SP00N to Visit KC

If I recall correctly, back in 2000 (or early 2001) Spoon’s “Lines in the Suit” was featured on Napster as a “Download of the Day” and I jumped on it.  This was back when online file sharing was completely out of control–and I loved it.  Napster, Limewire, and other file sharing networks provided a space where my musical [...]

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Two Videos Worth Sharing

The first is a short clip I was roped in to while walking on the KU Campus.  Thanks Creighton.  The second is the promo video for iBelieve 2008 – Kansas East Youth Ministry will host Institute on the campus of Baker University.  Institute is a camp open to students who have completed the 8th through 12th [...]

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Worth Pondering…

Following Christ means taking certain steps.  The first step, which responds to the call, separates the followers from their previous existence.  A call to discipleship thus immediately creates a new situation.  Staying in the old situation and following Christ mutually exclude each other.  At first, that was quite visibly the case.  The tax collector had [...]

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Character Develops Locally

Persons of character are not public products.  They are made by local cultures, local responsibilities. -Wendell Berry, “A Remarkable Man” in What are People For?

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Myers ::: Organic Community

The Spirit of organic community is grace, not law; “edit-ability,” not accountability…This is how a good author-editor relationship works: The author submits a rough draft.  The editor makes suggestions, even disagrees at times with the author.  The author considers the editor’s suggestions, and will often make adjustments.  The author and editor continue to go back [...]

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Arcade Fire: Intervention

Intervention
Artist(Band):The Arcade Fire
The king’s taken back the throne
The useless seed is sown
When they say they’re cutting off the phone
I’ll tell ‘em you’re not home
No place to hide
You were fighting as a soldier on their side
You’re still a soldier in your mind
Though nothing’s on the line
You say it’s money that we need
As if we’re [...]

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Good Article for Pastors Seeking to Be “Relevant”

An important article for hip church leaders can be found here at LarkNews.

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Market or Media Driven? Celebrity Intrigue & Voyeurism

Today I was listening to Sports Radio 810 WHB broadcasting from Kansas City.  You can visit their website here.  Kevin Kietzman, Todd Leabo, and Danny Clinkscale are on each afternoon on “Between the Lines” from 2:00 to 7:00.  They run a good program, seem to have good insight into the world of sports, and seem to have fun.  I [...]

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Super Bowl Results

The past two weeks left me with mixed emotions.  I was constantly asked for a pick from students, friends, acquaintances, and my emotions ranged from, (a) not caring, (b) rooting for the underdog, and (c) rooting for history.  I’m sorry to say that (a) was probably the most prevalent reaction.
The game was great.  We had [...]

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Climate Change and Ties to the Land ::: Thompson’s “Global Mourning”

A couple of months ago I decided to pick up a subscription to Wired magazine.  I’m glad that I did.
In the January edition a short article by Clive Thompson entitled “Global Mourning” caught my attention.  You can read the complete text here.
As modern people it is a rare occasion that we take the time to [...]

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