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on the internet: tony dungy visits michael vick

Read about it here…it’s a quick read.

I was snooping around the sports sites this morning when I came across this. Tony Dungy meets Michael Vick one time, but now he’s willing to visit the guy in prison and encourage him.
When Jesus talks about visiting people in prison, I bet this is just about exactly what [...]

on the internet: atheism rising

Read “More Atheists Shout It From the Rooftops” at NYTimes.com.
If you can’t read the article, you’ll have to register…but it’s free and pretty quick, so do it!
I’ve come to realize that there isn’t a lot of good news about Christianity that I post to the site. I’ll work on that…if you have any sources for [...]

on the internet: “changing religion”

Americans not losing their religion, but changing it often - CNN.com.
I buzzed through this article, but I’m not really sure what to make of it. To me, shifting from denomination to denomination isn’t “changing religion,” it’s changing churches.
I grew up in a Methodist church, but since I’ve gone to Robert Morris I’ve been going to [...]

on the internet: heartbreak in australia

Boundless Line: Heartbreak in Australia.
I had heard about the bush fires (that’s “forest fires” for the unitiated) in Australia, I had heard they were bad, but there had never been a story to humanize the situation. This e-mail from an Aussie named Cate to Boundless was gutwrenching…I almost watered up, something that doesn’t happen too [...]

on the internet: the downside of wealth and power

There’s a site out there called The Daily Beast. Its “Cheat Sheet” is a great, quick way to get the big national and international headlines in one place. They do a lot of editorials, too. Plenty are skippable for numerous reasons, but every once in awhile a gem of a post comes along.
“What the Richest [...]

on the internet: christians and giving

When believers don’t believe in giving - Slate Magazine.
An interesting piece from a neutral perspective. Why do twenty percent of Christians not give at all?
Of course, these stats will always beg the question of “How do they define a ‘Christian,’ anyways?,” but this kind of makes us look bad.
I heard that Americans now give less [...]

on the internet: free kutless download

Here’s the link!
Okay, so there is an ulterior motive to posting this - apparently I have a chance at winning some swag if I do it. But I wouldn’t sell out for just anything! If you follow this link, you get a free song download by a band called Kutless. If you haven’t heard of [...]

on the internet: gay marriage culture wars heat up

I started to write a really long post about the election and gay marriage, and then realized that I was spending more time trying to explain my politics instead of just giving you guys the links!
Two days after the 2008 election, musician Melissa Etheridge wrote an article for the Daily Beast, claiming that she was [...]

on the internet: sex sells

ABC News has an interesting article about sex and advertising. It’s more rampant than ever, but advertisers see no reason to stop.
“The rub among the adults is ‘is this good taste?’” said ad executive John Klein. “Given more of a traditional background one would have to say no. But, then, it doesn’t matter anymore.”
That about [...]

on the internet: pet peeves about worship leaders

As someone who has led worship before, and as someone who has worship on the brain, I found this article to be somewhat interesting. It’s provocative. Some things I agreed with and found insightful, while other things I found highly disagreeable.
Scan the list. Do you agree with anything in particular? Disagree with anything in particular? [...]

on the internet: prosperity gospel and the economic climate

After talking about worldy people can’t understand the things of God, this article might not resonate much with anyone. But since Time Magazine seems to have a keen interest in prosperity theology, and since that’s one of my topics this week, I thought I’d give it a plug here.
This article looks at how adherents to [...]

on the internet: political season resources

The 2008 political season is in full force, and I thought it would be good to show everyone some resources that will help you as you try to muddle through the sound bites, talking points, mudslinging, and argument that is the hallmark of this season.
Since ZA is all about seeking truth, the first link is [...]