{"id":3341,"date":"2008-03-22T10:01:52","date_gmt":"2008-03-22T10:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2008\/03\/weekly-meanderings-93.html"},"modified":"2008-03-22T10:01:52","modified_gmt":"2008-03-22T10:01:52","slug":"weekly-meanderings-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2008\/03\/weekly-meanderings-93.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>St Patrick&#8217;s Day in Chicago, NCAA tournament, and pastoral ministry:<a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/st-pats-1.jpg\" title=\"st-pats-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image3570\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/st-pats-1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"st-pats-1.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/st-pats-2.jpg\" title=\"st-pats-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image3571\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/st-pats-2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"st-pats-2.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/st-pats-3.jpg\" title=\"st-pats-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image3572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/2008\/03\/st-pats-3.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"st-pats-3.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><embed src=\"http:\/\/plugin.smileycentral.com\/http%253A%252F%252Fsmileys.smileycentral.com%252Fcat%252FF%252Ftransport.swf%253Fcode%253DF%252F1%252F328%2526partner%253DZSzeb110%255FZNfox000\/transport.swf\" loop=\"false\" quality=\"best\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"100\" height=\"120\" name=\"transport\" align=\"middle\" allowScriptAccess=\"sameDomain\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" wmode=\"transparent\" flashvars=\"code=F\/1\/328&#038;partner=ZSzeb110_ZNfox000\" \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smileycentral.com\/?feat=prof&#038;partner=ZSzeb110_ZNfox000\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plugin.smileycentral.com\/http%253A%252F%252Fak.imgfarm.com%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial2.gif\/social2.gif\" border=\"0\" style=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--more|inline--><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/video\/?slug=chi-031508green-river-wn\">Here&#8217;s how they dye the Chicago River green<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/jibstay.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/wedding-gift.html\">Grandma&#8217;s marked-up Bible<\/a>.Jim Martin on <a href=\"http:\/\/godhungry.org\/?p=879\">a pastor&#8217;s seven deadly sins<\/a>. Part <a href=\"http:\/\/godhungry.org\/?p=880\">two<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/davidswanson.wordpress.com\/2008\/03\/20\/lament-wartime-rejoice-springtime\/\">Pastoral and thoughtful<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/03\/14\/us\/politics\/14obama.html?em&#038;ex=1205726400&#038;en=7c86d1bf8cf11784&#038;ei=5087%0A\">Here&#8217;s a story worth reading<\/a>: Barack&#8217;s mother. And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/03\/17\/opinion\/29cohen.html?em&#038;ex=1205985600&#038;en=61daa938675d0ef5&#038;ei=5087%0A\">here&#8217;s some more<\/a> about Barack&#8217;s family and father.Obama&#8217;s speech: <a href=\"http:\/\/eugenecho.wordpress.com\/2008\/03\/18\/obamas-historical-speech-on-race\/\">YouTube and printed form<\/a>.Overheard: Bo Ryan, head basketball coach at Wisconsin, on his game with Illinois for the Big Ten championship game: &#8220;We&#8217;ll just take it one possession at a time. I know that&#8217;s a cliche, but the reason it&#8217;s a cliche is because it&#8217;s true.&#8221; AFLAC!Andy Rowell&#8217;s excellent post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andyrowell.net\/andy_rowell\/2008\/03\/should-you-use.html\">on the use of technology for teaching youth<\/a>. (HT: Jim Martin) My suggestion: prepare your stuff and let the stuff shape the media chosen.The Archbishop <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archbishopofcanterbury.org\/1615\">on writing<\/a>. (HT: JB)Nothing like <a href=\"http:\/\/spearszacharias.bravejournal.com\/entry\/25779\/\">a good story<\/a> from a good storyteller.