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Laughing at God

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:54:05 -0400

I thought this was an intelligent, beautiful, and compelling song. I’ve enjoyed Regina Spektor’s music for quite some time.

Take a moment to watch this video.

What does the…

Listening Hard Enough

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:26:54 -0400

Listening Hard Enough:

I’ve learned that people usually tell you the truth if you listen hard enough. If you don’t, you’ll hear what they think you want to hear.
- Jacqueline Novogratz, author of The Blue Sweater:…

Indias Apartheid – The Caste System

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:34:22 -0400

Indias Apartheid – The Caste System: When I was a kid I would eat cereal while reading the paper. I remember often staring at photo of another poor kid eating out of a bowl, only he was in India. It was an appeal to send money. Fast…

Choices

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:30:45 -0400

Choices:

Choices from Recycle Your Faith

When this video was posted on Recycle Your Faith it stirred up some controversy. What do you think? What would you choose?

A brief theology of farmer’s markets

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:09:53 -0400

A brief theology of farmer’s markets:

Today marks the completion of over a year’s worth of work with a handful of new friends who have been laboring together to create a farmers market in our neighborhood.

We are really excited…

Listening others into speak

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:57:32 -0400

Listening others into speak:

I now understand what Nelle Morton meant when she said that one of the great tasks in our time is to “hear people to speech.” Behind their fearful silence, our students want to find their voices,…

Know Your History

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:57:32 -0400

Know Your History: I found this gem of a podcast in the library of the American Public Media archives. It was recorded a few years ago with Dr. Martin Marty the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor…

Getting it Done with Ken Loyd

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:12:16 -0400

Getting it Done with Ken Loyd:

“What would you do if you could do anything?”

“I’d ask for people who live indoors and have a job to give…

1) a one year commitment,
2) 10% of their income and
3) four to six hours a week

…

We Can’t Do This Ourselves

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:12:15 -0400

We Can’t Do This Ourselves: “I can do it myself”
These may be the words of a three year old seeking autonomy from a parent, but could also be the catch phrase for modernity’s greatest seduction. Whether this phrase comes from…

Theology On The Blackboard #2

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:12:12 -0400

Theology On The Blackboard #2:

I’ve decided to continue this series from last week, its from my senior project at Seattle University called. Theology On The BlackBoard; Teaching Theology With Simple Pictures

Inspired by Dan…

Putting Toothpaste Back in the Tube

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:12:11 -0400

Putting Toothpaste Back in the Tube: I find it fascinating to watch Iran attempt to put a lid on what’s going on in their country right now. CNN has this story about it and I think, as a follower of Jesus, we’re experiencing…

Out of Ministry and Into Practice

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:01:51 -0400

Out of Ministry and Into Practice: Sometimes our ideas sound like they’re coming from outer space. Will we never cease trying to change the foundations of our current day Christian religion? Have we no sense of tradition? For example…

Serving in normal everyday ways

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:01:37 -0400

Serving in normal everyday ways:

The Spiritual Discipline of Serving from Recycle Your Faith

Videos like this remind me of normal everyday ways I can make a difference in the lives of other people. And I can…

Theology On The Blackboard

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:43:22 -0400

Theology On The Blackboard:

Hi everyone, here is a snapshot of my senior project at Seattle University. Its called Theology On The BlackBoard; Teaching Theology With Simple Pictures.

Inspired by Dan Roam’s book

Dialogues > Monologues

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:24:13 -0400

Dialogues > Monologues:

The very things we now wish that we could hold onto and keep safe from change were themselves originally produced by changes. And many of those changes, in their day, looked just as daunting as any…

The Driscoll Rant - An Apology To non Christians

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:26:10 -0400

The Driscoll Rant - An Apology To non Christians:
Recently the pastor of Seattle’s fastest growing church went off on men who abuse their wives. If you turned the sound off it would be hard to tell who’s side he’s on. I asked…

The discipleship deficit

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:48:58 -0400

The discipleship deficit:

Todd Wilson, senior pastor of Calvary Memorial Church, is addressing the ‘discipleship deficit’ he’s noticed among evangelical Christians today. As he writes on his blog

even though forms of…

Guilt Ridden Faith?

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:35:02 -0400

Guilt Ridden Faith?:

Guilt-Ridden Faith from Recycle Your Faith on Vimeo.

Yours truly briefly discussing what we “have to” do vs. what we “get to do”. I believe there is a big difference….

Pressure Solutions (#2)

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:59:14 -0400

Pressure Solutions (#2):

“It is what we think we know already that often prevents us from learning.”
- Claude Bernard

To compliment last week’s take (namely that rationals need to re-admit spiritual development back into…

Recycle Your Faith

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:13:07 -0400

Recycle Your Faith