“I should be an emergent Christian. . . . I love to listen to bands, which if named, will instantly lose their indie appeal. I drink lattes. I hate easy answers. I enjoy deep conversations. So shouldn’t I be craving a new kind of Christianity that will undo my traditional evangelical upbringing while satisfying my newfound love for diversity, social justice, and, of course, soul searching? Not at all. . . . And it should not be so counterintuitive that young evangelicals such as myself prefer theology rooted in tradition to a spirituality waffling in relativism. We want a story with a climax so profound that it leaves us worshiping God, not reducing him to fit into our cultural paradigm.” Kristen Scharold in First Things.
In a big Statesman article Sunday, Brad Buchholz remembers Jo Ross, one of our church members killed by drunken driver Thomas Dwain Reeves in 2006.
My sister-in-law has published a children’s book that she wrote for her middle child: Icing in the Middle. Learn about it, and how to order it, here.
Mandates or Incentives? Austin city leaders are considering mandated energy efficiency upgrades for existing single-family homes. That would make it even more expensive to buy a home in Austin and could mean thousands out-of-pocket for homesellers. The people at KeepAustinAffordable.org believe we should use incentives and education to achieve energy efficiency, not mandates. Click here to learn more about this important issue for homeowners in our city.
Amazing National Geographic photos of sea slugs in all their colorful glory.
“The notion of a self--a self who exercises self-discipline, postpones gratification, curbs the sexual appetite, stops short of aggression and criminal behavior--a self who can become more intelligent and lift itself to the very peaks of life by its own bootstraps through study, practice, perseverance, and refusal to give up in the face of great odds--this old-fashioned notion (what's a boot strap, for God's sake?) of success through enterprise and true grit is already slipping away.” Tom Wolfe in a 1996 “Sorry, But Your Soul Just Died.” At 12 pages printed, it’s a long read but a must-read.
“Of the nation’s 73 million children, nearly 45 million (62 percent) live with their biological parents, according to a Census Bureau report released Wednesday.” (story)
Huh? At the Donate for Nothing website “you can donate your money to absolute nothing. After donating, your name will appear in the list below, along with the amount you've decided to give. We sincerely thank you for contribution and can assure you, you are donating to literally nothing.”
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