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call for a change

posted by adam on 03.19.2007

“After having once made the mistake of watching television news, I had worried for a while about an asteroid hitting the earth and wiping out human civilization. The anchorwoman had said it was not merely possible but probable. At the end of the report, she smiled.
“I worried about that asteroid until I realized I couldn’t […]

church, social justice, emergent | 2 comments »

talking

posted by adam on 03.16.2007

From time to time, weekly when schedules allow, I meet with Clyde. Clyde and I have only met a few times so far, but they have been good times. He’s something of a prayer guru, someone my pastor told me I should talk to, and so now I meet with him for two hour talks […]

prayer, Holy Spirit | 5 comments »

misread

posted by adam on 03.14.2007

“A very bad (and all too common) way to misread a newspaper: To see whatever supports your point of view as fact, and anything that contradicts your point of view as bias,” (Daniel Okrent, first ombudsman of The New York Times).
I fear a great many people read (or misread) the Bible this way, too. Oh, […]

random, prayer, quote | no comments »

fleshy

posted by adam on 03.13.2007

I’m not even sure I should share this as it will either confirm your cynicism about Christians or scare you. (There is, I suppose, what I hope is the outside chance that you’ll feel right at home watching it, but that’s really scary.)
A friend of mine (Kester) emailed me this link. Watch it all the […]

church, emergent | 6 comments »

the emerging church

posted by adam on 03.10.2007

Check out this excellent article by Scot McKnight entitled “Five Streams of the Emerging Church“. If you’ve heard of the emergent movement and have no idea what it is, this is a great introduction. And, incidentally, this article does a good job of summing up my views and values where church and God are concerned.
I’d […]

church, emergent | 1 comment »

podrunner

posted by adam on 03.08.2007

If you have an Ipod and you’re a runner and you’re not using Podrunner, the absolute coolest podcast out there, well then, you’re just stupid. Check it out here. (DJ Steveboy’s mixes set to BPMs, or “Beats Per Minute”, so you can pace yourself to the music.)
Pretty cool stuff. And it’s free.

music, podcasts | no comments »

top 5 foreign films: #1

posted by adam on 03.06.2007

Here we are—my favorite foreign film. Now, in fairness to the many great filmmakers worldwide, there are a lot of foreign films I have not seen and I’m sure some would have made my list if I had seen them. But this is my list, based on what I have seen. And here we are […]

movies, reviews, top 5 | 2 comments »

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