February 7th, 2010 §
A collection of links from my weekly Internet travels:
Seth Godin on “Modern Procrastination“.
Great post by Timmy Brister on Obama and the privatization of religion through technology. Yes, they’re related.
The Guardian book blog asks, “Who Stole Our Reading Time?”
How much do you think an e-book should cost?
Calvin and Hobbes creator, Bill Watterson, does his first interview in 15 years.
The Verge Missional Community Conference was over the weekend. You can get some recaps at my friend, Brent Thomas’ blog here and here and here
Your iPhone can now be your personal assistant.
I love my Kindle. Here’s a good article on 7 ways Amazon.com can make it better.
Timmy Brister muses on dysfunctional Calvinism. Great pithy post.
Brian Clark asks, “Does SEO Copywriting Still Matter?”
The top 10 literary agent query letter mistakes.
January 31st, 2010 §
Three lessons your children can learn if you’re a freelancer.
The Pope is encouraging all priests to utilize web 2.0 for the glory of God.
My friend and local A29 pastor, Brent Thomas, is getting some much deserved attention on his posts regarding the growing rift between some reformed folks and the missional camp. First he was retweeted by Matt Chandler, and now Ed Stetzer is talking about him and his blog posts.
Tyler Braun writes on the importance of worship lyrics. He gets it right, for sure.
J.D. Salinger died this week. Here’s a couple interesting pieces on him in The Gaurdian and Fast Company.
Tim Keller on why Redeemer went multi-site.
My friend Bill Streger re-launched his blog, and it looks great. Check it out. And while you’re at it, read his post on the difference between church planting and church revitalization.
7 Great Ways for Extroverts to Increase Their Writing Productivity. I really needed this article.
January 24th, 2010 §
Interesting reads I’ve found through my week of Internet travels:
Look for the iTunes cloud to cover your music skies soon.
Great post on leadership malpractice from the Harvard Business Blog.
“Proud missiologists are not so good at listening; they’re almost never ready to learn from others, especially from those without the necessary credentials.” An important read from IX Marks.
Joe Thorn lays down a good quote from John Piper’s latest book and gives some more suggestions for reading on the topic of pain and God’s sovereignty.
Christianity without Christ is crap. A great post on by Jason Salamun.
So we’re doing a series on eschatology (end times) at Praxis Church, The Survivors Guide to the Apocalypse. Coincidently, The Guardian book blog had a feature on the history of Apocalyptic literature…or was it a coincidence?
An interesting article from NY Times book review on the power of the simple checklist.
Looking to boost your church website’s traffic and power? You might want to check out Monk Development’s Church Website Optimizer.
Bob Hyatt at Out of Ur give five excellent reasons why to love the emerging/emergent church streams.
Work from home? Here’s a great post on how to keep it from destroying your life!
Want a book deal? Here’s an awesome post from Write For Your Life on The Five Rules of Getting a Book Deal.
January 23rd, 2010 §
Josh Harris writes a pithy post on the wrong reasons we often have for loving the church. It’s worth the read, and worth reflecting on even more.
- Don’t love the church because of what it does for you. Because sooner or later it won’t do enough.
- Don’t love the church because of a leader. Because human leaders are fallible and will let you down.
- Don’t love the church because of a program or a building or activities because all those things get old.
- Don’t love the church because of a certain group of friends because friendships change and people move.
These seem simple and obvious, but I’m willing to bet we rarely give thought to them. I hear of people leaving churches all the time, and usually it’s because they’ve put their hope in one of those four things instead of fully in Jesus.
And I know I’ve done the same myself.
January 9th, 2010 §
OK, so I’ve been a little lazy in the New Year. So here are some interesting links and reads from my last TWO weeks of Internet travels:
Start the New Year off right. Pick one of ten great 1-year Bible Reading Plans.
If you’re a word nerd and love the idea of how literature and Christianity intersect, you won’t want to skip over this book featured on Justin Taylor’s website…and you can get a free PDF version!
