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  • 2010
  • Jan
    04
    2009 Year in Review
    3 comments
    05
    YouTubesday: Monkey King
    1 comments
    06
    Infographic Discussion: Healthcare
    16 comments
    11
    A Brief Post About Financial Stewardship
    14 comments
    13
    Open Discussion: Just Do It
    3 comments
    25
    Professional Sports: Another Opiate for the Masses
    29 comments
    26
    YouTubesday: Waste Not, Want Not
    “Another interesting look at our food consumption. ”
    6 comments
    27
    Open Discussion
    3 comments
  • Feb
    02
    YouTubesday: Visitation Monastery
    “These are the awesome Nuns that live a few doors down from us. They've been ...”
    3 comments
    03
    God Told Me That She Loves Atheists The Best
    1 comments
    08
    I Will Pay You To Eat Chocolate
    6 comments
    09
    YouTubesday: Chocolate and Where it Comes From
    “I've but together a playlist of videos about chocolate. You can go to the list ...”
    2 comments
    15
    On friendly chit-chat and inspiration
    “Last Thursday, I had the chance to sit down and chill for a couple hours ...”
    2 comments
    16
    YouTubesday: God's Home Town, New Caedmon's Call song
    “Derek Webb sang one of the new Caedmon's Call songs that will be on their ...”
    17
    Open Discussion: "Watch Me"
    1 comments
    22
    What if You Could Stop an Earthquake?
    7 comments
    23
    YouTubesday: No Time Left
    “The videos below are created by famous directors about the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ...”
  • Mar
    01
    Enough For Everyone's Need
    3 comments
    03
    The Celebrity. A short story.
    “The Celebrity Carrie Bloom was used to being a star, it came with the territory. Like ...”
    3 comments
    09
    International Women's Day
    “It's 10:36pm on March 8th, and I just realized, thanks to my wife pointing it ...”
    5 comments
    10
    Help Create a Collaborative Significant Events Calendar
    “Spurred on by my failure to realize Monday was International Women's Day, I've decided to ...”
    2 comments
    15
    Uncluttering, Spring, and Life
    “Okay, so a bit of a random check-in post since I couldn't think of any ...”
    3 comments
    16
    YouTubesday: Youngest Headmaster in the World
    “Fascinating story of a young boy in India who takes the initiative to "Be the ...”
    2 comments
    23
    YouTubesday: I'm sorry I'm a Christian
    “Great spoken word piece. (click through to tryintofollow.com if you don't see the video below) (ht. Jeremy)”
    5 comments
    29
    Help my Neighborhood win $50,000
  • Apr
    26
    Thoughts on a Public Faith
    “I'm a firm believer in faith and religious beliefs being an integrated part of ones ...”
    27
    The Trouble With Christianity (in the USA)
    “"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus ...”
    9 comments
  • May
    03
    Bipolar Love
    “"And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and ...”
    20 comments
    10
    Feed The Poor or Go To Hell
    ““He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one ...”
    15 comments
    17
    Why I Don't Want My Daughter Going To Church
    “When our daughter was born we hadn't settled on a name, but in those moments ...”
    22 comments
  • Jun
    15
    Putting Politics Aside, Where is the Church?
    “When it comes to politics and faith I find a lot of Christians fall into ...”
    7 comments
  • Jul
    07
    Knowing or Doing?
    “"The Hebrew is concerned with practice, the Greek with knowledge. Right conduct is the ultimate ...”
    4 comments
  • 2009
    “So far so good!”
  • Jan
    05
    Starting a New Year; Building on the Year Before
    1 comments
    06
    YouTubesday: Dymond Milburn, Immigration, and Christmas
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    07
    Top 10 Post from 2008
    1 comments
    09
    2008 Book Reviews: 52 Books Read in 52 Weeks
    “Last year I made it a goal to read 52 books in the year. No ...”
    4 comments
    12
    Why Do You Go To Church?
    “This is an off the cuff thought, but I haven't had much interest or motivation ...”
    21 comments
    13
    YouTubesday: How To Make a Baby and Walmart Growth
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    1 comments
    14
    Further Thoughts On Church
    26 comments
    15
    Effervescent Thursday: Diamonds, Africa and Not #1
    1 comments
    16
    Daddy and Ady Video Book Review
    “We actually read a chunk of the book. Let me know what you think. Want ...”
