{"id":5872,"date":"2009-10-03T00:08:14","date_gmt":"2009-10-03T00:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2009\/10\/weekly-meanderings-163.html"},"modified":"2009-10-03T00:08:14","modified_gmt":"2009-10-03T00:08:14","slug":"weekly-meanderings-163","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2009\/10\/weekly-meanderings-163.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center\">A baby rhino,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">rejected by its mom,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">finds zookeeper parents.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rhino.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/Rhino.jpg\" width=\"407\" height=\"190\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0 auto 20px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div>Blogs&#8230; well, I&#8217;m near the end of what has been three very full weeks, and I&#8217;m hoping I can get posts up for next week &#8212; but here goes with our weekly edition of our weekly meanderings through the internet world.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>First, one of our regular commenters and readers, David Opderbeck, is organizing a <a href=\"http:\/\/law.shu.edu\/About\/News_Events\/lawfaithculture\/index.cfm\">conference on Religious Legal Theory at Seton Hall University<\/a>&nbsp;(Nov 12-13),&nbsp;and here is the announcement. 10% discount to anyone who identifies as a Jesus Creed blog reader!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A must-read: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soulgardeners.com\/2009\/09\/when-jesus-points-something-out-church-discipline-in-postmodern-culture.html\">Tom Smith in South Africa<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehighcalling.org\/Library\/ViewLibrary.asp?LibraryID=5213\">A good story<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/bc\/2009\/sepoct\/africanamericantheologyreconsidered.html\">Excellent review<\/a> by our friend, Vince Bacote.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spiderweb.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/Spiderweb.jpg\" width=\"366\" height=\"244\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/seedlingsinstone.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/this-blog-is-book.html\">LL Barkat <\/a>on blogging and writing. (HT: TG)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/karenzach.com\/2009\/living-the-big-life-now\/\">Karen<\/a> chats a bit about Michael Moore, another indicator that a good course on economics is of value to each of us.<\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;m thinking these two books are for women &#8212; and <a href=\"http:\/\/livelydust.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/review-good-in-and-out-of-bed.html\">LaVonne<\/a> can be your guide.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/godhungry.org\/?p=3090\">Jamie<\/a> on beauty in a housing project &#8212; thanks Jamie for your story.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faithandleadership.com\/content\/god-the-father\">Heather Moffitt<\/a> on God as Father.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dankimball.com\/vintage_faith\/2009\/09\/we-need-each-other-if-we-are-on-mission-this-isnt-the-time-to-argue-about-nonessential-things.html\">Dan Kimball<\/a>&#8216;s right about &#8220;healthy desperation&#8221;: &#8220;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif;font-size: small;line-height: 18px\">&nbsp;feel we are in a time period of healthy desperation. By desperation I mean that when Christians and the church get desperate about mission &#8211; then denominational barriers break down more, our non-essential theological difference don&#8217;t matter as much (not core historical orthodox theology which does matter, but the non-essential ones). When we become so desperate for people who don&#8217;t know Jesus, then our attitude and posture changes towards others. When we are so desperate with the reality that there are people who may be spending eternity apart from God &#8211; then as our hearts break thinking of that&nbsp;&#8211; then our petty differences seems so incredibly insignificant.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;line-height: 18px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jibstay.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/holy-spirit-leadership.html\">I love Don&#8217;s picture<\/a>s.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, sans-serif\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: small;line-height: 18px\">Thanks <a href=\"http:\/\/eugenecho.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/30\/in-our-human-finitude-we-cannot-fully-grasp-the-infinitude-of-god\/\">Eugene<\/a>.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/stillsearching.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/29\/best-albums-of-the-2000s-my-picks\/\">Brett picks the best albums of the 2000s<\/a>. (Don&#8217;t ask me.)<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><a href=\"http:\/\/corner.nationalreview.com\/post\/?q=OWQxNjNhNTVhYzJhZGVmNTc1ZmE4Njk4Zjc2OTRmOGM=\">Last night, I went to a political rally and a U2 concert broke out<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"'Times New Roman', Times\" size=\"4\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 20px\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"'Times New Roman', Times\" size=\"4\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 20px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/5-reasons-why-people-believe-they-can-become-a-blog-star\/\">Before blogging, read this<\/a>.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"'Times New Roman', Times\" size=\"4\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 20px\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"'Times New Roman', Times\" size=\"4\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 20px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2009\/09\/30\/pf\/taxes\/who_pays_taxes\/index.htm\">On the income tax distribution<\/a>.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Amishchildren.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/120\/import\/imgs\/Amishchildren.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"161\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/business\/yourmoney\/chi-tc-biz-ym-mistakes-0927-sep27,0,7036730.column\">On saving money<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/09\/25\/world\/europe\/25treasure.html?_r=1&amp;em\">Archaeological discovery<\/a> in England awes archaeologists.<\/div>\n<div>3. Debate about <a href=\"http:\/\/newsweek.washingtonpost.com\/onfaith\/2009\/09\/should_religious_charities_dis\/all.html\">faith-based charities and aid<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2009\/september\/36.58.html\">A Lutheran visits with the Amish<\/a> and tells his (Lutheran) story.<\/div>\n<div>5. RIP: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/09\/27\/william.safire\/index.html\">William Safire<\/a>, who was more than a little tough on grammar (<em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0743242440?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=jescre-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0743242440\">The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and Wisdom from the Popular Language Column in the New York Times Magazine<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=jescre-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0743242440\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important;margin:0px !important\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>).<\/div>\n<div>6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/id\/2229830?nav=wp\">I have no words for this report<\/a>. Do you?<\/div>\n<div>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/09\/30\/opinion\/30friedman.html?_r=1\">Thomas Friedman<\/a> &#8212; a controversial piece.<\/div>\n<div>8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/09\/29\/AR2009092903699.html?nav=hcmodule\">The AfPak war on terrorism<\/a>: reports of progress.<\/div>\n<div>9. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/09\/29\/opinion\/29brooks.html?em\">David Brooks<\/a>: &#8220;<span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Over the past few years, however, there clearly has been an erosion in the country&#8217;s financial values. This erosion has happened at a time when the country&#8217;s cultural monitors were busy with other things. They were off fighting a culture war about prayer in schools, &#8220;Piss Christ&#8221; and the theory of evolution. They were arguing about sex and the separation of church and state, oblivious to the large erosion of economic values happening under their feet.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>10. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2009\/0929\/p08s01-comv.html\">Does gambling stimulate the market<\/a>?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">Sports<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<div>Hester catches; Hester runs; Hester scores! Da Bears.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"HesterSeatt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/120\/import\/imgs\/HesterSeatt.jpg\" width=\"395\" height=\"328\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A baby rhino, rejected by its mom, finds zookeeper parents. 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