Nothing But Nets...on Colbert, and in honor of Russ
Sep/20/2008 06:56 AM Filed in: Favorite
Entries
Many of you know that I've become a huge fan of
"Nothing But Nets"
the past few years. The other night, there was a
great confluence of this favorite charity of mine
and the Colbert Report.
Below is Rick Riley's appearance with Stephen Colbert, as they talk about the project, and even do a demonstration. I hope you'll watch not only because it's a great charity, but because you'll help me honor my friend, Russ Noland.
(Read the rest. Click here)
Below is Rick Riley's appearance with Stephen Colbert, as they talk about the project, and even do a demonstration. I hope you'll watch not only because it's a great charity, but because you'll help me honor my friend, Russ Noland.
(Read the rest. Click here)
A Photo History of Community Organizers
Sep/06/2008 07:15 PM Filed in: Angels and
Pins
Wow. The repost of
my
little blog,
expanding on Jim Wallis' original ideas, has been
burning up the wires over at DailyKos this
afternoon. It spent a better part of the afternoon
as the top "recommended" journal, and is on the
way to having 400 comments.
Wow. This issue clearly touches a button. I certainly do not agree with every comment, and find some of them offensive in language and tone. But it's interesting to see the passion there. Take a look.
I think this "dissing" of Community Organizers and their "responsibilities" is going to backfire...but that's my hunch.
In the midst of the many comments was one from Beverly, about her own diary, entitled "A Photo History of Community Organizers."
It's worth a quick read. Or, enjoy the video version beyond the jump, which has the benefit of a sweet U2 soundtrack:
(Read the rest. Click here)
Wow. This issue clearly touches a button. I certainly do not agree with every comment, and find some of them offensive in language and tone. But it's interesting to see the passion there. Take a look.
I think this "dissing" of Community Organizers and their "responsibilities" is going to backfire...but that's my hunch.
In the midst of the many comments was one from Beverly, about her own diary, entitled "A Photo History of Community Organizers."
It's worth a quick read. Or, enjoy the video version beyond the jump, which has the benefit of a sweet U2 soundtrack:
(Read the rest. Click here)
Sarah Palin Owes Some Good People an Apology
Sep/06/2008 09:10 AM Filed in: Angels and
Pins
I've been bothered by a snippy comment from Sarah
Palin's speech the other night, and have wanted to
write about it. But Jim Wallis beat me to it. So,
this morning, I will simply cite a few of the
highlights of his fine blog --whose title I have
borrowed as the title of this one-- and direct you to
it, in the hopes you'll read it too.
More than anything else, Palin's comments have opened up an opportunity to remind the nation of just how important "Community Organizers" have become, just how connected they are to faith communities, and just how much "responsibility" they really do shoulder for the rest of our society.
(Read the rest. Click here)
More than anything else, Palin's comments have opened up an opportunity to remind the nation of just how important "Community Organizers" have become, just how connected they are to faith communities, and just how much "responsibility" they really do shoulder for the rest of our society.
(Read the rest. Click here)
Would it be Wrong to Pray for Rain?
Sep/01/2008 05:02 PM Filed in: Angels and
Pins
I posted the video that inspired this question to my
Facebook page, and it got a couple of nice comments.
So I thought I'd expand my thinking on it into a blog
entry.
The question for this blog is: Would it be wrong to pray for rain?
The answer is: it depends, I suppose.
If you're a West Texas rancher, and you're in the middle of a long drought, then it's probably an understandable petition to God.
If you're allegedly a Christian minister, and you're clearly wishing for God to, ahem, rain down judgement on your adversaries, then the answer is:
"Yes....it's wrong to pray for rain."
And I know that second example sounds crazy. But it happened just a few weeks back, when a member of "Focus on the Family" actually encouraged people to pray for rain on the night of Obama's acceptance speech.
Like I said, I had heard about this in conversation. But to see the video? It's amazing. And deserves further unpacking. (Read the rest. Click here)
The question for this blog is: Would it be wrong to pray for rain?
The answer is: it depends, I suppose.
If you're a West Texas rancher, and you're in the middle of a long drought, then it's probably an understandable petition to God.
If you're allegedly a Christian minister, and you're clearly wishing for God to, ahem, rain down judgement on your adversaries, then the answer is:
"Yes....it's wrong to pray for rain."
And I know that second example sounds crazy. But it happened just a few weeks back, when a member of "Focus on the Family" actually encouraged people to pray for rain on the night of Obama's acceptance speech.
Like I said, I had heard about this in conversation. But to see the video? It's amazing. And deserves further unpacking. (Read the rest. Click here)