Design · Culture · Spirituality

July, 2008

Links for July 19th

We Can Solve It
Organization working together to make the end of global warming into a priority for government and business.
tags:
environmental-activism
politics
green
environment
Render unto Washington? : Jesus Manifesto
Looks at the old “Render unto Caesar” in its original context, and casts a bit more light on the subject.
tags:
bible
jesus
new-testament
theology
politics
Al Gore: A Generational Challenge to Repower America | We Can Solve It
Al Gore issues a challenge to us to transition to 100% of renewable energy sources. Within 10 years. And, more importantly, he tells us how it can be done.
tags:
al-gore
politics
news
environmental-activism
environment

Links for July 18th

Suspended : Jesus Manifesto
Great article on the science of Intelligent Design, in light of the Expelled movie. Much better than my little rant on the subject.
tags:
theology
faith
science

The problem with house churches

July 17th, 2008

Before I moved to Atlanta, I spent the last period of my residence in Lakeland, Florida as part of a house church.

Links for July 17th

John W. Whitehead: Who Would Jesus Vote For?
“Yet in their eagerness to sell voters on their Christianity, the politicians have forgotten one critical fact: you cannot truly practice what Jesus taught and be successful in politics.”
tags:
faith
theology
jesus
politics
Flash » Animator vs. Animation
Old, but really funny, Flash animation that pits the animator against the animated…
tags:
software
design
art
video
inspiration
humor
flash
animation
MICHAEL GUNGOR BAND
A worship band with really good theology is a rare find. Worth a listen.
tags:
alternative-worship
worship
music
PeterRollins.net » Blog Archive » So what exactly is it that you do?
Another person who doesn’t know what to say when asked, ‘what exactly is it that you do?’ Begs the question of whether our knowledge of what we want to do actually holds us back…
tags:
spirituality
theology
culture
books

Links for July 16th

Feed Just One
Great way to ‘feed just one’ of the 800 million starving people in the world, through small donations, apparel, etc.
tags:
hunger
economic-activism
poverty
activism

Links for July 15th

The Unseen World – The Rabbit Room
Great commencement message given to Roanoke Bible College (which, interestingly, is in the town where my parents live) students by Andrew Peterson. Worth a read.
tags:
theology
faith
spirituality
RoH Malaysia
RoH Malaysia is an ecumenical group of theological thinkers and societal activists which aims to effect ripples of change among Christians, empowering them for creative theological reflection and greater societal involvement.
tags:
emerging
activism
theology
church
organizations
asia
La Red del Camino – Home
Network of emerging churches and people across Latin America and the Caribbean.
tags:
church
emerging
organizations
latin-america

Upgrading to WordPress 2.6

July 15th, 2008

WordPress has officially released version 2.6, with some nice changes.

Thoughts on Miroslav Volf and Community

July 14th, 2008

From time to time, I recognize that God is attempting to speak to me about something.

Links for July 14th

Advise Everyone… Endorse No One – God’s Politics
“Our central allegience is to God’s Kingdom, and we invite everything else in the world to align itself with the norms of that upside-down Kingdom. That is what we endorse, and we stand behind everything and everyone that moves us closer to that – the com
tags:
peace-activism
peace
politics
shane-claiborne
WebPatterns
Resource for web designers and developers to collaborate on semantic class and id names.
tags:
microformats
programming
web-standards
design
html
Brilliant Earth: Conflict Free Canadian Diamond Jewelry
“Brilliant Earth is an ethical diamond jeweler offering conflict-free diamonds from Canada, fair trade sapphires, and eco-friendly gold and platinum.”
tags:
africa
jewelry
shopping
fair-trade
Gphone May Really Happen, And Ammunition Group May Be Designing It – washingtonpost.com
More speculation that there could be a Google phone, based on Android. Maybe this one will run on Verizon, since the iPhone doesn’t. No, of course I’m not bitter.
tags:
android
mobile
cell-phone
google
Our Electric Future — The American, A Magazine of Ideas
Wisdom from Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel, about the need and potential to shift the transportation industry to electricity.
tags:
science
politics
technology
environment
economics
organic systems: lets go : The Forgotten Ways
Looks at ways in which the apostolic church functions organically, the way life does. Interestingly, Alan Hirsch shows church drawing “theological funding” from the doctrine of creation.
tags:
leadership
ministry
church
ecclesiology

Jesus for President tour

July 11th, 2008

At Cornerstone Festival this year, the Jesus for President tour made a stop on July 4.

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Jonathan Stegall is a web designer and emergent / emerging follower of Jesus currently living in Atlanta, seeking to abide in the creative tension between theology, spirituality, design, and justice.

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