Freelancing? If so, you’ll want to read this practical list of 10 things to do before the New Year.
John Piper on the benefits of reading scripture aloud.
The current state of the Blogosphere, according to Trevin Wax.
Want to get published? Kevin DeYoung has some advice for you. Part II. Part III.
Mike Foster has some interesting thoughts on embracing failure and building on it based on Dominos Pizza.
Josh Harris delivers a message from Jesus to Brit Hume.
Great post over at Collective Inkwell on the 10 Biggest Mistakes They’ve Made…so you don’t have to.
Tall Skinny Kiwi “quits” Emergent Village. I applaud his standing by his convictions. It’s never easy to distance yourself from friends.
Nice post from The Resurgence on the 5 areas of intercessory prayer.
December 29th, 2009 §
December 26th, 2009 §
Interesting reads from a weeks worth of wasted time on the Internet.
The future of the PC…according to OLPC.
ChurchCrunch highlights an awesome way to use the SimpleMap Wordpress plug-in for multi-site churches.
All Roads Lead to Chrome…This is long but worth the read.
A good primer on pre-modern, modern, and post-modern thought…and it’s implications for Evangelicals over at Scriptorium Daily.
A great post on Copyblogger by Jon Marrow. Very inspirational.
Article on Urban Church Planting in the Wall Street Journal.
Since it’s Advent, how about reading two takes on the necessity of the doctrine of the virgin birth. Read Keven DeYoung’s post (which I’m agree with) here and a follow up here. Read Tony Jones post (which is a good example of prevailing modern scholarship) here
A pithy little piece by Seth Godin (is there any other kind?) on the difference between hiring and recruiting.
Harvard Business Blog wonders if you’ve lowered your information standards.
December 19th, 2009 §
Some interesting reads and ideas from my Internet travels this week.
When it comes to the Church, content isn’t king. So argues Scott McClellen.
A good post on why the Piper family doesn’t celebrate Christmas with Santa Clause.
Jon McIntosh asks, “Do Missional Families Go To Public School?“
Want to see what people might be missing when they land on your website? Try Google’s Browser Size. Very Handy!
Great post at Copyblogger on how your DIY attitude is keeping you poor.
A cool little tidbit on Martin Luther and how he prayed.
ChurchCrunch highlights the Top-10 web platforms and asks if your church is leveraging them.
Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal on the emerging Evangelical intellectualism.
Great post by John Saddington at ChurchCrunch on what the church can learn from the fall of MySpace.
December 13th, 2009 §
Some great finds from my Internet travels this week.
John Piper on why we seek sexual pleasure in the wrong places.
Albert Mohler comments on the election of yet another gay bishop in the Episcopal Church.
Great review of The Divine Commodity by my friend Brent Thomas. Now I want to read the book.
Ed Stetzer highlights how conservative Anglicans are starting a church plant initiative. Very exciting news.
Interesting article on the New Calvinists in The Christian Century.
Michael Hyatt gives us a glimpse into the future of publishing…and it’s glorious.
A recent university study couldn’t find a single twenty-something male who hadn’t consumed porn. Justin Taylor calls it a porndemic and offers some great resources.
Harvard Business Blog on why too much knowledge can be a bad thing.
December 7th, 2009 §
Tim Keller is out to save your yuppie soul according to New York Magazine. Read the article here.
Men, keep an eye on this new series on Leadership in the Home by Tim Challies. Part two. Part Three. Part Four. Part Five.
Some interesting thoughts on Eugene Cho on how we are the most overrated generation.
Justin Taylor links a great series by Pastor Mark Driscoll on silence and solitude.
Tim Keller encourages young ministers to consider be country parsons.
Great piece by Jared Wilson reflecting on Tim Keller’s piece.
Dan Kimball on Out of Ur admitting he was wrong about church buildings. Very good.
Great post on the Harvard Business Blog on how being too positive can be a negative.
