Rachel and I are getting married in five days and a lot of time has gone to getting the house ready, getting wedding stuff done and trying to work at the same time. It will all slow down soon enough, so the posts will be more frequent then. In the meantime, here is a few …
Interesting post on the Two Christianities: Externally-Motivated and Internally-Motivated. (ht) ———————– While Tim Challies and I don’t always see eye to eye (he’s a Reformed blogger out of the Toronto area) this post caught my attention when him and his massive following of readers try to figure out if error in doctrine is a sin? …
Remember when we went out taking pics here. Here is Barry’s pics and here is Matt’s Pics ———————– Something we have been trying lately at theStory is been doing our teaching with room for conversation to happen amidst the teaching, to interact with each other and the one who is teaching. Bob throws a few …
A freakin great quote. And yet the early church grew and grew and grew, even without intentional evangelistic strategy or ministry. How? By being the most attractive community in the Roman Empire. Read More… ———————– This is why I love Family Guy. ———————– This comic is funny and true, and sometimes i get frustrated having …
My mom is one of my best fans for this blog. She is running in a bike ride and actually turned down going to Europe for this bike ride (why I’ll never understand) so it means a lot to her. She wanted me to mention something on this site that you can give her money …
Ron wanted to borrow a truck, and his friend said “what’s mine is yours” and what he thinks about that. ———————– The French are doing an advertising campaign to raise awareness for AIDS. It’s pretty gruesome, but yet still quite creative. Don’t click here if you are offended easily, the pictures are a bit sexual. …
Chris blogged a bit about the conference here. You can find updated links to posts about the conference here. ———————– A women’s shelter is closing in Oshawa cause of lack of money. If you can, do something about it, we’re thinking on our end. Let us know if you have any ideas. ———————– I have …
What is truth? ———————– This is a killer post based on a study done with seminary students. It talks about Relativism and if its really about what we believe or more the current context in which we are forced to make a decision. I really enjoyed this. ———————– Jared links to a article on Christian …
Chris wonders if Democracy is a scam. ———————– Here is the beginning of some more posts by another blogger on Democracy, I’m looking forward to these, I’ve enjoyed this blog lately. ———————– A review of Sex God by Rob Bell, only Part 1, I’ll probably read it in April ———————– Brian McLaren talks about praying …
Darryl makes his first real post in the last year. And its awesome. ———————– Tom’s encounter with a homeless man, who had the gift of tongues and prophecy and also attend the famous prayer palace. ———————– Great quote from Martin Luther King (ht) You may be 39 years old, as I happen to be. And …
Ever wondered where you can get beer late at night, or where is the closest beer store to you. Here is a great tool. It even has Sarnia. ———————– Here is a site that works like YouTube but with documents, pretty handy for a lot of things I bet. It’s called Scribd. ———————– Toronto’s Prayer …
Right now, at 1:11 in the morning Joe, Darryl and I are heavily involved of a game of Settlers of Catan online. We chat over Skype to make our trades easier and talk smack to one another. ———————– (A comparison between the Christian Right and Fascists, a great interview with Chris Hedges) This was an …
I love Al’s blog and the way he writes. ———————– A great post on children and how not to discipline them, coming from a guy who never had children. ———————– Drew Marshall (i never heard of him either) was on 100 Huntley Street (Part 1 | Part 2) just a little while ago. Needless to …
Because I refuse to label myself by what I hate, I can be nice to Mac users too. And since most of you need the help working a computer, here is a helpful post of some programs you may want to get your hands on. And its only part 1. ———————– David Fitch with another …
I still don’t really understand this. There is a side of Christianity that is still quite against women in leadership and they have to be sanctioned to certain places in the church. On this post when a female commented on her thoughts on the issue she was referred (by the author of the post) to …
The more time I spend on the MAC’s around me, the more I am glad I have a PC. The more MAC users I meet, the more I realize why they use MAC. This article is absolutely hilarious and truer than most using the rhetoric I love. ———————– In light of theStory’s progress through the …
Again, I’m loving CBC Radio 1. Here is an interview of someone critiquing the religious right and their strive for political power (scroll down and listen to part 3, its the first section). Here is a snippet from the intro. “Many people have decried the political power that has come with that growth, saying it …
Global warming is a big issue right now. Some people I respect are worried about it and others think it is a joke. Here is an official report coming out about it from some of the world’s top scientist, they don’t seem to positive about it. And here is a CNN report on it (ht) …
Blood on the Doorpost: From Egypt to the Gulf Coast – This was an awesome post done by Radical Torah. “Marking their homes with blood was thus be an act of proud defiance – the Israelites were, in a sense “wearing their oppression” openly to the outside world.” Here is an art display that did …
A Great tool by Google called GAPMINDER, to be placed appropriately in the world, just play around with it for a few minutes. (ht) ———————– FoxFaith, DirecTV offer churches free satellite TV and exclusive screenings of upcoming films ———————– I must sound obsessed with Rob Bell by now. But he is touring for his new …