Throwing Like a Girl
Throwing Like a Girl: an Atlantic Monthly article from 1996 takes on the task of examining why girls “throw like girls.”
Jared Bridges
The Word, not words, changes the heart
Here’s a quote from Lesslie Newbigin that should give evangelical Christians both pause and comfort: The radical conversion of the heart, the U-turn of the mind which the New Testament calls metanoia, can never be the calculable result of correct methods of communication. It is something mysterious for which we can only say that our … Read more
Circus Maximus Larry Craigus
Ok, so let me get this straight: Sen. Larry Craig is arrested in June. He pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in August. Once made public, he claims he was not guilty. Then, under pressure, he says he will resign from the Senate. But then, once a misplaced voicemail is made public, he claims he is … Read more
Religion & Politics at American University
Yesterday, I had the privilege of participating in “Table Talk Luncheon” at American University’s Kay Spiritual Life Center. The topic was “Religion & Politics in the US: Young Evangelicals in National Politics.” My worthy counterpart on the panel was Tim Kumfer from Sojourners, with whom I even found a few points of agreement (you’ll have … Read more
Tis the season
Vols 31, Golden Bears 45 It’s football time in Tennessee. And even though I live in Virginia, that sentiment is expressed around this blog in the form of University of Tennessee football game recaps. Like ’em or not, they’re back. Tonight’s game saw the Vols lose the opener with California. The Golden Bears, complete with … Read more
Nancy Sharp, R.I.P.
My great-aunt Nancy Sharp died today at the age of 93. On the surface she might have seemed to be just an ordinary woman, but in her ordinariness she was a woman of extraordinary grace. My late grandfather’s oldest sister, she was born on July 31, 1914 in Knoxville, Tennessee — just as World War … Read more
[Link] Could You Live Without China?
Could You Live Without China? Intrepid journalist tries to live one year without buying anything made in China.
The swing of the pendulum
No non-profit has a better fundraising letter than does Mars Hill Audio. Typically 3-4 pages each, I usually save the thoughtful, essay-like letters by Ken Myers for my personal library. This summer’s letter examines the nature of Christian hope, and how many in the church have substituted an empty optimism for the solid hope offered … Read more
[Link] Statistical Shell Game | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction
The greater the exaggeration, the greater the fall: Christianity Today speaks to the statistical shell game played by many churches today.
[Link] Braves’ Cox sets record with 132nd career ejection
Braves’ manager Bobby Cox was ejected from the game last night, setting a MLB record of 132 career ejections. Don’t tell Bobby Cox, but I’ve seen quite a few baseball games in my life, and I’ve never seen an umpire overturn a call because the manager disputed it.