Busting a little Linkin Park after lunch. # Reading the Qur'an. A part of me wishes it was in Greek # Doug is wrong here. Will expound soon RT @PastorBatchelor: How do we know the Bible is accurate in origin and translation? http://tr.im/tAHu # Designing to a bit of throwback tunes: Oasis # Indeed! Where were you while Oasis was getting high? Huh? I've gotta find Will Ferrell's SNL skit [...]
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3 Comments There is one canon from the Council of Arles in particular that grabbed my attention, as well as the attention of others who understand the stark reality that the Church was patently nonviolent for the first 280 or so years of her existence.
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Contrary to what some have said: no, I am not anti-United States. I’m not sure I’ve ever encountered a American non-violent Christian who was anti-US. What folks like myself are, emphatically, is anti-idolatry, anti-nationalism. Speaking for myself here, I believe patriotism is an immense danger for Christians: subtle and powerful, distracting and polluting. At least that’s what happens when one’s patriotism reaches the point where they consider their nation better [...]
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A little Jimmy Eat World this morning to spark up this very, very busy designing day at the newspaper. "Merry Christmas Baby!" # Off work today so I'll be at home. We have house guests staying with us. Exciting! # RT @persecutionblog: http://ow.ly/hgpt Pray for Christians in Libya this week and today, pls RT # RT @Vonster: Not a developer but man alive IE6 sucks … Google should block all [...]
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I recently went through the sermon series on Revelation by Shane Hipps, pastor at Trinity Mennonite Church. Well, minus the third sermon in the series that is. Apparently the praise and worship time was recorded and uploaded instead of the sermon on that day. So I’m still waiting to get my hands on that one. Regardless1, I trucked through the series and was impressed by more than a few points [...]
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A good word from Melanie Weldon-Soiset from God’s Politics on the abhorrent practice of the death penalty. I’ve dropped in a wonderful statement below, but have a read of the original. The death penalty also denies the transformative power of the gospel. If we as Christians believe that the Holy Spirit can restore even the worst of sinners (2 Corinthians 5:17), then who are we to deny anyone the chance [...]
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Excellent article from our Lois Henry on why we need to ban personal fireworks! "Idiots blowing it on 4th of July" http://bit.ly/B2NzC # Gotta love Lois Henry: "morons endangering large swaths of the community so they can make things go boom." # Also forgot to mention I'm reading Richard Cassidy's "Jesus, Politics, and Society: A Study of Luke's Gospel" on my walks to and from work. # RT @smashingmag: 2009 [...]
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