things i like. mostly ridiculous.
A Future with Hope from Landon Whitsitt on Vimeo. On February 2, 2011 a letter was released that captured the attention of the PC(USA). Written by a group of pastors serving some of the larger congregations in our denomination (calling themselves "Fellowship PC(USA)"), the letter bemoaned what it referred to as the "deathly ill" state of our denomination. The group did not see the letter as a final solution, but offered it, instead, as an invitation to converse about the future of our slice of Christ's church as...
The PCUSA's favorite statistician, Steve Salyards of The GA Junkie, has broken it down for us again: OK, bottom line -- While I need to modify or qualify my attendance calculations from yesterday, the conclusion remains pretty much in tact. The difference between growing and declining congregations is not in getting Christmas and Easter members to church a couple more times a year (although that would be good) but in fostering an environment were religious faith and participation is taken seriously. My take...
Here's a pretty good remedial primer on the philosophy that has captured my heart. What’s the Deal with Open Source? [Ask Lifehacker] via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on 2/18/11 Dear Lifehacker, I hear you mention open source software fairly often, but I don't quite understand what that means in relation to what I use everyday. Any help? Thanks, Openly Confused about Open Source Dear Openly, Excellent question! Unless you're a developer, or have dabbled in programming, the whole concept of open source software may...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-griffith/what-the-tea-party-and-ev_b_821337.html
What? Crass American individualism lied to us? Nooooooooo! Autarky is dead via Seth's Blog by Seth Godin on 2/9/11 Self sufficiency appears to be a worthy goal, but it's now impossible if you want to actually get anything done. All our productivity, leverage and insight comes from being part of a community, not apart from it. The goal, I think, is to figure out how to become more dependent, not less.
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