hamilton recently gathered pastors from 80 of the 100 largest UMC churches in the United States for a conference [...]
  • Doing Theology from the Caribbean >> Justo González on Revelation
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:31:00 -0400
    "Why is it that a book that for its first readers was a word of comfort causes terror in us? Could it be that our place in the world and in society is very different from the position of those early Christians? Those churches in Asia looked upon the cataclysms announced in Revelation as a metaphor for their final vindication. It is difficult for us today to see things in the same light. Could it be that we have such an investment in the present order that we do not want it to pass away? Could it be
  • Doing Theology from the Caribbean >> Justo González on Revelation
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:31:00 -0400
    "Why is it that a book that for its first readers was a word of comfort causes terror in us? Could it be that our place in the world and in society is very different from the position of those early Christians? Those churches in Asia looked upon the cataclysms announced in Revelation as a metaphor for their final vindication. It is difficult for us today to see things in the same light. Could it be that we have such an investment in the present order that we do not want it to pass away? Could it be
  • Hit the back button to move forward >> donald miller : dnc benediction i missed
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:29:03 -0400
    if you happened to be following me on twitter you might have noticed that i missed donald miller giving the benediction for the dnc last night (i watched pbs coverage, should have gone with the cspan). thanks to youtube, i...
  • Moral Science Club >> Gary Thomas on The Shack
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:23:00 -0400
    Gary Thomas has an excellent review of the bestseller, The Shack by William P. Young. I speed-read it over coffee at Barnes and Noble, and didn't like it. "God" explains Himself to a middle-aged man by appearing as a Trinity of people at the man's shack in the woods. Thomas nails the problem of the premise on the head.

    I like the God of my book, 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, who says, "I let the plane crash, now get over it!" The real God lifts us out of fretting over the temporal, and into
  • Compassion in Politics >> The Critique of Emergent Church | Six things We Can Gain from Emergent Church to Make us Better Christians
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:07:35 -0400
    For all the criticism of the Emergent Church, what can we learn about them to help make us better people and Christians? How can they help us a) follow the Gospel and b) show love to our neighbor better c) and spread the word more? I recently read an interesting piece in the Gospel Advocate [...]
  • The Paranormal Pastor >> The Bible and the Paranormal Part 3: Cryptozoology
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:32:00 -0400
    I have mentioned it before, my view of approaching the Bible and any of its given subjects is first and foremost: Context. What exactly does the Bible say in its original language? What do the words mean in the original language? Say for example I wrote on a wall that lasts a few thousand years the phrase ?Color me blue?. What will people think about my meaning of that phrase two or three
  • Whispers from God's Spirit >> Seeing Beyond the Horizon
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:27:00 -0400
  • Heaven's Highway >> 4 Minute Devotions: Honor Killings
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:19:00 -0400
    We're hearing more about "honor" killings these days, even in our own nation. Sadly, it's an act of fanaticism that has its roots in the Bible.

    Podcast version here

    Deuteronomy 13:9 You must certainly put him to death. Your hand must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people.

    They call it ?honor killing,? although there?s nothing honorable about it. Young girls in the Middle East who get caught in the wrong company, or young men who convert
  • John Meunier's Blog >> Do we meet the needs of every personality type?
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:17:56 -0400
    Is there too much intuition and feeling and not enough sensing and thinking in the church today? Okay, both vague and overly simplistic question, but stick with me, there is a point. I’m reading Walter Brueggemann’s The Bible Makes Sense for my Course of Study class that starts next week. In the book, he writes - as [...]
  • One Thing I Know >> Buffy Is Driving Women from the Church
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:20:52 -0400
    Allison Waldman of TV Squad (see link below) reports that a new study out of Great Britain blames ?Buffy the Vampire Slayer,? and other shows like it, for tens of thousands of women quitting the church. The study, also reported on by the New York Post (Buffy Made Women Stop Going to Church Study) was [...]
  • Welcome to Wayne's Bible Study >> Now Available
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:06:45 -0400
    http://www.waynebrownministries.com Our Audio Bible Study John 7:16 continued (posted 8-26-08) is now available
  • The Wordwright >> SCHOOLS, One Teacher's View
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:22:25 -0400
    By T. J. Ray, Oxford, Mississippi Note from THE WORDWRIGHT - This is a heavy subject and more than cursory thoughts are necessary. Public School Boards of Education nationwide would do well to make this essay a "must read" for...
  • Christian Personal Finance >> Why you should get out of debt
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:11:26 -0400

    These are some of the Biblical reasons for getting out of debt. This is why I decided to get out of debt...

