Floored by the Flu

The CavFamily has been suffering the ravages of a stomach flu.  It has hit us sequentially, which is far better than simultaneously.  I’ll be back in a day or two.

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U2’s Missional Beginnings

While on vacation I began reading Walk On: the Spiritual Journey of U2.  In talking about Dublin at the time, it created a missional attitude that would mark their music throughout their career (thus far- 25 years and counting).
They grew up in a place where it was radical to be a Christian.  They viewed this [...]

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CT: Mere Mission, an Interview with NT Wright

Tim Stafford wisely avoids the issue of justification in this interview.  This makes for a less controversial, and more accessible interview.  The impetus seems to be his new book, Simply Christian.  This book is something of a Mere Christianity for our time.  Where Lewis wrote to communicate with Moderns, Wright writes to communicate with Postmoderns.
This [...]

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Review: Feeding the Monster

I finished Seth Mnookin’s Feeding the Monster.  As a Red Sox fan, I found it a fascinating behind the scenes look into how the team was run.  The book starts with a brief history of the Red Sox, and their futility.  He dispells some common misconceptions.  He moves into how Henry and Werner ended up [...]

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Another Division Title

Got to watch most of the Patriots-Jags game today despite the fact the Bucs were on.  Funny how that happens.  This was the kind of win we needed- on the road against a good team (that beats good teams).  I had to sweat it out- just like the Super Bowl seasons.  But I don’t think [...]

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Patriots’ & Celtics’ Plague of Injuries Continue

The Patriots are on their 3rd punter of the season, since the other 2 are on the IR list.  Warren & Watson are injured.  Faulk limped off the field in last Sunday’s win.  We don’t know when Maroney will be back.  But Rodney Harrison may be ready to put the hurtin’ on someone real soon.  [...]

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This Week, or so, In Baseball

The bad news today comes out of Cleveland, where they announced the Indians will leave Winter Haven for Spring Training.  Oddly, the article must have been an old one from when they left Homestead after Andrew flattened the place.  The article kept mentioning how out of the way Homestead was, and how hard it was to [...]

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Iverson Finds a New Home

In one of the stranger stories this NBA season, the 76ers de-activated leading scorer Allen Iverson until they traded him.  This ended up being, I think, like 2 weeks, during which they failed to win a game.  With Ohio State center Greg Oden as the projected #1 pick, the race is on for superior ineptitude.  [...]

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Leading w/a Limp: 3 Decisions

Chapter 10 of Dan Allender’s Leading with a Limp is Defining Your Calling: Three Decisions You Make as Chief Sinner.
Allender turns our view of leadership on its head, again.  We think of leaders as people who are daring, courageous, successful etc.  They raise funds, counsel the ‘troops’, shepherd everyone.  They do it all!
Most leaders view [...]

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Resources on Revelation

I’m wrapping up my unusual Advent series called The Cosmic Christmas which focused on Revelation 12 to address the cosmic implications of the Incarnation.  Here are some of the resources I found helpful:
Steve Gregg’s Parallel Commentary on Revelation seen to the left.  It is helpful for summarizing the historicist, preterist, futurist and spiritual viewpoints on [...]

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Liberal Presbyterians Promoting 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

John Armstrong has a post about theologian David Griffin’s book on 9/11 as a government conspiracy.  This book is published by Westminster/John Knox Press which is associated with the PC (USA).  My book on marriage doesn’t seem to be worthy to be published, but a supposedly Christian publisher releases a book that blames the government [...]

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Grudem Backtracks on Baptism

I was disappointed to see that Wayne Grudem backtracked on his baptismal compromise.  At the time he discussed this in his Systematic Theology, he was in an Evangelical Free Church.  According to Grudem (since I didn’t know this and could be wrong) they accept people baptized as infants into membership without baptizing them again.  They [...]

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He’Brew: The Chosen Beer

A friend (the Great Morgano) dropped off a bottle of brew I’d never heard of before.  It was called He’Brew: the Chosen Beer.  This particular bottle was Messiah Bold, a “rich and robust dark brown ale.”  “It’s the beer you’ve been waiting for.
Sort of a novelty beer, as you could probably guess.  Dark, brown ales [...]

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Five in a Row???

I am not sure how the Celtics have done this.  And 4 of the games were road games.  Okay, some of their competition was fairly pathetic.  But they have done this without a true center, and Ryan Gomes missed the last 2 games (against Denver & Charlotte).  Al Jefferson has finally turned into the 20 [...]

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Bad Luck Streak in Driving School…

“and I’m down on my knees in pain.”  So sang Warren Zevon about dancing school.  I recently got my first ticket in over 20 years.  I decided to go to traffic school so I wouldn’t get any points and raise my rates.  Big frickin’ mistake…
I did one of those internet traffic school deals- live streaming.  [...]

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Exposing Their… Depravity & Superficiality

Brittany gets most of the buzz on this, but the whole unholy trinity of Lohan, Spears & Hilton are going “commando”.  So the camera people photographing them getting in and out of cars get a shot of their privates.  Depending on how short the skirt you may get a few glimpses in the club, restuarant [...]

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They are Onboard

Boston.com is reporting that the Boston contingent (Theo, Henry & Larry) are on the plane back to Boston (there is supposed to be a newsconference this afternoon to announce the Drew & Lugo deals).  AND Matsuzaka & Boras are on board.  No deal has been announced.  But it looks like they are close enough to [...]

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Courting Evangelicals

Rather than spit the usual venom against those religious zealots called evangelicals, many of those planning to run for the Democratic nomination are reaching out to evangelicals, particularly Rick Warren.  He has had Obama in the pulpit of Saddleback, and he met with John Kerry for 4 hours.
Obama has been busy in making some laws [...]

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Signal Stealing

No, this is not about the NSA.  This is about the Patriots-Dolphins game last Sunday.  I was unable to watch it (the Bucs are the local team, and played at the same time).  But I was utterly amazed at the final score.  What in the world happened?
And now we know.  In preparation for the game, [...]

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Sign of the Apocalypse for 12/12/06

Dorm rooms at Clark University in Worcester, MA are going co-ed.  No, not dorms (you are so passe), dorm rooms.  When I went to Boston University in the mid-80’s, dorms were co-ed.  In my first 2 years my room was in the elevator quad, and I was on the “border”.  My neighbors were women.
Now 20 [...]

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