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ysmarko.com\/?p=1915\">Marko on male pronouns for God<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.utoronto.ca\/religion\/synopsis\/\">Gospels online<\/a> &#8230; cool resource.By the way, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbluechristian.com\/\">RedBlueChristian.com<\/a> is a healthy, active political blog.1. Sad report of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2008\/03\/13\/travel\/13forbes-dirtiest.php\">the world&#8217;s dirtiest cities<\/a>.2. A season of <a href=\"http:\/\/jibstay.blogspot.com\/2008\/03\/mess-pastoral-challenge.html\">pastoral challenges <\/a>from Don Johnson.3. <a href=\"http:\/\/erika.haub.net\/muffin-theology\/03\/\">Muffin theology<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/erika.haub.net\/every-morning\/03\/\">Mercy theology<\/a>.4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/03\/16\/sports\/16homeschool.html\">Homeschools and women&#8217;s basketball<\/a>.5. <a href=\"http:\/\/stackblog.wordpress.com\/2008\/03\/13\/the-reality-of-sex\/\">Christians and sex<\/a>. (HT: Jim Martin)6. Another interesting study of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iht.com\/articles\/2008\/03\/18\/healthscience\/18face.php\">East vs. West <\/a>on reading the mood of a person.7. <a href=\"http:\/\/setsnservice.wordpress.com\/2008\/03\/05\/blog-review-of-tim-kellers-the-reason-for-god-chapter-by-chapter\/\">Tony Stiff<\/a> summarizes Tim Keller&#8217;s new book.8. Wow, quite the story of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/main.jhtml?xml=\/news\/2008\/03\/19\/wgorbachev119.xml\">Gorbachev<\/a>. (HT: Michael Kruse)9. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/03\/20\/fashion\/20professor.html\">Professors, Facebook<\/a>, etc.10. Sorry, Marko, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ysmarko.com\/?p=2604\">to put this down here<\/a>, but I&#8217;m running out of space. Which is the best rock and roll song? Is it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f2b1D5w82yU\">this<\/a>? I think it&#8217;s this:<object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/YKn6h2x5IcY&#038;hl=en\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/YKn6h2x5IcY&#038;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object>Or maybe this:<object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CcDtobKr-_M&#038;hl=en\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CcDtobKr-_M&#038;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object>Sports:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/nationworld\/chi-mexico_letter_avilamar17,1,1802176.story\">Lorena Ochoa<\/a> &#8212; the toast of Mexico and #1 women&#8217;s golfer in the world.The Cubs closer (Kerry Wood) and igniter (Fukudome):<a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/closer.jpg\" title=\"closer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image3573\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/closer.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"closer.jpg\" \/><\/a><a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/fukudome.jpg\" title=\"fukudome.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image3574\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/fukudome.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"fukudome.jpg\" \/><\/a>Those <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com\/sports_hardball\/2008\/03\/cubs-coach-punk.html\">lovable, generous Cubs<\/a>.Seven in a row, or five in a row &#8230; it doesn&#8217;t matter. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.golf.com\/golf\/tours_news\/article\/0,28136,1722804,00.html\">Tiger&#8217;s the best<\/a>.<a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/tigerputt.jpg\" title=\"tigerputt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"image3577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/2008\/03\/tigerputt.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"tigerputt.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><embed src=\"http:\/\/plugin.smileycentral.com\/http%253A%252F%252Fsmileys.smileycentral.com%252Fcat%252FF%252Ftransport.swf%253Fcode%253DF%252F0%252F15%2526partner%253DZSzeb110%255FZNfox000\/transport.swf\" loop=\"false\" quality=\"best\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"100\" height=\"120\" name=\"transport\" align=\"middle\" allowScriptAccess=\"sameDomain\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" wmode=\"transparent\" flashvars=\"code=F\/0\/15&#038;partner=ZSzeb110_ZNfox000\" \/><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smileycentral.com\/?feat=prof&#038;partner=ZSzeb110_ZNfox000\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plugin.smileycentral.com\/http%253A%252F%252Fak.imgfarm.com%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial2.gif\/social2.gif\" border=\"0\" style=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St Patrick&#8217;s Day in Chicago, NCAA tournament, and pastoral ministry:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-meanderings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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