  • Bible Money Matters >> Shameless Plug: LogosForWebsites.com for your logo design needs
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:48:10 -0400
    A new site is launched! Some of you already know that in addition to this website, I also run a couple of other websites. I have a fitness site called QuicktoFit.com, and now within the last week I have also launched my new logo design website LogosForWebsites.com. I have been doing quite a brisk business in [...]
  • Moral Science Club >> 1,000th Post - Stupid Dog Pictures
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:06:00 -0400
    For my 1,000th Post I've decided to post something stupid. Starring Mr. Nacho and his sidekick, Coco. Now, are the pictures stupid or are the dogs? Hmmmm. I know, it's the people. As Carl Jung said, "Man is the problem and he is pitifully unaware of it..."

    Look, Mommy, I'm dead!

    Mommy, why's Daddy laughing at me?

    I was rescued for.........this?
  • Welcome to Wayne's Bible Study >> John 7:16 continued ( posted 8-26-08 )
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:56:57 -0400
    http://www.waynebrownministries.com ?Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. ? In the last Bible study I discussed John 7:14-16. I said I wanted to continue with verse 16 this time and discuss the ?doctrine? Jesus referred to in this verse. Let?s continue. ?Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. ? It is interesting that the Greek word ?eme? translated ?mine ? means of me, my own, mine. In other words, Jesus is saying as a
  • BIT FORUM >> www.moderatechristian.com
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:54:00 -0400
    www.moderatechristian.com is a Christian Blog Aggregator which Syndicates 50 Christian Blogs. Gentle Wisdom is a nice blog it is also included in moderatechristian.com.
  • Adventures in Revland >> Redeem Team
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:40:00 -0400
    I have been meaning to write this for a while, but congrats Redeem Team on the gold. It was great to see all those incredible players playing as one and showing the world that they are the best. But credit has to go to the one who brought them together as one team, who made them make a three year commitment to practice and play as one, and who could bring all those egos under one roof and make one ego. The ONLY person who could do that is Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K). It was amazing to listen to the
  • Welcome to Wayne's Bible Study >> '100 Things' co-author Dave Freeman dies at 47
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:34:44 -0400
    http://www.waynebrownministries.com LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Dave Freeman, co-author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die, a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47. Freeman died Aug. 17 after the fall at his Venice home, his father, Roy Freeman, told the Los Angeles Times on Monday. An advertising agency executive, Freeman co-wrote the 1999 book subtitled Travel Events You Just Can?t Miss with Neil Teplica. It was
  • Welcome to Wayne's Bible Study >> Amsterdam to host Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:29:40 -0400
    http://www.waynebrownministries.com (Reuters) - Artist Damien Hirst?s human skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds will go on show at an Amsterdam museum in November. The artwork named ?For the Love of God? was unveiled last year at London?s White Cube gallery and later sold to an anonymous investment group. The skull fetched $100 million (54.5 million pounds), but it was a private transaction and the fact that Hirst was part of the group of investors who bought it raised questions about its true
  • Welcome to Wayne's Bible Study >> No nuns on catwalk as priest stops "beauty contest"
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:25:58 -0400
    http://www.waynebrownministries.com ROME (Reuters) - An Italian priest who had planned an online ?pageant? for nuns has suspended the project, saying he was misinterpreted and had no intention of putting sisters on a beauty catwalk. ?My superiors were not happy. The local bishop was not happy, but they did not understand me either,? Father Antonio Rungi told Reuters by telephone from his convent in southern Italy on Tuesday. ?It was not at all my intention to put nuns on the catwalk,? said Rungi, a
  • BIT FORUM >> Indian Society of Agricultural Information Technology
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:15:00 -0400