    6 comments
    19
    Remember and Be Inspired By More Than The Dream
    5 comments
    20
    YouTubesday: Pre-Inaugurational version
    21
    Journeying on toward King's Dream "I may not get there with you..."
    6 comments
    22
    Tribute To a Modern Day Prophet
    1 comments
    26
    Driscoll: Who Would Jesus Dehumanize?
    16 comments
    27
    YouTubesday: Trash, Gluttony, and The State of The Planet
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    28
    Government Employees Should Be Stipend-Receiving Civic Servants
    8 comments
    29
    Thinking Thursday: Race, Lies, Charcoal, and Ice
    1 comments
  • Feb
    02
    PSA: Back Up Your Hard Drive
    4 comments
    03
    YouTubesday: Katrina Race War and CEO Sponsorship
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    04
    Trying To Follow, The Book?
    “I wanted to do NaNoWriMo again last year, but just didn't have the time. Then, ...”
    2 comments
    09
    Economy Straight Talk
    8 comments
    10
    YouTubesday: Lost Generation, Don't Divorce Us, Human Rescue Plan, One Question
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    2 comments
    11
    When Personal Life Gets Crazy
    16
    A Rant: Problems With Prayer
    17
    YouTubesday: Dalton Sherman, Facebook Rant, and Presidents
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    18
    Same Great Blog, New Location: TryingToFollow.com
    19
    Ask The Readers: How Do You Diffuse a Tense Situation?
    23
    “Least of these” ≠ “Unsaved”
    1 comments
    24
    YouTubesday: Rare Repentance
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    25
    Ask The Readers: How Does Your Annual Spending Compare?
    “I figure a lot of folks are doing their taxes these days, so it might ...”
    3 comments
  • Mar
    02
    The Church and the Wage Gap
    8 comments
    03
    YouTubesday: Support Team Awesome!
    04
    Customer Complaint: T-Mobile's TLC Companion Flight Promotion Is a Nightmare
    “(regular readers: please excuse me a moment while I vent) You know when you have great ...”
    52 comments
    06
    Help Bring Autism Therapy to South Africa
    09
    Open Thread: Let's Chat
    “I've seen this done on some big blogs, but never on tiny little things like ...”
    5 comments
    10
    YouTubesday: Coal Freshener, Hip Hop Sunday, and OBEY
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    4 comments
    11
    Odds and Ends
    “Sorry, this week hasn’t been the best for constructive thought, but I do have a ...”
    12 comments
    12
    Mugshots and Corporate Crime
    1 comments
    13
    Compassion Ad Get's It Wrong
    22 comments
    16
    Thrift Tip: Saving Money on Phone Bills
    7 comments
    17
    YouTubesday: Virtual Community, American Dream and The Lynching Tree
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    1 comments
    18
    Thrift Tip: Unlimited Minute Cell Phone Hack
    15 comments
    19
    Power In Numbers: Trying To Follow Activism
    6 comments
    20
    Open Thread: Why Is This Image So Popular?
    29 comments
    23
    Guest Post: I Was A Part Of The Problem…
    2 comments
    24
    YouTubesday: Johnny Northside, Drinking Water and Are You?
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    25
    My Twitter Rant: They Sold Out The Text Messaging Users (SMS)
    9 comments
    26
    Please Don’t Buy Chocolate This Easter
    21 comments
    27
    Quick Question About Comments
    “Just a Friday off-hand question: What do you think of the comment system on Trying ...”
    11 comments
    30
    Ask The Readers: Tips for Traveling With Toddlers?
    “So, I don't have any deep thoughts this morning as most of what I've been ...”
    9 comments
    31
    YouTubesday: EDAR and Little Red Riding Hood
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
  • Apr
    01
    Why Wheaton's Diversity Matters
    5 comments
    06
    This Blog is Currently on Auto-Pilot
    “Some of you might already know, I’m on vacation. But, since I usually schedule my ...”
    1 comments
    07
    YouTubesday: Human Trafficking and Donating Clothes
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    5 comments
    09
    Guest Book Review: Eve, by Elissa Elliot
    13
    Wheaton College Record: A Letter To The Editor
    “This is a final draft of my letter to the Editor for the Wheaton Record, ...”
