{"id":3814,"date":"2008-07-05T00:10:17","date_gmt":"2008-07-05T00:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2008\/07\/weekly-meanderings-105.html"},"modified":"2008-07-05T00:10:17","modified_gmt":"2008-07-05T00:10:17","slug":"weekly-meanderings-105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2008\/07\/weekly-meanderings-105.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is what we turn to in the heat of Chicago…
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\nKris follows Mark’s blog<\/a> and glad he has a recent update.
\nJim Martin reflecting<\/a>.
\nYes, I think he’s right<\/a>: the election will shift soon to the economic issues.
\nJohn Frye’s posts a good one on Jesus and Context<\/a>.
\nMr. Thabo Mbekei, say something, do something.
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\nThe story of Beatrice<\/a>; reminded me of the story of the book Unbowed<\/em>.
\nSemper Vita<\/a> is now live.
\nRadical Christians on the road<\/a>.
\nA tough, but right, review of Viola’s book by Ben Witherington<\/a>.
\nMaybe this <\/a>is the beast of Revelation?
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\nHere’s a way to beat the gas prices…
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\nSuddenly, watermelon sales … especially in Florida<\/a>.
\nAn emerging pastor<\/a>, who dresses up in emerging gear and not a collar, advocating uniforms for school kids. Well, Eugene …
\nRead this piece on chilling red wines<\/a> for no other reason than the prose. (No “Amen” from this blog, but Mr. Asimov, I’ll surely read you the next time I see your tagline.)
\n1. A good piece on torture<\/a>.
\n2. Obama’s suggested (perhaps) tax plans<\/a>.
\n3. When the buck stops with her<\/a>.
\n4. Is there a lack of romanza in Italy<\/a>?
\n5. This looks cool<\/a>, and I’m sure the Italians would love it, but I’m not so sure I’d want a teenager on it.
\n6. Obama’s getting money from whom? David Brooks analyzes Obama’s donors<\/a>.
\n7. I’m sorry, but the title of this story is appropriate<\/a>.
\n8. Are you into fonts<\/a>?
\n9. Are professors<\/a> becoming increasingly more moderate and less radical?
\n10. I just hope the new milk jugs<\/a> fit in our refrigerator’s door shelf.
\nWSJ on churches<\/a>.
\nSpeaking of churches, how many sermons will be built on how chaos makes us vulnerable by reading the story of the Colombian Escape<\/a>? (Lots.) Yes, it was a great story and that picture of mother, daughter, and son is a great one.
\nSports:
\nThe Cubs are smellin’ up the place right now. Pitching isn’t consistent; relievers are struggling; hitting isn’t timely. And they are on the road and are now in St. Louis. Not a good time to pull through the arches. Hey, St Louis has a great zoo; maybe they ought to go out there and visit it. Take their mind off their smelly road trip.
\nCheck out this catch by the ball girl:
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\nIn Chicago, our motto is “vote early, vote often.” Major League Baseball has trumped even Chicago because even if that is our motto, we don’t advertise it. I was on the Cubs site the other day; you can vote for the All Star team<\/a>; it clearly states you can vote 25 times! Good grief, doesn’t MLB know how to be discreet? I voted once.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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