Archive for March, 2008



Horton Helps Us Hear Jesus

One of the main reasons that we don’t hear Jesus or recognize him, as god or as risen, is that our worldview won’t let us see or hear him. We have ruled out belief in things that we can’t see, hear or touch—like Jesus. This is precisely the belief of the Kangaroo in Horton Hears […]

One-Eyed Doll

So, it’s the eve of Easter and your friends are having a raucous party celebrating the finalization of a lengthy divorce. What do you do? Grab your camera and go.
My buddy, Dave Prewitt, is a long-time media monster of independent music in Austin and beyond. So, when his girlfriend invites you to […]

Anne Rice on Trusting Jesus

Amazing. From the Washington Post:
Look: I believe in Him. It’s that simple and that complex. I believe in Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity, the God Man who came to earth, born as a tiny baby and then lived over thirty years in our midst. I believe in what we celebrate this […]

 

The short answer is “No.” N.T. Wright explains why…

But it remains the case that resurrection, in the world of second-Temple Judaism, was about the restoration of Israel on the one hand and the newly embodied life of all YHWH’s people on the other, with close connections between the two; and that it was thought of […]

Below is Year to Date breakdown for sales of single family homes in Austin by MLS Area. Something interesting happened when I was running these stats that reminded me of the big swings that can be caused by just one or two sales when we are looking at small sample sizes.
About half way through, […]

If you’re in search of the latest big, happening, FREE mixer in town you’ve just found it.

The next Austin LinkedIn Happy Hour is happening next Thursday, March 27th at J. Black’s on West 6th Street.

Their last even was attended by nearly 400 people. If you were looking for an Austin tech heavy crowd you’ll find it here.

The event runs from 5:30pm to 9pm. Hosted by Door64 and sponsored by HT Staffing and Intrinsity. This should be one heck of an event. Enjoy!

Happy Networking!

Scott Ingram

NetworkInAustin.com

It is with great amusement that I read an article in today’s Realtor Magazine email newsletter. The article, which I will excerpt below, offers suggestions and advice to Realtors dealing with market slowdowns.
For career real estate agents in the business for the long haul, a slower, “down” market is beneficial to our careers longterm. […]

SXSW 2008 - Night Four

Really, this could be called day 20. Day 4 is typically when things start blurring (if they haven’t already). You don’t know what time it is, where you are, if you’ve eaten, how much you’ve had to drink. You see a pink Scion with “Motorhead” written across it, you think, “Huh. Wonder who drives that. […]

Tim Chester on Gospel Change

If you read or still want to read Total Church by Tim Chester, get excited about his next book Gospel Change (endorsed by Tim Keller). See a promo video here. See my posts on Total Church here.

Richard Dawkins in Austin

Read about it here.