    2 comments
    14
    YouTubesday: Banned Ads, Everyone Poops, and PPL
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    15
    An Open Letter To Mayor RT Rybak: Move To North Minneapolis
    “Dear Mayor Rybak, I saw the headline that you were selling your house last week and ...”
    5 comments
    16
    Guest Post: I Don’t Get the Tea Parties!
    “(Here's a Guest Post from my good friend, Zach. Originally published on his blog, so ...”
    17
    Hello Wheaton Students!
    “My letter to the Editor was in the Wheaton Record today, the school paper at ...”
    2 comments
    20
    Stories of Creative Nonviolence
    25 comments
    21
    YouTubesday: Domestic Abuse and American Violet
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    22
    Guest Post: A Tea Party Explanation
    “Last week, I posted a guest blog from my friend Zach regarding the Tea Parties ...”
    2 comments
    23
    Story Of Nonviolence: A Victim Cares For His Mugger
    6 comments
    27
    Guestroom For Jesus
    49 comments
    28
    YouTubesday: Haiti, God, and Foxhole Manifesto
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    2 comments
    29
    Guess Who’s In The Star Tribune?
    “My Open Letter to Mayor Rybak got some publicity today in the Star Tribune! ...”
    3 comments
    30
    Story of Nonviolence: Cantor and Klansman
    2 comments
  • May
    04
    InsideNorthside: A Brilliant Idea or a Major Flop?
    6 comments
    05
    YouTubesday: Consuming Kids, The Commercialization of Childhood
    “We just watched this amazing documentary, based off a fascinating book called Consuming Kids. It’s ...”
    10 comments
    06
    Child Marketers: Exploiting Children Like It’s Their Job
    ““They even follow them into the bathroom. I interviewed a number of people who sat ...”
    13 comments
    07
    Story of Nonviolence: Resisting the Nazis
    4 comments
    11
    A Discussion Of Means, Not Ends
    9 comments
    12
    YouTubesday: Swine Flu, Soot, and Land Mines
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    14
    Stories of Nonviolence: A Soft Answer
    “I return this week to an individual story, this one has been around for a ...”
    1 comments
    18
    Can Christians Support and Participate in War?
    1 comments
    19
    YouTubesday: Beatboxing and Feminism
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    3 comments
    26
    YouTubesday: Heroic CEO's and P.H.A.T.W.A.
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    27
    Thrift Store Bandits
    6 comments
    28
    Stories of Nonviolence: Purpose Driven Life and Crystal Meth
    2 comments
  • Jun
    01
    How Much Is Enough?
    13 comments
    02
    YouTubesday: How Much Is Enough? Bike Skillz and God > Government
    “Found a few interesting ones put together by some church media team. Relevant video in light ...”
    03
    Too Many Spinning Plates
    “I just don't have a lot of new thoughts to share on here. Could be ...”
    08
    Current Projects Keeping Me Busy
    “As I mentioned last week, I've got a lot of random things I'm working on ...”
    15
    YouTubesday: Cul-De-Sacs, Post-its, and Secrets
    “Just three random, but very cool videos. (videos available on the site, not via email, click ...”
    3 comments
    17
    Rough Draft: Who's That Big Yellow Bird?
    4 comments
    21
    6 Glorious Years!
    5 comments
    23
    YouTubesday: Save The Earth, Red Cross and Dance Party
    “Great video by GOOD about companies exploiting the "Green" craze. Very cool Red Cross video Dance ...”
    29
    Children are NOT Eco-friendly
    “I don't consider environmental concerns to be one of my 'soapboxes', but it is something ...”
    6 comments
    30
    YouTubesday: Harvesting Organs, Alzheimer's and Fresh Water
    “Another amazingly interesting piece by GOOD:Let's Harvest the Organs of Death Row Inmates ALZHEIMER "FORTUNATELY" Introducing the ...”
  • Jul
    03
    The Flawed Experiment: A Reflection on the Fourth of July
    16 comments
    06
    So, What Do You Do?
    18 comments
    13
    Slowing Down
    “As you might have noticed, I've been posting a lot less on this blog in ...”
    3 comments
    21
    In Print: Feast of Fools, by Ariah Fine
    3 comments
  • Aug
    11
    While You Were Out...
