{"id":4237,"date":"2008-09-13T00:10:44","date_gmt":"2008-09-13T00:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2008\/09\/weekly-meanderings-115.html"},"modified":"2008-09-13T00:10:44","modified_gmt":"2008-09-13T00:10:44","slug":"weekly-meanderings-115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2008\/09\/weekly-meanderings-115.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Kennedy and Maria Shriver in Chicago, and Reagan at Wrigley:<br \/>\n<a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/kennedy2.jpg\" title=\"kennedy2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/kennedy2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"kennedy2.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/reagan2.jpg\" title=\"reagan2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/2008\/09\/reagan2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"reagan2.jpg\" \/><\/a><!--more|inline--><br \/>\n(Notice the Dems are on the left and the Repubs on the right. Nothing but fair and balanced.)<br \/>\nAnyone who mentions that Kris and I are soon to be grandparents gets a link. <a href=\"http:\/\/spearszacharias.bravejournal.com\/entry\/27556\">Karen<\/a> not only spelled our names accurately, but she said &#8220;envious&#8221; instead of &#8220;jealous,&#8221; which just proves Karen&#8217;s knows her craft. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ledger-enquirer.com\/158\/story\/430492.html\">a nice article about her book<\/a> and I&#8217;ll do a few posts on it next week.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoegroup.org\/\">Zoe&#8217;s Leadership Conference<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ancientevangelicalfuture.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/three-little-pigs-and-life-of-faith.html\">David Neff<\/a> has an exceptional piece comparing Garrison Keillor&#8217;s &#8220;weary&#8221; voice &#8212; this expression is exquisite because I sensed that this summer when we heard him at Ravinia &#8212; and Robert Webber&#8217;s ancient-future voice.<a href=\"http:\/\/communityofjesus.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/set-free-in-jesus.html\"> Ted Gossard<\/a> begins 40 days with St John of the Cross. How has blogging changed your life? <a href=\"http:\/\/godhungry.org\/?p=1106\">Jim Martin&#8217;s reflections<\/a>. Rob&#8217;s been posting <a href=\"http:\/\/daddyroblog.blogs.com\/daddyroblog\/2008\/09\/hey-ma.html\">some cool pictures<\/a> lately. <a href=\"http:\/\/jibstay.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/should-pastors-be-interviewed.html\">Should pastors publicly discuss those under their care<\/a>? (Like Sarah Palin&#8217;s pastor.) Michael Kruse on the shifting tides in <a href=\"http:\/\/krusekronicle.typepad.com\/kruse_kronicle\/2008\/09\/the-coming-paradigm-shift-in-philanthropy-its-not-about-the-money.html\">philanthropy<\/a>. Erika is asking about how to nurture <a href=\"http:\/\/erika.haub.net\/our-little-ophelias\/09\/\">young Ophelias<\/a>. On loving the church &#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetmonk.com\/archive\/how-do-i-love-the-church-or-why-jesus-isn%E2%80%99t-an-enabler\">from iMonk<\/a>. Ed Gilbreath weighs in on <a href=\"http:\/\/edwardg.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/06\/have-a-heart-heart\/\">the Wilson sisters protesting<\/a> the use of their barracuda song at the RNC. LL Barkat reflects on <a href=\"http:\/\/seedlingsinstone.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/prevent-senility-french-way.html\">how to avoid senility<\/a>. Does sexism trump racism? (<a href=\"http:\/\/edwardg.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/11\/does-the-sexism-card-trump-the-race-card\/\">Asks Ed Gilbreath<\/a>.) And <a href=\"http:\/\/mysticspoetsandfools.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/put-your-lights-on.html\">Shawna<\/a>, a Friend, on working at MacDonald&#8217;s (HT: DR).<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com\/tallskinnykiwi\/2008\/09\/you-might-be-a.html\">TSK<\/a> &#8230; he&#8217;s the guy!<br \/>\nPray for Tony &#8230; and <a href=\"http:\/\/tonyj.net\/2008\/09\/10\/on-beginning-a-dissertation\/\">his dissertation<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/leaders\/newsletter\/2008\/cln80825.html\">John Ortberg<\/a> says an evangelical is someone who loves Jesus, takes the Bible seriously, and engages the world around. Good for him.<br \/>\nWelcome back to the BlogWorld <a href=\"http:\/\/vanguardchurch.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/vetting-candidates-on-their-religious.html\">Bob<\/a>! (Where&#8217;ve you been?)