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Join the Conspiracy
Thanks to Jonathan Brink for the link – and I’m sure this’ll come back to bite me, but sometimes a message is just worth getting out there. Advent Conspiracy
Taking a Private Jet To Beg – A Parable
I read this a few days ago, and couldn’t help but to read a profound parable on the state of the western worldview. The article was originally written for the Washington Post, but I found it at The Age. THERE are 24 daily non-stop flights from Detroit to the Washington area. Richard Wagoner, Alan Mulally [...]
Posted in God Stuff, World
Also tagged bailout, Big 3, economic crisis, Humor, rich young ruler, Washington, Washington Post
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Can we really consider canning consumerism?
For those of you who have an adverse reaction to clicking on the “Comments” links, I wanted to quote a little bit of the exchange that I’ve been having with “Deri” (not Gerry’s real name…. oops) on my “The Greatest Show I’ve Ever Seen” post. Deri said: Since Bono is an anti-poverty campaigner, why does [...]
Posted in God Stuff
Also tagged Bono, consumerism, justice, really-tough-questions-that-dont-have-simple-answers, U2
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Underlying Motivations
I’ve said it before, but when you start contemplating an idea, it seems to pop up just about everywhere. And after posting over at advoc8 on the (RED) project, and thinking about how much the motivation behind some of those benevolent actions actually matters, there are a number of issues that have hit home surrounding [...]
Posted in God Stuff
Also tagged (RED), africa, AIDS, Bono, consumerism, justice, motivations
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Incarnation and Justice
OK – I’m not sure how this will come out – it’s a bit of an attempt to work through some of the stuff that’s been happening in my head. I’ve been pondering (especially as part of re-looking over “the shaping of things to come”) the amazing controversy of who Jesus was. God incarnate. God [...]