Jul 4, 2009

Happy Birthday Country


Doug Pagitt has a few concise and well articulated points of value about our country


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Jul 3, 2009

Adam and Eve Did What? A Visit to the Creationism Museum Makes Scientists Laugh, Cry | | AlterNet





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Jul 1, 2009

Shayel gets as excited watching equestrian competitions on TV as a football fan does watching football


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Jun 27, 2009

This is a lovely song from a local artist here in Fort Collins.


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Jun 27, 2009

Brooke Shields and my 7 year old

LOS ANGELES - APRIL 17:  Actors Brooke Shields...Image by Getty Images via Daylife

My 7 year old watched Brooke Shields on the Muppet Show a couple days ago. Today she wanted to know how old she is NOW and what she looks like (since she was 15 when she did the Muppet Show) so I pulled up some IMdb photos of her. Her first response was “wow, she looks really old…well, not old, kind of like daddy’s age..but she looks a lot older than when she was on the Muppet Show” then said “She looks like you mom. What’s her job, to be fancy pants or something?” LOL
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Jun 26, 2009

tryingtofollow:


Gays Have The Power:

If gays are really serious about marriage rights, they need to accelerate the process of coming out. It’s not often that a minority group has this option - African-Americans don’t. But gays, like Jews, can “pass”, and by passing, we don’t even give many people the option of changing their minds and hearts by better understanding who we are, and why our relationships and families strengthen society rather than weakening it.
Yes, donate and campaign and blog. But for all of those of you out there who are gay and do none of this, one simple political act can do much more: let your family, friends and co-workers know who you are. If you don’t, please quit complaining about your lack of civil rights.

tryingtofollow:

Gays Have The Power:

If gays are really serious about marriage rights, they need to accelerate the process of coming out. It’s not often that a minority group has this option - African-Americans don’t. But gays, like Jews, can “pass”, and by passing, we don’t even give many people the option of changing their minds and hearts by better understanding who we are, and why our relationships and families strengthen society rather than weakening it.
Yes, donate and campaign and blog. But for all of those of you out there who are gay and do none of this, one simple political act can do much more: let your family, friends and co-workers know who you are. If you don’t, please quit complaining about your lack of civil rights.



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Jun 26, 2009

Where did she get THAT from?!

My 4 year old had a very bad day today (like 4 year olds often have) - I made it very clear how unhappy I was about it. Later she broke my heart by saying tearfully that she hoped God wouldn’t be mad at her. Where on earth did THAT come from? The only “God talk” that goes on in our house is about how much God loves his/her creation and wants us to do that same. I almost started crying I was so mortified that she would think such a thing. I tried to find out where she would have gotten that idea but if you’ve ever tried to have such a conversation with a 4 year old you can imagine how unfruitful THAT was. Much to my delight though my 7 year old reached over, patted her leg and reassured her that God would never be mad at her and loved her SO MUCH and that mommy was just frustrated. I love my girls.

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Jun 24, 2009



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Jun 23, 2009

Women have fought for their lives against unbearable odds, lived in deplorable situations, endured humiliation and torment. Rape has been a tactic of war since the beginning of war. Female ferocity and endurance are legendary when it comes to protecting children, family, or community — ensuring the survival of home and tradition. (Which is why books like Styron’s Sophie’s Choice are so devastating — a woman shouldn’t ever have to choose which of her children to lose.) Most of these courageous women remain nameless. Not having won their heroism on battlefields or in public, they are not even footnotes to history.

Women, Courage & Dignity



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Jun 23, 2009

Recycle Your Faith » Blog Archive » The Walk


YAY for the Refuge!!! Love Kathy and Karl.


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Jun 23, 2009

NPR's ombudsman: Why we bar the word "torture" - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com





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Jun 23, 2009

tryingtofollow:


I need no job

(do something)

tryingtofollow:

I need no job

(do something)



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Jun 23, 2009

Extra chunky spaghetti sauce - watch it, it’ll make sense.


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Jun 22, 2009

Call for photos and one-liners



We would like photos of Kingdom living – specifically “every day” acts of kindness, generosity, service, peace making etc. Please send high resolution pictures to us today :)

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Jun 22, 2009

Denominational Loyalty in a Post-Denominational World — Pomomusings


Most of the people my age who care about denominations only care because they grew up that way and it’s the only thing they know or it’s where they had their conversion experience (if you get saved in the Vineyard, you stay in the Vineyard). They know very little about the particulars, just that it’s familiar and comforting….like a big warm blanket on a chilly night, you don’t particularly pay attention to the details, you just know it’s comforting and warm. The few people I know who are loyal and know a lot about their denomination came to it later in life and really thought and studied long and hard (for a variety of reasons) and CHOSE their denomination - this is where I find the most hard core denominationalists. Converts to RC and EOC are also very devout/loyal.

Beyond that small handful, everyone else in my age bracket and younger couldn’t possibly care less about denominations. This doesn’t mean however that they aren’t thoughtful or don’t care about spirituality/religion - they just aren’t concerned much about the polity and theological particulars of a denomination except for the ways those denominations can hinder a vibrant, expressive, involved faith.

Their concerns and convictions tend to be much smaller - they care about the values of their particular faith “community” - the small groupings of like-minded Christians they choose to associate with.

I think this shift is often confused as “post Christian” or part of a secular shift - I actually don’t think the secular shift exists outside of Europe (and maybe Australia). Secularization has not delivered as promised and people are wanting more than ever to be a part of a cohesive spiritual expression - they just don’t care about denominations (or often, even the particulars of religion). Not to mention that many of them grew up unchurched so they don’t even know anything about denominations anyway.

Related notes from Janell




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