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    Maxed Out

    June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

    My friend Carrie is always up on the coolest stuff. She posted this clip the other day about a documentary, “Maxed Out.” Looks like an important piece.

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    Tags: consumerism · video

    A-freakin-mazing

    June 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments

    FOOT 2008 (REMI GAILLARD)by nqtv

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    Tags: funny · random · video

    I Heart Contentment

    June 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

    A wise man once said that “godliness with contentment is great gain.” Sadly, we live in a culture which would rather have us understand contentment as a vice - something for the weak, disinterested, and apathetic. It is not.
    If this picture strikes you, please check out this brother’s post.

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    Tags: art · bible · capitalism

    What is Missional?

    June 23rd, 2008 · 10 Comments

    This blog post is part of a SynchroBlog - below you will see the names of about 50 folks who are all posting today on the question, “What is Missional?” This is an effort launched by Rick Meigs to try and help people get a handle on where others are coming from when they [...]

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    Tags: christendom · church · community · culture · gospel · missional · spiritual formation · theology

    Yoder, Crosses, the Universe, and My Friends

    June 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

    A few weeks ago I came across a quote by John Howard Yoder…
    The people who bear crosses are working with the grain of the universe.
    Instantly I had all sorts of thought flow through my mind. But, instead of posting myself, I though about asking a couple friends, a guy and a gal to jot [...]

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    Tags: Jesus · friends · kingdom · quotes

    2 Bests

    June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

    One of my favorite authors (and shark diving buddies), NT Wright and one of my favorite TV personalities (Stephen Colbert) are coming together tomorrow night for a 1/2 hour of awesomeness on the Colbert Report. You MUST check this out. Here’s a little teaser.

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    Tags: funny · video

    Sometimes When You Win You Really Lose (but you might still win kinda)

    June 17th, 2008 · 14 Comments

    I was in California this past weekend.  I was most excited to see my family and friends as well as to remind myself of just how awesome LA is.  However, I was also set to appear in court to handle an outstanding matter.

    I first left Pasadena in the summer of 2006.  I left [...]

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    Tags: family · friends · justice

    So Sad (scary, wrong, deceitful, and manipulative)

    June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

    And this, my friends, is why I get really, really scared about the American media…

    Thanks Nick for pointing it out.

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    Tags: politics · video · war

    Tiger Woods is Amazing

    June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

    OK, let it be known… I am not really all that big of a golf fan. At the same time, I have enough competitor/athlete in me to appreciate it when something great happens in any sport. Today I watched as Tiger came from behind and sunk a tough putt on the final [...]

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    Tags: random · video

    Yay for Adium

    June 11th, 2008 · 7 Comments

    Just had to note one more free mac-only app - Adium.
    iChat is a pretty sweet deal for instant messaging. And if you want to do audio or video chat, it’s still the way to go. But if text chatting is your deal, then Adium is what you want.
    Aside from already being [...]

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    Tags: mac · social networking