    “I've only written 4 blog post in the last month and a half, but it ...”
    4 comments
    17
    The Church of Derek Webb
    24
    John Piper's Tornado: Exaggerations and Doubts
    8 comments
  • Sep
    01
    On My Way to 10,000 Hours
    “Monday's are my blog reading day, I go through all the posts in my reader ...”
    5 comments
    02
    You Wouldn’t Believe What I almost Ate
    “It was a typical afternoon with the kiddos yesterday. I was scrambling to make dinner ...”
    7 comments
    03
    A Simple Bike Project
    “Last summer, I was walking around the block with my daughter when one of the ...”
    17 comments
    08
    YouTubesday: Know Who You Are
    “I'm planning on posting just one video on YouTubesday, sometimes writing a brief thought of ...”
    2 comments
    09
    A Birthday Banquet?
    2 comments
    14
    This Is Not A Political Post
    “With the hallabaloo last week of Obama speaking to school children and then the Health ...”
    12 comments
    16
    Revisiting What I Believe
    “A series of occurrences recently have caused me to really want to revisit some of ...”
    9 comments
    22
    Trying To Follow...Who?
    4 comments
    24
    A Sermon and A Discussion
    “In preparation for a post I intend to write next week, I've been listening to ...”
    3 comments
    29
    A Sermon Discussion: Did Christ Die For Us Or For God?
    “I intended to put a lot more time into this post then I have. I ...”
    31 comments
  • Oct
    01
    Who's That Yellow Bird? Published in Geez
    3 comments
    06
    A Glimpse at Christian Hedonism
    “After discovering John Piper's sermons (via a youth leader in my high school youth group), ...”
    2 comments
    07
    Ariah's Birthday Wishlist
    “If I've had an impact on your life, consider having an impact on someone elses The ...”
    19
    Order Slave-Free Chocolate for Halloween
    3 comments
    26
    Encouraging Diversity of Candidates for Wheaton Presidency
    “The following open letter has been signed by 500+ Wheaton alum since Friday evening, and ...”
    7 comments
  • Nov
    04
    Update: Open Letter to Wheaton Selection Committee
    “Last week I posted about an open letter we were gathering signatures for regarding Wheaton's ...”
    4 comments
    16
    Keeping a Simple Bike Project Simple
    5 comments
  • Dec
    08
    I never intended to quit (Don't worry, I'm not)
    4 comments
  • 2008
    “Lot's of Politics and learning to be a dad.”
  • Jan
    01
    YouTubesday: Welcome to 2008!
    02
    Confessions of 2007
    “It's interesting that many of us start our year's off with resolutions. In many ways ...”
    03
    Writing to a Better 2008
    “I have one encompassing New Year's Resolution I think is worth sharing, as it will ...”
    5 comments
    Greg Boyd on American Sexual Morals and Muslim Extremists
    “"I would even go so far as to suggest that our moral decadence is partly responsible ...”
    6 comments
    Reading Through the Bible This Year?
    “Here's a Checklist for Reading through the Bible (no plan, just a list of all ...”
    04
    What If What We Eat Really Is Important?
    “It's an every changing world in my house. Each month the kiddo grows, and I'm ...”
    4 comments
    Guest Room for Jesus
    5 comments
    Vampire Energy
    “Vampire Energy. Watch Out!”
    Santa Crucified
    “Figured this should wait till after Christmas, Santa Crucified. ”
    05
    Why Don't People Read or Write Blogs on Weekends?
    1 comments
    Ben on "the gospel"
    “"The reason I don't buy "trickle-down social ethics" (besides that fact that it clearly hasn't worked ...”
    Career Assessment
    “My Career Assessment says I should be a Flatulist. I'll keep my day job.”
    Why Multicultural is Good.
    “Why Multicultural is Good.”
    06
    On Attending A Church
    “They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, ...”
    5 comments
    07
    What They Don't Tell You When You Buy a House
    “We've been moved into our new home for about one month now. I'm sorry I ...”
    7 comments
    Ban on Junk Food Ads in the UK
    “The UK has some sense, they've banned junk food ads on TV programming for kids ...”
    Great blogging at Christianity Today
    “Great blogging at Christianity Today”
    wkwjg : what kidney would jesus give
    “wkwjg : what kidney would Jesus give?”
