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<\/span><\/i>We hope Zuma<\/a> will help the Zimbabwe crisis.<\/p>\nAmerica faces a “Christianity crisis<\/a>.”<\/p>\n I keep my eye on Jarrod<\/a> — he’s an activist in Oz. CAS<\/a> writes at Her.meneutics. Aaron gives preaching and preachers<\/a> a kick in the shins. Tamara knows heaven<\/a>. JR Woodward’s Good New series<\/a> continues. Rob Moll on capitalism and Christian response<\/a> — a historical angle. Nice to see a group blogging<\/a> away about 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed<\/i>. Who says the cover of a book doesn’t matter<\/a>? (While you’re at Mark’s site, check out this idea: retreat as practice<\/a>.) John Frye’s apreachin<\/a>‘.<\/p>\n A New Kind of Marko<\/a>. <!– My interview with Fred Peatross<\/a>. <\/p>\n Tony Jones on the resurrection<\/a>: “Thus, since the resurrection of Jesus is his defeat of death, evil, and grief, it’s important to me that it really<\/i> happened. Without a resurrected Jesus, Christianity is impotent.<\/b> (Exhibit A: liberal Christianity) And I don’t mean a Jesus who was “resurrected” in the Disciples’ hearts, and in my heart. I mean a real resurrection in the space-time continuum by a physical being known as Jesus of Nazareth<\/b>, as 99.99% of Christians for the last two millennia have believed.”<\/p>\n Times must be bad: I was invited to become a member of the Academy of American Poets. I once tried my hand at a few clerihews.<\/p>\n Greg Daniel’s twitter feed is worth following. A good one on the ten most common mistakes of writers<\/a>. George Barna has a new book: The Seven Faith Tribes: Who They Are, What They Believe, and Why They Matter<\/a> Obama’s theory of the court<\/a> — worth your reading.<\/p>\n We’re heading to Reebok country, but our hearts are with the Cubs who are storming the month of May.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kris and I fly to Paris and then down to South Africa today (and tomorrow!), where I will be giving some lectures in Pretoria and Stellenbosch about a variety of topics, including a conversation between professors and pastors about the Book of Acts and Missional Theology. It is unlikely that we will have regular editions…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weekly-meanderings"],"yoast_head":"\n
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Shane Hipps may not like one of the terms of this suggestion for blogging<\/a>, but the piece is a good reminder. The Methodists <\/a>are leading the way on this one — so far as I know. I notice this on phone messages — a voice, a tone, a style that is not the norm for that person — and Brett’s got handles on these issues<\/a>. TSK on criticizing cyberchurches<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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1. Maureen Dowd<\/a> goes after Condi Rice and the whole “checks and balances” claims. I have to admit, while I think she’s too shrill, the rhetoric of the Republicans these days reveals a party in search of a center.
2. Freelance is the new full-time<\/a>.
3. Kris and I both wondered about the disloyalty issue with Specter<\/a>: what do you think?
4. The National Review will be offering editorials aplenty about the replacement of Justice Souter<\/a>.
5. A trend in education<\/a>? I think so. Speaking of junior colleges<\/a> … Speaking of kindergarten<\/a>.
6. The three waves of feminism<\/a>.
7. On a woman’s teenage daughter’s movie selection<\/a>: “When it comes to women’s issues and how young girls see themselves in
\nterms of beauty and intelligence and self-esteem, I believe they have
\nthis constant barrage of negatives. It’s a daily drip-drip, and soon
\nthey’re drowning in the muck.”
8. Oh so true<\/a>.
9. Twitter-mania<\/a>.
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