Category: interesting stuff

It’s that time again. Is it just me, or are the weeks going by faster? Things are humming along here in the sunny South. Jan’s dad is still in rehab from breaking his hip at the beginning of June. Hopefully he’ll be able to get back home in a few weeks. I am still looking for work. There are some possibilities out that there, but nothing concrete as of yet. Yesterday, I had the chance to catch up with one of my basketball players from a few years back. He and his family came through town and we had breakfast together. It was encouraging to see him and hear how well he was doing as a teacher, coach, husband, and father.

Here are this week’s links:

Slow church, sin and repentance.
A Jesus shaped response to Israel and Gaza.
Confessions of a local pastor.
To the one losing her faith.
The ten official Trappist breweries.

Apartments in DC are getting smaller.
Good post from Kristen Welch.
How poor?
This is good.
Good Kickstarter project.

Five Bible verses to stop misusing.
A Biblical case for awesome beards.
Visions of glory.
Review of a book on the Crusades. Looks interesting.
Mike Bell on hitchhiking.

Have a blessed week!

A couple of major events dominated the news this week. And no, I’m not talking about LeBron or the World Cup. The first link deals with both of the major stories.

Here are the links:

Discussion on iMonk.
Eating together.
Emily T. Wierenga on letting go.
Richard Stearns on little children and borders.
Two side to the cross.

Desires of the heart.
John Frye asks a good question.
Scot McKnight on creeds.
Zack Hunt on the love of Jesus.
Booting compliance.

Spiritual discipline of scribbling.
For the weary.
Sean Palmer on making disciples.
Lisa Dye on busyness.
Matt Appling on doubt.

Things Jesus will never say to you.
Jesus at the Movies? Part 1.
Fighting God.

Well, that’s all for now. Have a blessed week!

The last few weeks have been very busy around here. In the midst of the busyness, there is also waiting. A number of things are up in the air and there is a sense of not knowing what is next. well, this is neither the time nor the place for that, so…

Here are the links:

Fast food culture wars.
Sleep.
Words.
Oh By The Way Church.
God’s will.

Jared Lafitte on expectations.
Abby Norman on being messy.
Chaplain Mike on reunions.
Keith Giles on hard lessons.
John Frye on the old rugged words.

Yeah, I do this sometimes too.
Sabbath.
Slow church and the missional movement.
A simple faith?
Ignore the reviews.

David Fitch on caffeine free diet coke.
Adam McHugh on blood from a stone.
Good post from Miguel Ruiz.
Matt B. Redmond on the only really good news.
Rob Grayson on the long walk home.

Have a blessed week!

It has been a while since I have put up a weekend links post. Things have been kind of crazy around here the past few weeks. It has eased up somewhat so I’m going to post a few of the things I have been reading lately.

So, without further ado, here are the links:

Being a slow church.
First, be viable.
Truth Pharisees.
Being brave.
Living with less.

This is a crying shame.
Oooooookay.
Keith Giles on grace.
Interesting church buildings.
Mark Osler on Facebook.

The fruitfulness of contingency.
Quotes from Spurgeon.
iMonk classic.
New Moses and new people.
Items on the list?

The difference an “s” makes.
Zack Hunt on the narrow gate.
A wooden spoon.

Have a blessed week!

This weekend is the more or less official beginning of summer, even though the season itself doesn’t begin until June. Here in the United States, there will be parades, picnics, and ceremonies remembering those who have fought and died in the service of their country. School children across the country, along with their teachers, eagerly await the end of the school year.

Enough small talk. Here are the links:

Good article from Jack Levison.
Interesting problem for the U.S. government.
You never know. This might work.
I think this might be carrying celebrity worship a bit too far.
Boz Tchividjian is grieving.

John Frye begins a review of The Story of God Bible Commentary: The Sermon on the Mount.
10 foreign films worth watching.
The cross challenge.
The wrong way to approach the poor.
Is education for life or ideas?

A church that imagines a flourishing community.
“Christian” individualism.
Seven states are running out of water.
Josh Ross on scars and stories.
The Hokey Pokey.

Maybe this is why he was excommunicated.
There’s a series on good works over at the internet monk. Part 1 is here.
I think this is going a bit too far. Quite a bit.
Carolina BBQ! Part 1. Part 2.
I guess you’ve seen the Sprint commercials. Does anyone know what it is the ad agency people were smoking?

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and a blessed week!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there. It’s getting warm here in the sunny South. Whether that will translate into a hot summer or not is yet to be seen. In news of the world, the radical Islamists in Nigeria are still holding the girls they kidnapped. Pray for these girls, that they would be rescued quickly.

