Archive for July, 2007
You remember last week I was losing sleep over this silly little party…
It was fine. If not terribly exciting. It did get pretty busy and we met the nice guy who for some reason seemed excited about being the social chair for the building, and also was very excited about yoga. And getting me to […]
Total Church, a new book on gospel-centered community and mission
Closed Published by jdodson July 30th, 2007 on Creation ProjectTim Chester and Steve Timmis of Crowded House have written a much needed book. Total Church: a radical reshaping around gospel and community (IVP, UK) cuts through the conservative and progressive views on church and community without taking the wearisome Emergent/Emerging debate head on. Instead, Total Church charts a course for the church that is […]
Check out the brief article on the Lord’s Supper or Eucharist in “Digesting Christ”
After recovering from a 36 hour bug, I found little time left this week to prepare for Sunday’s sermon. As a result, I switched from the 2 Kings 5 passage to a more familiar one, Colossians 3.1-4. The sermon, Seek The Things Above, is about the relevance of Christian faith to justice, to participating in […]
We had so much fun hanging out with our friends and enjoying good music! Rachel Loy’s CD release show at Momo’s was a blast. Her new CD is one you absolutely need to go out and purchase, or buy online. More awesome music to add to your Rachel Loy collection.
One of the […]
Austin renters to pay more late fees with new law
Closed Published by Steve Crossland July 29th, 2007 on Austin Real Estate Blog - Austin TX Real EstateThe brilliance of our Texas Legislature is on display again as a new law, HB 3101 which will go into effect Jan 2008, has been passed that will produce greater late fee income for landlords by ensuring that more renters pay their rent late. Undoubtedly, this is not the outcome hoped for by State Representative […]
Austin Rental Market Update - June 2007 and Mid-year Stats
Closed Published by Steve Crossland July 29th, 2007 on Austin Real Estate Blog - Austin TX Real EstateRents continue increasing overall in Austin, as the number of homes rented drops. The average leased price of a home in Austin for June 2007 is $1364 per month, up 7.5% from $1269 in June of 2006. Average days-on-market for homes rented in June 2007 was 41 days. The median days on market was 28 […]
Song of the Week: Scala’s “With or Without You” (U2 Cover)
Closed Published by Tom Goodman July 29th, 2007 on Get AnchoredMy. Oh. My.
Have you heard of Scala? It’s a youth choir from Aarschot, Belgium, roughly sixty teenage girls, directed by two talented brothers–Steven and Stijned Kolacny.
They have some newer stuff (you should hear their rendition of Gordon Lightfoot’s “If You Could Read My Mind” from their most recent project, One-Winged Angel). But here’s their cover of the U2 song, “With or Without You,”
On the opening weekend of The Simpsons Movie, Christianity Today has re-issued their February 2001 article, “Blessed Ned of Springfield.” It’s an adaptation from Mark Pinsky’s book, The Gospel According to the Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of America’s Most Animated Family.
The article will introduce you to Ned Flanders, television’s most well-rounded evangelical character. But it was Pinsky’s
You Have What It Takes?: A follow up to “Imagine Your Children”
Closed Published by jdodson July 28th, 2007 on Creation ProjectA reader has expressed concern over my interpretation of Eldredge’s You Have What It Takes, expressed in my recent article “Imagine Your Children.” Though my article is primarily focused on redemptively engaging the fears and frustration of parenting, not in debating or critiquing Eldredge, below I have offered a clearer interpretation of what I consider […]