October, 2009

Links for October 9th

Unit Interactive :: Labs :: Unit PNG Fix

There are lots of JavaScripts out there that can give IE6 support for png images. But this one is the best one I've ever used.

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ie

browsers

javascript

design

All Over The World | The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Andrew Sullivan's brilliant response to Barack Obama's Nobel Prize and why it makes sense.

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andrew-sullivan

peace

politics

obama

On Suffering, with Rob Bell and Derek Foster | themattscott

Matt Scott has profound thoughts on the Drops Like Stars tour that came through Atlanta the other day, and I love him even more for bringing Tolkien into the discussion. Beautiful thoughts.

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tolkien

rob-bell

theology

theodicy

Painted Idolatry: “One Nation Under God” » Blog » Greg Boyd (Christus Victor Ministries)

"We are to manifest a Kingdom in which there is no male or female, Jew or Greek, rich or poor, American or British, and in which there is no violence. This painting is a perfect illustration of the sort of primitive tribalism and diabolic nationalism that keeps Christians from doing this. It must, I believe, be renounced in the strongest possible terms."

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peace

greg-boyd

Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize

October 9th, 2009

As you may have already seen, Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. You can see his response, which I deeply appreciate and respect, though I disagree with parts of it. First of all, I'll say this: I don't think any United States president is really worthy of an award for peace.

Links for October 7th

Don't Celebrate The Verizon Android Announcement Just Yet – You Might Want To Wait For The Other Android Shoe To Drop – dslreports.com

A reminder of what we should probably still expect from Verizon's Google announcement. This is, sadly, probably a likely outcome, but we have to hope for better.

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google

android

mobile

verizon

Links for October 6th

Groundbreaking Agreement Between Verizon Wireless and Google to Leverage

This is potentially a great move for both Verizon and Google, as literally everyone is angry with the awful network where the iPhone currently runs. I don't think Google has a huge time window in which AT&T will be the exclusive carrier for the iPhone, so they have to make this good.

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mobile

verizon

android

the Jesus Manifesto » Greed, America, and the Rich Young Ruler

This reverberates through questions and arguments I've had inside myself with relation to wealth, especially recently. Convicting and powerful. "When wealthy people come to faith, they are to share everything with the poor, who receive it. But the poor and the wealthy don’t then go their separate ways, rather, they live as family. The goal of downward mobility isn’t mere charity, but solidarity."

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economics

mark-van-steenwyk

new-testament

jesus

poverty

Links for October 3rd

Re-imagining the Holy Spirit: The ‘face’ of the Spirit in Trinity and Community at Deep Church

Great thoughts on understanding the face of the Spirit of God. " Might it be that any failure to correspond our mission and praxis to the Spirit’s mission and praxis represents a quenching?"

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trinity

church

holy-spirit

pneumatology

Links for October 2nd

On Morality and Narrative Law | Donald Miller

Donald Miller proposes a "narrative law" that could offer a new perspective on morality. One that is not based in black and white, and does not require faith outside of narrative. A potential place of common ground for all of us. Challenging thoughts that fit well with his new book.

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ethics

story

donald-miller

They Tortured A Man They Knew To Be Innocent, Ctd. | The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

This can take your breath away. These things need to be shared, and as expected Andrew continues to share them as they come to light.

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andrew-sullivan

torture

James' Travels: Business Will Change the World, chapter 3: The Crescendo

James continues his series on business changing the world. "But there's an enormous problem: We don't apply the same values to our purchases that we do to other parts of our lives."

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business-activism

activism

business