On to the links:

When God is late.
A good for nothing God.
Love mercy.
In sickness and in health.

Confession from Ruth Wilson.
5 signs you might have a wrong view of God.
Falling behind? Maybe not.
iMonk classic on dangerous grace.

Cole Brown on what God will put on us.
Jen Wilkin on failure.
Tullian Tchividjian responds to Jen Wilkin.
This is just a bit odd.

Eerily beautiful.
Cave churches.

Have a great weekend!

Hopefully there won’t be any technological (user error) problems with the links this week. The big news in the sports world this week is the Donald Sterling drama. Oh, and there are also a few basketball games being played.

Without further ado, here are the links:

A school for kindness.
Dan Edelen is rethinking spiritual growth.
The love of Jesus.
Lisa Dye is hanging up her magic wand.
Books about sustainable living.

In case you’re looking for a distinctive name for a daughter. Or a son.
Jesus and pain.
Courage to fail.
Good post from Keith Giles.
Five things the church can learn.

Jesus, or his stuff?
Three little words.
Arthur Sido on Sarah Palin.
Beautiful stained glass windows.
Just in case anyone believed China was allowing religious freedom.

Evidently, antibiotics are losing their effectiveness.
The lie we all believe.
Living in the freedom of Easter.
Tolkien and the Germans.
Biblical and political.

Have a wonderful week!

This weekend is the last one in March, and hopefully the last one with any kind of winter weather. It’s warming up here in the sunny South, and many folks are planting gardens of various kinds. Some have already put their plants in. The NCAA tournament is in its next to last weekend. Who do you think will take the crown?

Moving right along, here are the links of the week:

Good post from Andrew Camp.
Great story!
Michael Schulson has an interesting take on college basketball.
Happiness is not the goal.
Eric Carpenter on the biggest divider.

Peace in Jesus.
Secrets of airline travel.
Spurgeon and cigars.
Matt Redmond wants to be this kind of pastor.
Good post by Jared Wilson.

Religious despair.
Promises, promises.
Things Jesus never said.
James Duncan on celebrity pastors.
Mary on true beauty.

Good post from one of my former players.
Keith Giles on signs and wonders.
Ed Czyewski on Revelation.
Chris Lautsbaugh on living right.
Arthur Sido on American conservatism.

Have a blessed week!

This weekend is an important one for those who are Irish or who wish they were, and for anyone named Caesar or Julius. Monday is St. Patrick’s Day and Saturday was the Ides of March. Conference basketball tournaments finish up this weekend and the fun begins! In other news, the UN has said that Russia’s actions go against UN principles, while the Russians have answered that doing what they want doesn’t violate their principle of doing what they want.

Anyway, here are the links:

Stephen Mattson on some things he wishes he knew.
At least he’s honest.
This is good!
Lent with Bob Dylan.
Where John’s story begins.

Dan Edelen on “Christian answers.”
Paul Tripp on grace.
Chaplain Mike on quiet.
Peter Leithart on hope beyond frustration.
Erik Parker on praise bands.

What is the size of your heart?
Tennis racquets and Christian identity.
Kaleidoscope mosque.
Notes from the edge.
Zack Hunt has his own brand of madness.

Bats in the belfry. Really.
Another possible casualty of the Ukranian crisis.
Questioning the just war assumption.

So, if April showers bring May flowers, what do March showers bring? I think the answer is mud. Just mud. Have a blessed week!

It’s been a couple of weeks for Weekend Wanderings. I hope you didn’t miss it too much. It seems like winter is slowly releasing it’s grip here in the sunny South. Hopefully things will start to thaw out in the rest of the nation as well. Russia is flexing its muscles in Crimea, and it doesn’t look like things are going to settle down any time soon. Pray for the folks in Ukraine. It’s time for the annual insanity during the fourth month of the year. I guess I can go ahead and say March Madness, since not enough people read my blog to get me in any trouble with the NCAA. The tournament should be interesting as there doesn’t seem to be a dominant team. Should be fun.

On to the links:

Good article.
Buzzer beater. Three times. Against the same team.
Top 100 things people are giving up for Lent. And tweeting about it.
Disney posters.
Rejection.

In case you’re planning on booking a flight.
Here are 31cleaning tips.
The risks of loneliness.
Chaplain Mike reviews All is Lost.
Wayward Son on Noah.

Ministry beards.
Unity or uniformity?
40 must-see photos from the past.
Questions.
Ghost ship.

Andy Stager on being contradictable.
Is your church average?
These photos are pretty cool.
Emily Wierenga on the gospel.
Hannah Brencher on the gospel.

That’s all for now. Have a blessed week!