August, 2008

Links for August 31st

A Political/Spiritual Experiment « Anamchara • The Website of Unknowing

Brilliant call to people of prayer and contemplation, encouraging them to pray for ongoing conversion and blessing on our political candidates.

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mccain

obama

politics

prayer

How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity

"I believe our adherence to a set of principles and practices for managing creative talent and risk is responsible. Pixar is a community in the true sense of the word."

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design

art

business

creativity

Links for August 27th

Digital Web Magazine – Web Design by Designers

"Designers are, as a rule, a fussy bunch, and when it comes to their own business communications they're even more so. Designing a website for an award-winning design firm verges on the impossible."

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business

art

inspiration

design

Love your enemies: An activist's stance » Young Anabaptist Radicals

"Love your enemies" wasn't just aimed at the masterminds behind the Iraq war: it applies to those of us who oppose it, too. "End the war" isn't the ethic, it's the realization of it – and that ethic is love.

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jesus

peace-activism

peace

Looking at getting a bike

August 26th, 2008

So, as a life-related aside, I'm looking into purchasing a bike. One of the nice benefits where I work is an annual wellness benefit, where we receive an amount of money that we can use on...

Small government or big government

August 26th, 2008

There is an interesting interview with Rick Warren that took place after the presidential forum that was held at his church.

Links for August 26th

The Style of Subversion Part 3: A Loving Resistance : Jesus Manifesto

"We can only effectively preach God's wisdom to the Powers if we are, at the same time, moving into a life freed from slavery to the Powers. We can only challenge Mammon if it isn't our god. We can only reject nationalism if we live recognising there is no hierarchy amongst peoples. We will only resist social injustice if justice is expressed in our common life."

tags:

politics

spirituality

theology

culture

church

On Rick Warren’s presidential faith forum

August 22nd, 2008

For the past few days, the country has been abuzz with talk about Rick Warren's forum that took place at Saddleback Church, in which Barack Obama and John McCain answered some of the questions of evangelicals. During this event, I was on a flight from San Francisco to Atlanta, and thus was able to use AirTran's in-flight XM radio to listen to some of it.

Links for August 21st

Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America? – NYTimes.com

“And they've done so in ways that straight news programs cannot: speaking truth to power in blunt, sometimes profane language, while using satire and playful looniness to ensure that their political analysis never becomes solemn or pretentious.”

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politics

culture

tv

jon-stewart

Nooma “She” premiere

August 18th, 2008

For 48 hours starting today (Monday) at noon, there is a premiere of a new video from Nooma, called "She." I would encourage you to give this a look.

Links for August 17th

Church Basement Roadshow on Vimeo

Full recording of the Church Basement Roadshow with Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, and Mark Scandrette in the summer of 2008.

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mark-scandrette

doug-pagitt

tony-jones

emerging

emergent

jesus

theology

spirituality

church

Links for August 14th

The Style of Subversion Part 2: Resisting Pseudo Alterity : Jesus Manifesto

When the Church embraces a pattern of life in conformity to the Kingdom of God, it can never be co-opted by the Powers. When we trade that pattern of life for a counter-cultural facsimile, we are in an era when we can much more easily become co-opted.

tags:

activism

spirituality

theology

culture

azusa remixed: William Seymour: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

A series of posts devoted to the story of William Seymour – one of the most influential people of the 20th century, and incredibly unknown compared to his significance.

tags:

church

church-history

charismatic

pentecostal