I just added Planet Vineyard to my “other sites” list — it’s a webzine about the Vineyard movement. I came across this because of Hanson‘s recent comment about Burning Man. In addition to the Burning Man article, there’s an interview with Steve Sjogren about blogging and why pastors should blog.
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A cricket found its way into our garage last night. Before going to bed, I went into the garage without turning the lights on. How can such a small creature make such a big sound? I stood there for a while, alone in the darkness, listening to it sing its heart out: “Glory, glory, glory…”Adventures in Nametagging 3
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Adventures in Nametagging: I went out for lunch yesterday but didn’t think to put my nametag on. When it came time for our afternoon Starbucks run, I brought a nametag along but kept it in my wallet. After all, I would feel silly wearing it at work, or just walking with my friends, but I could slap it on so that the baristas wouldn’t have to ask my name.
Along the way, a panhandler asked for loose change. I stopped and dug around in my wallet, but didn’t find much change. But I had some dollar bills, so I pulled one out. He, meanwhile, had been avoiding all eye contact with me because of… shame? The American Caste System?
Adventures in Nametagging 2
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Everyone’s in a hurry in the Monday morning commute. The on-ramp to Highway 85 has what’s called a “metering light” which lets one car at a time onto the highway: go – pause – go – pause. This keeps the traffic flowing pretty well on the highway, but causes a backup at the entrance. It’s like standing in line at Disneyland.
Normally it takes me 10 minutes to get through the line. I’ve become used to seeing cars cutting in front of each other, trying to get one car-length ahead, so they can hurry up and wait. But this past Monday, I saw cars going around an obstruction. The obstruction turned out to be a car that had died.
More animation
From the sublime (Jesus’s last sayings) to the ridiculous: check this out. My dad writes, “Click on one figure to start it singing, click again to stop it. Clicking on all, one by one, works out quite nicely.”
Bonus: From the sublime to the useless, but pretty cool.
Easter meditation
I’ve been too busy to post. But this one can’t wait.
A little late in holy week, but never too late: flash animation meditations on Jesus’s last sayings from the cross. This is so cool, I passed it along to my normal friends without any worries about making them feel proselytised.
Click on the numbers, not the links, to view the animations. Turn up the volume. Dim the lights if you want. Use these meditations to prepare your heart for Easter.
Starting Lectio Divina
Ah, it’s good to be well again. When the second bout of stomach flu hit me, I lay in bed feeling miserable. But my pain was tolerable, and I knew it would end after a few hours; how do people live with much worse pain, and no hope of it ending? I think the only way one could live that way is, in the midst of pain, to dwell in the peace of God.
As I recovered my strength the following morning, I decided to practice Lectio Divina as described in Cutting Edge. Not having a Bible handy in bed, I used the Lord’s Prayer—and had such a great time! I’ve known for some time that private time with the Lord was the biggest hole in my spiritual life …but I have grown to hate the traditional “quiet time” where you read what you’re going to read, then pray what you’re going to pray, all with an eye on the clock to make sure you read enough and pray enough. Lectio Divina feels so different, so fresh.
Abortion battles
In the midst of the renewed abortion battles, I have to wonder: The pro-choicers political message is that pro-lifers are against women. What if they’re right? When was the last time pro-lifers were viewed as compassionate and caring towards women who are obviously in situations of turmoil and crisis? (Crisis pregnancy centers are the obvious exception.)
And I’m sorry, voting Republican doesn’t seem to change anything. To cast a vote for someone who is “pro-life,” why do I end up voting for someone who is pro-gun, pro-war, or pro-death penalty?
So what is the third way? Maybe it’s to drop the posturing, humble ourselves, and offer free drinks to pro-choice demonstrators in the name of Jesus.