    Background : Majority Indian population still depends on agriculture for livelihood. Access to information and its effective use as knowledge is crucial for successful Agricultural development.   Objectives of INSAIT : To mobilize farmers, scientists, institutions and organizations to promote agricultural IT.
    To encourage teaching, research and extension activities in all aspects of agricultural IT.
    To provide a forum for information exchange and dissemination of agricultural
  • The Pen of the Wayfarer >> Am I My Brother's Keeper? Final Thoughts on Todd Bentley
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 -0400
    We can and should be distressed at the recent
    events in Lakeland but they are indicative
    of a larger problem that is pandemic throughout
    the body of Christ. There are bigger issues to
    contemplate than the fact of Todd Bentley's
    individual fall and that is our
    corporate shortcomings in the area of
    accountability in our Christian communities.

    The hard question we have to ask ourselves
    is "What is so drastically wrong with the
    way we generally
  • Faith from 9 to 5 >> Do you embrace everyone's role as important?
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:56:27 -0400
    During this political season so far there's been lots of talk about classes of people and who appeals to each class or group better than someone else. There are classes even in the workplace with the front line employees often...
  • Seeking After >> Postively Tuesday
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:38:00 -0400


    Once again it is Tuesday, and I have something positive to say about someone who has been encouraging to me.

    My buddy Joe is one of those guys everyone should meet. Joe's the guy that got me to be serious about what being a follower of Christ means.

    Joe is the kind of guy that really shows faith, commitment, and trust in God. His life, and he's family, center on service to God and listening to and following what He has planned.

    With Joe's help and encouragement,
  • Hit the back button to move forward >> quotes : that just happen
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:14:08 -0400
    "We were just there talking and it happened." -Dorothy Day
  • Quiet Paths >> Mermaid news
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:41:43 -0400
    You can be a mermaid too! If that so last year, boring, saggy swimsuit isn’t doing it for you anymore - you can just zip this on! Or Velcro it to yourself, use waterproof duct tape or however they affix this attire. Custom-created Mermaid Tails only a couple hundred $$ and you can get [...]
  • Gentle Wisdom >> Peter and Doris Wagner on Todd Bentley
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:15:02 -0400
    Please forgive yet another post about Todd Bentley. In this one I attempt to sort out some possible confusion about what Peter and Doris Wagner, of Global Harvest Ministries, have written about Todd Bentley. There has been some uncertainty about this because they have sent out various statements by e-mail to their mailing list but [...]
  • joelgillespie.org >> Missing Keith Green
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:11:28 -0400
    This past Sunday we sang the Keith Green worship song “Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful.” Our worship space is pretty acoustically active, and we are blessed with many men, women, and children who love to sing, and who sing well, and I confess I got goosebumps at one point. “Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful” is a simple [...]
  • New Epistles >> The NLT Study Bible by Tyndale House
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:50:00 -0400
    Three weeks ago, I received in the mail an advanced copy of the NLT Study Bible (NLTSB) from Tyndale House Publishers to review and have finally gotten around to writing this review. The NLTSB is scheduled for official release on September 15, 2008 and I'm sure many people will be impressed by it. I have found it to be an excellent study bible. Any time now in August, the NLT Study Bible website will be launching a fully searchable online version of the study bible with a free 30-day trial.
  • New Epistles >> Whitehorse, Yukon: the most northern parts of Canada
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:48:00 -0400



    I have been away from blogging for over 2 weeks and I loved it. I have been away at a bible camp doing some speaking, and also returned from the Yukon, which is located way up north next to Alaska. Yes, Saskatoon, SK, Canada is north, but Whitehorse, Yukon is even further up north. I can say that this is the furthest north I have ever been. I was up there for a national youth gathering of about 1,200 youths from across Canada.

