{"id":3138,"date":"2008-01-26T00:10:27","date_gmt":"2008-01-26T00:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2008\/01\/weekly-meanderings-85.html"},"modified":"2008-01-26T00:10:27","modified_gmt":"2008-01-26T00:10:27","slug":"weekly-meanderings-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2008\/01\/weekly-meanderings-85.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"

MarkO pointed me to this snow sculpting in China. Cool. You know it’s cold when pigeons are seeking the flame:
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\nKris and I will be on Cape Cod this weekend, visiting with our good friends at Paraclete Press and then speaking at a retreat over at Ocean’s Edge.
\nPost of the week: Dan Kimball’s thoughtful “What if?” post<\/a>, a question I too get asked.
\nDallas Theological Seminary<\/a> has a new 3-part podcast about the emerging church. (HT: TSK)
\nEmerging Pachelbel<\/a>. (HT: Lukas)
\nIf you are in Seattle, stop in to see Eugene Cho at the Q Cafe<\/a>.
\n\"q-cafe.jpg\"<\/a>
\nUnquestionably a pressing issue and Nick Fox<\/a> has some thoughts about it.
\nIf you are thinking of doing a PhD, read this<\/a>.
\nGood thoughts on parents and youth ministry<\/a>.
\nWise thoughts on pastoring by Don Johnson<\/a> and Jim Martin<\/a>.
\nWhich moral issues are most significant to voters? Barna report<\/a>.
\nMany of you download programs for listening, so you might consider the spectrum of offerings at The Theology Program and Converse with Scholars<\/a>.
\nWhen I wrote A Community called Atonement<\/a>\"\"<\/em>, one of the books that influenced me at the deepest level is one I did not cite very often in the book, Alan Mann’s Atonement for a Sinless Society<\/a>\"\"<\/em>. His book essentially tells us that sin is not what it used to be. So, I’m grateful to Mann’s own review of our book<\/a>.
\nCome, Lord Jesus. Save us from ourselves<\/a>.
\n1. Tyler Braun<\/a> is blogging through Shane Claiborne’s book Irresistible Revolution<\/em>.
\n2. Erika’s reflections<\/a> on what it is like with three little kids.
\n3. Beet juice helps<\/a> with lowering salt for melting ice and snow.
\n4.We liked this movie: Bucket List.
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\n5. Anger has its place; but when it comes spewing forth a review like this <\/a>seems entirely fair.
\nWho reads this humor site<\/a>?
\n6. I’m sorry Ringo<\/a>, but you are not Paul. In your case — how do I say this delicately? — the shorter the song the better.
\n7. There’s something wrong here — deeply wrong<\/a>. We need a lawyer to weigh in on this one.
\n8. General Butt Naked is born again and confesses to 20,000 deaths<\/a>.
\n9. Fred Peatross is back with Abductive Columns<\/a>.
\n10. Do you have house lust<\/a>?
\n11. Here’s a nice reflection by Charles Twombly<\/a>.
\nSports:
\nThe Cubs Convention is often the highlight of the Cubs year (unfortunately). But because of the convention, I did see Ryne Sandberg and his wife Margaret at O’Hare Saturday evening.
\nQuick! Someone tell Digger Phelps to get a new wardrobe person. He’s now matching shirt and tie, Saturday in hot pink and Monday night in hot lime green, with his highlighter. I’d rather listen to Dicky V than look at Digger P.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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