Decluttering: Thoughts on a Difficult Practice
As of late I’ve been on this kick to declutter my life. I am sure this has a lot to do with now being a father and realizing there are a lot of inessentials
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Bob Dylan for President?
I’ve been enjoying some recent reading about the elections (here, here and here) and am finding the varying perspectives stimulating. Then tonight, as I was reading the book Bob Dylan: The Essential Interviews aloud
Dress Down Friday | Monchhichi and Hawaiian Chairs
Well I’m back after a four-week hiatus. It was nice having guests blog for me, felt like a little vacation. But I’ve been stocking up on links over the past four weeks so
GOOD Magazine | On Skid Row: Introduction
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS6ar1aJIYM&rel=1&w=500&h=430] Good Magazine, a site I really like, cover all kinds of topics, from culture to politics and the
My 2008 Reading List (so far)
With every new year comes new lists of things we all would like to accomplish, take for instance the reading list. How many of you have compiled, if not physically, at least a mental list
Jarrod McKenna on National Sorry Day (God’s Politics)
Over on God’s Politics Blog, Jarrod McKenna has written a great post on national ‘Sorry Day,’ a day when White Australians are trying to enact reconciliation for the pain they’ve caused through racism
Claiborne’s Cedarville Cancellation
My buddy Rhett Smith has posted a great reflection about the recent cancelation of Shane Claiborne’s scheduled talk at Ohio’s Cedarville University. Rhett questions the validity of the quote below, and discusses his
Dress Down Friday | Guest Holly
Big thanks to Wess for inviting the guest post for today’s Dress Down Friday! With Wess’ recent endorsement of Obama, I decided to take DDF in a political direction. For me, following the 2008
Bread For the World: Looking for Young Leaders
My friend Holly, who writes at Bread Blog and will be posting this week’s Dress Down Friday, works for a non-profit organization called Bread for the World. They do a lot of lobby work
Book reading Meme: Zizek and 123?
My buddy Kyle has tagged me to write out a quote from page 123 of the nearest book on my shelf. Well unfortunately for all of us, my book is Slavoj Zizek’s “The Puppet
Dress Down Friday | Guest Blogger Josh
Big thanks for Wess letting me co-host Dress Down Friday. I’m not sure if my web musings will be of much interest to some, but here they are nonetheless. Jonathan Brink writes about the
Reader Poll: How Would Non-USA Voters Vote?
Last week I announced who I’m supporting in the presidential race, and while my endorsement obviously didn’t help California, it felt good to bring politics into the subject here. And in keeping with