    I also took some pictures of the travels through
  • Donny's Ramblings >> Forgiveness, Consequences and the DECISION to Love
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:57:25 -0400
    I’ve written before in regards to some of the personal costs I’ve paid for my life decisions. While I have no doubts I’m forgiven, I have a feeling, dear constant reader, that I’m going to continue to pay those bills for the rest of my life. As I’ve traveled this amazing country I’ve had the [...]
  • Hit the back button to move forward >> tuesday randomness : i love links
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:29:00 -0400
    marketing to millennials a washed up 14 yr old model? kids exploit and threaten your cyber experience probably why i don't watch mtv anymore.. except for america's best dance crew its not flattering, so why are we using it? is...
  • One Thing I Know >> The Church as a Prostitute
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:28:30 -0400
    In a recent post on Emergent Self, Judith Hougen wrote: Some years ago I sat at a sidewalk cafe with Barry, a pastor from San Francisco, during a break at a spiritual formation conference in Denver. I was interviewing him for a phantom book project. I sipped iced tea and described to him my ideas for [...]
  • Joel Gillespie >> Developers, Perkins and Our Shared Environment
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:28:00 -0400
    I moved to Greensboro in 1989 to become Associate Pastor of Christ Community Church. At the time Christ Community met in a building at the corner of Lake Brandt Road and Lawndale Drive. Christ Community was a lively and growing community of Christians with a charismatic pastor with unusual gifts of relating well to ordinary folks.

    During my time at Christ Community the membership and attendance grew consistently. There were two identical worship services and both were full. There was not
  • Bible study by a student >> DOING WHAT IS RIGHT IN THE EYES OF GOD
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:52:21 -0400
    There is a big problem with ?Doing what is right in the eyes?. As Proverbs 21:2 says Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. (KJV) That means what ever you do it is right in your eyes. It only makes sense because if you thought you [...]
  • Serving Bread >> Join My Book Club, Culture Making ? Sept. ?08
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:35:09 -0400
    Copyright © 2008 Eddy E. Visit the original article at http://www.servingbread.net/2008/08/25/join-my-book-club-culture-making-september-2008. One of the beauties of the Internet (and especially Web 2.0) is that it allows for collaboration and learning apart from physical location. For years, I have been intrigued to initiate (or join an existing) virtual book club. I tired it a few years ago [...]

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  • If I Were a Bell, I'd Ring >> Too On-the-Nose "Crossroads" Post
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:08:00 -0400
    I tend to stay away from posts like the one I'm about to write (or try to anyway). I feel like "updates" are rarely more than filler posts, but since I haven't had much in the way of any posts at all lately, I figure it's better than nothing. I am starting a new (and hopefully my last) semester at DTS, and it looks to be a relatively easy one. While I will be writing my thesis, in reality it's already written and I'll mainly be reformatting it, cleaning it up, beefing up the secondary research, and tying
  • Hit the back button to move forward >> music monday : feeling a bit emo
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:36:14 -0400
    so i'm feeling a bit emo today. i guess.. here's some famous emo
  • One Thing I Know >> Seven Things Men Say
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:14:17 -0400
    In response to ?Nine Things Women Say,? here is ?Seven Things Men Say".? ?Okay or Yes, Honey/Dear/Sweetie/or any other term of affection? ? It sounds like we are agreeing with you, but we just know better than to argue with you when arguing with a woman is always a losing proposition. ?In just a minute? ? As [...]
  • Moral Science Club >> Flycandler proposes resolving tiff
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:12:00 -0400

    Societyvs: I would try to resolve my little tiff with Jim Jordan (who continues to attack me behind my back without telling me) were he to allow me to respond to his attacks.

    Flycandler posted this over at Dagoods's blog. I've disabled comment moderation so we can "resolve" our "little tiff". I hold no animosity toward my fellow PCUSA member. I'm looking forward to his resolution.
  • Hit the back button to move forward >> my team : of fantasy
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:07:42 -0400
    since you care. this is my fantasy team for my sunday school class league. i've already switched around steve smith for bernard berrian. debating on which defense will service better. i'm hoping that i can reap some benefits of pacman...
  • Threads from Henry's Web >> Numbers out of Context
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:06:31 -0400
    Here’s a quick example from Metacatholic. See how the meaning changes?
  • Moral Science Club >> Jesus's reaction to an atheist of good character
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:17:00 -0400
    This was a response to a question over at Conversations at the Edge on "Character or Faith; Which is Better?" Would Jesus accept an athiest of good character, or a person of bad character but of faith.

    The atheist with good character is first, not a narcissist. I?ve known several people like this. He/she lets themselves be guided by the goodness that hangs above man?s narcissistic existence, particularly in nature. Romans 1 and Psalm 19 touches upon this truth.

    Jesus said we can judge

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