weekend worship: reflections on the west memphis 3 rally
Tue, Aug 31 2010 07:51 AM
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sunday night, we had one of my favorite worship gatherings to date at eikon church. there was a good energy, the music was unquestionably the best it's ever been and i think we really tapped into the heart of what it means to be a community of people connected by jesus. it was truly a beautiful night of worship.
and then there was that other worship gathering.
no, not the one i attended on sunday morning. and no, not some other church event i participated in some other time during the weekend.
i'm talking about the one saturday. at robinson center music hall.
yeah, that one.
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the tweet heard 'round the world: a few words about segregation and educational options
Mon, Aug 23 2010 09:04 AM
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By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled;
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard 'round the world.
so begin's ralph waldo's emerson 1837 masterpiece, concord hymn. the line that closes the stanza, of course, has become a cultural idiom. the shot heard 'round the world is in reference to the american revolutionary war, specifically the battles of lexington and concord. indeed, those shots reverberated around the globe and set our nation on a new course.
and then—on august 21, 2010—there was this:
worth not just a read, but extended reflection for LR people / RT @GOOD: Are students pre-segregated before high school? http://su.pr/9msbx1
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which was immediately followed by this:
in addition to what the @GOOD article says, it's also worth reflecting on "self-segregation" (parents who put their kids in private school).ryanByrd
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ah yes, the tweet heard 'round the world.
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when heritage is hate: virginia governor declares "confederate history month"
Wed, Apr 7 2010 02:42 PM
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i grew up here in arkansas. in the south. in one of the so-called confederate states of america. growing up, these things were quite self-evident. from confederate flags waving proudly on bubba's chevy stepside truck to the idolization of the dukes of hazard's general lee to—on the very serious end of things—seeing nooses hung at church camp one year when a black student attended. yes, indeed, i grew up in arkansas.
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7 big ideas for little rock
Sat, Jan 9 2010 10:12 AM
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a couple days ago, i picked up the current issue of the arkansas times, which is their annual natives guide to pulaski county. the cover story was a series of "big ideas" written by various people of (quasi-) prominence in little rock and surrounding areas. the list included some ideas i love (bringing a nice independent movie theater downtown, churches without barriers), some good ideas that could use some tweaking/fleshing out (creating a light rail system, increased revenue sources for parks) and ideas that are just plain unfeasible (tearing down i-630, which is an excessive solution to a real problem). after reading their list, i put myself to the task of coming up with my own list of "big ideas" for little rock. here's what i came up with.
religion roundup
Tue, Jan 27 2009 11:04 PM
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today there seemed to be several interesting religious stories that caught my attention, so i thought i would do a bit of a roundup here.1. obama's interview on muslim tv: i'm sure you've probably seen this in the news by now, but if not, obama's first formal tv interview as president wasn't with katie couric or brian williams or one of the usual suspects. instead, it was with al-arabiya, a dubai-based
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where there's smoke, there's fire
before getting into the matter at hand, let me first state that i enjoy like love cigars. they are one of my great carnal pleasures in life. seriously, one of my favorite activities is sitting down with a good cigar and getting into a good, long theological conversation with friends (yeah, this is what you get when you mix theology nerds with hand-rolled leaves of honduran goodness...). the reason
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evangelicalism smackdown: the battle for the bible belt
Sun, Jan 11 2009 12:20 PM
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there's always those cliché types of comments that people make that lay claim to various assertions. for instance, you'll hear something to the effect of, "oh my gosh, i saw the most hilarious thing last night!" really? it was the most hilarious thing that exists in the pantheon of hilarious things? or, you'll hear people lay claim to such things as, "things have never been this bad, so we must be
i can't make this crap up.
last year, while i was still peacefully residing in the far-away land of kentucky, apparently i missed how efficient the arkansas legislature is. while people are going without healthcare and gas is $4 a gallon, arkansas house majority leader rep. steve harrelson was filing a resolution to require the state of arkansas to alter its apostrophe usage.arkansas'=wrongarkansas's=correctaccording to steve
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