. "In other words, Religulous fails to understand the actual context and realities in which religious people live. This is why the film is actually not a documentary; a documentary at least purports to get at the realities of its subjects. Maher shows himself ultimately to verge on the inhuman in his inability to understand people." As a side note, is quickly climbing the ranks of my favorite religious websites/blogs.
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. "18. Pick a spot in your Bible. Light your cigar. Start reading and don't stop until you're smoking a nub. Beats using an hourglass or timer."
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A couple of recent articles about Christian persecution: and . We'll be talking (and praying) about this in this week.
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Highlight of the week: I spent Thursday through Saturday in Chicago with a good friend of mine. We visited at Millennium Park, ate at Flub A Dub Chub, saw rock out at the , did some shopping, went to a movie, and so on. It was good people and a great time.
Book(s) I'm reading: I'll be finishing up by Michael Gorman this week (in preparation for the ). Still working on Tom Friedman's (it's for a book club, so it will take a while...).
Music I'm digging: Still loving William Fitzsimmons' (link opens in iTunes). Seriously; Get it. Now.
Something(s) that blew my mind: , called "No Conviction" by Pete Rollins.
Ministry update: This past Sunday in Eikon, we started a new weekly ritual of ending our gatherings with prayer candles. Students can choose to offer a prayer and then light a candle. I wasn't sure how it would go over, but it ended up being really, really great. . Also, we're about done with our first fundraiser for next summer's trip, which is nice.
Seminary/ordination update: Again, once I mail my personal essay into Luther Seminary, I'm done with the application. I should get on that.
Looking forward to: Honestly, I'm looking forward to relaxing, reading, and enjoying the this week (after I get all of my work done, of course).
That's it for the Monday brief. Feel free to leave a comment, and if you're feeling extra frisky, check out the Monday brief archives.
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Michael Pollan, author of the , writes . "This, in brief, is the bad news: the food and agriculture policies you’ve inherited -- designed to maximize production at all costs and relying on cheap energy to do so -- are in shambles, and the need to address the problems they have caused is acute. The good news is that the twinned crises in food and energy are creating a political environment in which real reform of the food system may actually be possible for the first time in a generation."
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I will be attending the 2008 Emergent Theological Conversation, , later this month in Kansas City. The "brings together Pauline scholars and emerging church leaders for a robust theological conversation on Paul and the Church... [and includes] four major presentations by Pauline scholars, responses by emerging church leaders, and a variety of related workshops/breakout sessions."
I plan on blogging my notes/reflections/recordings while I'm there, and no doubt I'll be Twittering as well. The purpose of this post is to act as a hub for all those attending who plan on doing the same (blogging, Twittering, etc.).
If you're going to the conference AND plan on blogging and/or Twittering, leave a comment on this post with your name, blog URL, and Twitter profile URL. I'll update the bottom of this post as the comments come in.
Twitter users: We'll use a to keep track of the Reclaiming Paul conversation on Twitter. For this to be effective, you need to on Twitter and include "#evpaul08" (without the quotes) in any tweet related to the conference. You can follow the Reclaiming Paul conversation (as of this writing, ).
Interested in live-blogging a session or two? Let me know in the comments.
Attendees (? denotes conference presenter):
Jake Bouma (blog | )
David Capes ( | twitter) ?
Tim Ghali ( | )
Mike Gorman ( | twitter) ?
Don Heatley ( | twitter)
Tony Jones ( | ) ?
Tim Keel ( | twitter) ?
Mike King ( | twitter) ?
Daniel Kirk ( | twitter) ?
Doug Pagitt ( | ) ?
Erik Ullestad ( | )
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