One day the lion will lie down with the lamb, but cheetahs playing with a baby antelope is a nice start.
“Some athletes give their life to Jesus Christ as a PR move; some are ripe with hypocrisy; some just say offensive things. Warner always expressed his faith without trivializing it or us.” (Seth Wickersham of ESPN, regarding Kurt Warner’s retirement from the NFL)
A 30-second answer from Ed Stetzer to the question, “What Does It Mean to Be Missional?”
“One can see why Obama might have been overly impressed with himself. Here's a guy who became president of the United States just four years out of the Illinois Senate, and along the way developed a cultlike following. It sounds as though Obama became a follower as well as figurehead of his own cult of personality. He overestimated the degree to which he was special as opposed to lucky--a very human failing” (James Taranto, Best of the Web)
“[Dante's] Inferno is now a video game, with a brawny, armor-clad Dante as its protagonist. Like a fallen soul, it is facing some stern judgments, both from prospective players and Dante scholars who wonder why a classic work of Western literature needed updating at all” (NYT).
“Spike versus Lifetime. Guys versus Gals. XY versus XX.…What do their programs tell us about the sexes? What deep-seated yearnings drive the male of the species? What hopes and fears motivate the female? Is one smarter than the other, and if so, by how much?” The NYT has 4 lessons about the sexes learned from the programming choices of the 2 channels.
*Shudder* “Picture this: AARP says 'sexting' is a hit for the over-50 set”
Singletasking, Not Multitasking: “When’s the last time you sat down to read a book (or, heck, a blog) without simultaneously watching TV or listening to music or texting a friend? When’s the last time you went out for a walk without your cell phone in your pocket? When’s the last time you spent an hour doing just one thing?
Posts since last Tuesday:
America's Favorite Unopened Book
"Partners with the Angels"
"It Was One of the More Raw Moments in My Life"
Zen and Violence
"Some of us experienced World War II in the trenches, and others experienced it by playing Call of Duty on our Xbox."
LeaderLines: Get Ready for "The Neighboring Faiths Interviews"
"Half a God is not God at All"
This Is the Title of a Post Telling You to Read Another Blog Post
"Christian Blogs Fit Into One of Three Categories"
At a Texas Intersection of Faith and Science
Resistance is Fertile
Winning Ways: What Impression Are You Making?
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