<br \/>\nOne of the more intelligent, brief, and crisp discussions of what is going on in things &#8220;emerging&#8221; and &#8220;emergent&#8221; has been written up by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.subversiveinfluence.com\/wordpress\/?p=1807\">Brother Maynard<\/a>. It is not fair to define &#8220;emerging&#8221; as &#8220;missional,&#8221; and Br Maynard observes this. Missional is how to define what we are doing and &#8220;emerging&#8221; refers to what the church is becoming in our generation, but the two terms are intimately connected for many of us. Speaking of &#8220;missional&#8221; &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/missiolux.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/missio-community-training.html\">check Tamara&#8217;s blog<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/US\/09\/10\/big.macs.record.ap\/index.html?iref=mpstoryview\">Big Mac &#8211; a &#8211; Day club<\/a>. I know someone, whose initials are Matt Williams, a prof at Biola, who had one every day for four years when he was a student at the U of I.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/newsweek.washingtonpost.com\/onfaith\/r_albert_mohler_jr\/2008\/09\/a_tale_of_two_offices.html\">Al Mohler<\/a>, President of SBC, says Sarah Palin can lead the nation, but that roles defined by the New Testament for women at home and in the church are different.<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t tell your teenage son about this site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.speedtrap.org\/speedtraps\/stetlist.asp\">Speed Trap Location<\/a>.<br \/>\nAn excellent and thoughtful blog: Dave Schmelzer, of <em>Not the Religious Type<\/em>, a book about which I will be blogging sometime soon.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northpark.edu\/home\/index.cfm?northpark=RNews.RNews_Story&amp;ID=2841\">Stan Friedman<\/a> interviewed both Hauna Ondrey and me about our book. Thanks Stan.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mg.co.za\/article\/2008-09-12-zim-opposition-to-have-cabinet-majority\">This<\/a> appears to be a step forward in Zimbabwe.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2008\/LIVING\/personal\/09\/12\/lw.sleep.alone.when.married\/index.html?iref=mpstoryview\">Sleeping alone<\/a>?<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/09\/05\/science\/05brain.html?em\">Remembering is a lot like doing<\/a>.<br \/>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/politics\/article\/0,8599,1839190,00.html?cnn=yes\">Is Palin attracting evangelicals<\/a>?<br \/>\n3. Are you aware of the Bob Woodward series being run at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/nation\/specials\/war-within\/\">Washington Post<\/a> on the Bush Iraq War decisions?<br \/>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/09\/05\/AR2008090503728.html?hpid=sec-artsliving\">The book that has most influenced most writers<\/a>. A review by a fine writer himself.<br \/>\n5. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/09\/03\/AR2008090300168.html?nav=hcmodule\">Meghan McCain<\/a>, John McCain&#8217;s daughter, is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccainblogette.com\/\">blogger<\/a>.<br \/>\n6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2008\/september\/9.22.html\">Caesar&#8217;s sectarians<\/a> &#8212; a CT piece.<br \/>\n7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/09\/08\/opinion\/08kristol.html?hp\">The heart-beat-away argument turned inside out<\/a>. By the way, Kristol mentioned Palin as McCain&#8217;s VP pick back in June.<br \/>\n8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/09\/09\/health\/09bipo.html?_r=1&amp;em&amp;oref=slogin\">Bipolar and the age of the father<\/a>.<br \/>\n9. Anyone read <a href=\"http:\/\/newsweek.washingtonpost.com\/onfaith\/guestvoices\/2008\/09\/my_base_instincts_and_gods_lov.html\">this story<\/a>?<br \/>\n10. Teenage girls<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/09\/11\/fashion\/11talk.html?em\"> co-ruminating<\/a>.<br \/>\nSports:<br \/>\nGo<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northpark.edu\/home\/index.cfm?northpark=RNews.RNews_Story&amp;ID=2830\"> Amanda Wallden<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sportsillustrated.cnn.com\/multimedia\/photo_gallery\/0808\/former.athletes.turned.politicians\/content.1.html\">Athletes gone political<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe Bears surprised everyone in beating Indy:<br \/>\n<a class=\"imagelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/forte2.jpg\" title=\"forte2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesuscreed.org\/2008\/09\/forte2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"forte2.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Kennedy and Maria Shriver in Chicago, and Reagan at Wrigley:<\/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-4237","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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