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Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:46:23 -0500

You know you're a Div student when...

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:42:07 -0500

…the phrase “ask Todd Maberry” is almost on an equal plane with “Google it.”

"The Word became flesh and dwelt among us,” John’s gospel says. Jesus moved into the..."

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:28:01 -0500

““The Word became flesh and dwelt among us,” John’s gospel says. Jesus moved into the neighborhood, and it wasn’t necessarily good for property values.”

- Our Take: Rethinking Christmas – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

The Jesus Juke | Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:27:07 -0500

The Jesus Juke | Stuff Christians Like – Jon Acuff:

Interesting observation. I guess I would underline the awkward—as opposed to condescending or morally suspect—nature of such comments. Strikes me as taking the Sunday School answer to any question (Jesus!) to an illogical (perhaps irreverential?) extreme.

GOP House's New Rules Include Substance, Style : It's All Politics : NPR

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:15:21 -0500

GOP House's New Rules Include Substance, Style : It's All Politics : NPR:

Aside from the committee name change (which strikes yours truly as a little silly), these seem like pretty good changes.

Sysinfo.org

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:57:45 -0500

Sysinfo.org:

This + MSCONFIG = faster computer (mostly on start-up)

I’ve always wanted a list like this so I can turn off everything that isn’t strictly necessary

Vintage Navy Posters Encourage Food Etiquette

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:56:13 -0500

Vintage Navy Posters Encourage Food Etiquette:

My personal favorite:

How The King James Bible 'Begat' English Idioms : NPR

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:52:46 -0500

How The King James Bible 'Begat' English Idioms : NPR:

Verily I say unto thee that thou shoudst read this article…

Jesse Jackson Jr.: 'Everyone Has Erred' : NPR

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:51:26 -0500

Jesse Jackson Jr.: 'Everyone Has Erred' : NPR:

It is nice to see public servants display humility.

Santa's Privacy Policy

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:33:00 -0500

Santa's Privacy Policy:

A chuckle-worthy explanation of how Santa’s Workshop collects data to determine Naughty/Nice lists and what they do with in once they have it.

Choice excerpts:

Your information is also used in connection with delivering the kinds of goods and services you’ve come to expect from Santa, including but not limited to toys, games, good cheer, merriment, Christmas spirit, seasonal joy, and holly jollyness.

And a word on who gets to see Santa’s lists…

Our affiliates include partners of Santa’s Workshop who are actively involved in making Christmas happen. They include toy-making elves, flying reindeer, and Jesus. Non-affiliated third parties might include the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Hanukkah Harry.

Hat Tip to the good folks at McSweeney’s (via the good folks at Gizmodo)

Life on the Hill

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:18:17 -0500

Life on the Hill:

Why Chapel Hill, North Carolina, may be the South’s most civilized town (except when it comes to basketball)

As both a long time Chapel Hill resident and carpetbagging non-Southerner, I greatly enjoyed this perspective on my fair city.

Hats off to Elizabeth Cooper (who included a great Thomas Wolf quote in her post)

Adam Savage: TSA saw my junk, missed 12" razor blades

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:01:32 -0500

Adam Savage: TSA saw my junk, missed 12" razor blades:

Warning…mythbusters may use colorful and explosive language at times. But it is nonetheless hilarious (and kinda disturbing at the same time).

justinmcroberts: jeffreyoverstreet: Don’t miss this. It opens...

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:04:28 -0500

justinmcroberts:

jeffreyoverstreet:

Don’t miss this. It opens in Seattle on Nov. 12th.

November 19 in San Francisco and Berkeley. More info and dates here: http://www.wastelandmovie.com/screenings.html

Quotidian Quatrains–Prodigal Picnic

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:10:22 -0500

Quotidian Quatrains–Prodigal Picnic:

God of Cana feast and autumn reaping
Your children blessed with gifts unceasing
Daily your presence near; great thanks we give
Joyful, in your pastures, we ever live.

Quotidian Quatrains–Prodigal Picnic

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:34:32 -0500

Quotidian Quatrains–Prodigal Picnic:

God of Cana feast and autumn reaping
Your children blessed with gifts unceasing
Daily your presence near; great thanks we give
Joyful, in your pastures, we ever live.

Daily Litany – Who Is My Neighbor Edition

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:56:18 -0400

Daily Litany – Who Is My Neighbor Edition:

4 tales of strangers who became my neighbors today

Bus Companion—We’ll call him Eric. As we rode the otherwise empty S bus from the hospital parking deck to the business school, Eric told our…

Campaign Aims To Make Meatless Mondays Hip : NPR

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:36:26 -0400

Campaign Aims To Make Meatless Mondays Hip : NPR:

I tried this on Monday after hearing the story, and I think I’ll keep it up for a while.

Gen-X Rising: The preacher's dilemma

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:10:47 -0400

Gen-X Rising: The preacher's dilemma:

My fellow theologically inclined Andrew reflects on the recent op-ed “Congregations Gone Wild” in the NYT.

If anything, the root problem with much preaching today is that it allows itself to get carried along by cultural expectations. For a preacher willing to preach “costly grace” (to use Bonhoeffer’s phrase), the result is often a congregation quickened by the activity of the Spirit.

I find Andrew’s critiques compelling and convicting: I am certainly guilty of letting a consumerist, self-centered mindset shape the way I see the religious leaders and congregations in my life. Yet it is precisely because of my pursuit of “lovers less wild” that I find myself drawn to clergy who don’t discount the cost of discipleship. And for the record, the Rev. Thompson is just such a person.

Retro Future Ads For Facebook, YouTube & Skype

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:57:58 -0400

Retro Future Ads For Facebook, YouTube & Skype:

H/T to my dear friend Tessa

Mea culpa

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:02:09 -0400

Sorry for the double dose of my tweets fellow tumbrs. The extra bird has now flown the coop.