I was listening to our local NPR station a day or two after the election and what they talked about more than anything else on Talk at 12 was the idea of consumption and consumerism. One of the commentators said that at first she was troubled by the fact that a retail giant like Circuit…
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time to get back in the swing of things.
i’ve been a bit absent from the blogging recently. but like everything in life, there are ups and downs and highs and lows and maybe i’m on the upswing. I am very excited and inspired by how this latest political election has turned out. Not just that my favored candidate won. (although, I do break…
I know… it’s been a while
I’ve been fantastically sick the last week or so. Wildly raging sore throat, a head about to explode with sinus pressure, and now, added to it all, i have lost my ability to talk for the last two and a half days. So I’ve been feeling kind of crummy and just left the computer alone…
Patriotic Grace
So, I’ve heard about this book from a variety of places and I decided to buy it yesterday. And I finished it this morning. I think Noonan was a speech writer for Ronald Regan and now writes for the Washington Post. It was really insightful and really made me think about what is necessary –…
too much information
, pI just realized that there may actually be too much information going on in this election cycle. We have at least three 24 hour cable news channels. and 3 major networks, + the public network. And how many newspapers and columnists? And how many bloggers? and how many special interest groups? not to mention…
conversations around ministry
First, I’m so glad that the other young adult clergy in my conference are so outspoken with me. (thanks Allison!) Second, we had some conversations with our district leadership and two of our Leadership Development Ministers (conference positions that help us all to think about various aspects of ministry) about one of Lovett Weems 10…
bookworm? or not?
A post I recently read claims that the average American adult has read only six of the top 100 books ever written. I’m not sure who put this list together, or what (if any) significance there is in the numbering, but I thought this would be fun. Try your hand at the list. The Rules:1)…
McCain vs. Obama
A friend of mine did this comparison herself following the debate last night, and I thought it was a good idea. I wanted to comment on hers, but rather than hijack her own thoughts, I thought it would be constructive to make my own response. I wonder sometimes though how already being a decided voter…