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Subversive Blogger Award
Subversive Blogger def.: Subversive bloggers are unsatisfied with the status quo, whether in church, politics, economics or any other power-laden institution, and they are searching for (and blogging about) what is new (or a “return to”) - even though it may be labeled as sacrilege, dangerous, or subversive. Thanks to Jeremy for the [...]
Books
Tia tagged me for a book meme awhile back. I actually have not read a lot of books that are incredibly memorable but I’ll give it a go. Let’s just say off the bat that the Bible and/or books within the Bible apply to most of these so I’m not including the Bible as an [...]
Thankful meme
In honor of my all time favorite holiday I’m participating in John’s meme 1. Write down five things that you’re thankful for. 2. Tag five friends who you’d like to see participate in this meme. 3. (Optional) Include a link to this post and encourage others to place a [...]
One day to green your blog
Is the environment important to you? What have you done about it? How does this issue relate to your faith? One day One topic One blog - YOURS
the mystery of prayer: synchroblog
As I’ve mentioned several times here, I grew up in the charismatic/pentecostal tradition. One of the wonderful things about that tradition is that I KNEW that God heard me, spoke to me and was present and involved in my life. I do not recall ever doubting that beyond blips here and there. One of [...]
do the shuffle…
oh yeah, now you know it’s in your head and you hate me for it here’s my top 10 shuffle list (tagged by sonja) Just write down the first 10 songs that your iPod plays when it’s on shuffle. No sweat. So. Here are my first 10 (and actually, these are from [...]
tagged again
Thanks to Erin, I will be sharing 7 things I do for fun. 1. go to coffee shops: the more eclectic and funky the better esp. if they have open mic nights and/or poetry readings. 2. read: I like historical mystery, theology, pop lit, suspense/thriller, philosophy, poetry, short story/essay 3. be creative: I haven’t done enough of this [...]
Thinking blogger awards
I traced this (as brother maynard said) up down and sideways…going waaayyyy back…it was a fascinating and diverse journey. It really boggles the mind how interconnected the blog ‘verse is. It would be an interesting sociological web to map some time. The most interesting thing was that somewhere between there and here I landed [...]