    08
    YouTubesday: Challenging The Shopping World
    “There are several ways to challenging the shopping world. Here's a few... First of all, information ...”
    1 comments
    09
    Equity, Shmequity, I'll Just Take the House, Thank You Very Much
    “My post about what they didn't tell me when buying a house had some good ...”
    7 comments
    10
    Diaper Attitude
    “From Martin Luther: “O God, because I am certain that thou hast created me as a ...”
    Random Linkage
    2 comments
    11
    Friday Frugal Food Meme
    “I've rarely done these 'Meme' things, so I hope I'm even using the term right. ...”
    3 comments
    Addressing Nashville's "Please Help" campaign
    “Addressing Nashville's "Please Help" campaign.”
    12
    30 Sermons You'd Never Hear in Church
    “The pews are filled, the preacher is out of town, and the pulpit is all ...”
    2 comments
    13
    An Excerpt from "Giving Up"
    “I'm getting quite close to having a completed novel. I'm not set, but I believe ...”
    6 comments
    14
    The Revolving Door Of Washington
    1 comments
    15
    YouTubesday: A Collection of Shorts
    “Again, no set cohesive theme, but I had a lot of short snippets I thought ...”
    1 comments
    Paid Review: A Blog for Men about 'Biblical Marriage'
    “Occasionally, I have the opportunity through some affiliate sites, to review different blogs and websites. ...”
    1 comments
    I'd like your unbiased opinion
    2 comments
    You should Precycle
    “You should Precycle”
    16
    How I Budget For Our Mortgage
    “I've been talking about the house and budgeting a bit and I wanted to get ...”
    2 comments
    Top 10 List of Most Fashionable Racial Trends of 2007
    “Top 10 List of Most Fashionable Racial Trends of 2007”
    17
    Links: Anarchist, Toys, Kanakuk, Hypocrites, Air Travel
    “A collection of links I found interesting this week:Those 'Educational' Toys aren't what they say ...”
    18
    What If $30 a Year Could Help Eliminate Slavery?
    3 comments
    19
    Book Report: Slaughterhouse Five
    “Seeing as Saturday's don't usually get much viewership (which is good, you should be out ...”
    3 comments
    20
    Dead Car - No Community = Trouble
    “If there is ever a time you've longed for community, it's in times of need. ...”
    4 comments
    21
    This is The Embodiement of Dr. King's Dream
    “Barack Obama's Speech at Dr. King's Church (34:00) (ht. Keane)”
    Shaun Groves on King
    “Shaun Groves on King”
    22
    YouTubesday: Art, Ideas and Warming
    “I hope you all don't mind that my Youtubesdays haven't had much of a theme. ...”
    23
    Faulty Logic Leads to Lapse in Judgment
    “You ever get upset and do something completely irrational? I've gone almost an entire year ...”
    4 comments
    24
    Links: Diapers, Adventures, Politics, Whores, and Business
    “This is What I've read:Agent B ponders what Christians in Business should look like.Jaded Optimist ...”
    Cover Survey
    “Help me choose a cover for my book.”
    25
    Help Me Pick a Book Cover
    “Okay, nothing fancy this time, just wanted to ask for you to do me a ...”
    26
    Book Review: Serving With Eyes Wide Open
    3 comments
    Christian Anarchy
    “The Kingdom Jesus established is anarchistic in that it recognizes God alone as the arche ...”
    27
    What Carrying Out the 'Go' Command Looks Like
    “The church I attended in Nashville took a group on a short term missions trip ...”
    3 comments
    28
    Short-term Missions as Wanderlust Adventure
    “This is a quote from Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Read the letters and listen to ...”
    8 comments
    29
    YouTubesday: Music Makes the World Go Around
    “I've accumulated a lot of music videos of varying kinds in my YouTube favorites folder, ...”
    3 comments
    30
    Another False Premise of Short-Term Missions
    “"It will Change Their Lives" The book I recently read, Serving with Eyes Wide Open, discusses ...”
    7 comments
    31
    Links: Food, Bikes, Music, Empire and Energy Drinks
    1 comments
  • Feb
    01
    Open Letter to Anyone Returning from a Missions Trip
    “Dear Returning. I pray this letter reaches you before that feeling deep inside of you is ...”
    3 comments
    Scrabulous Music Video
    02
    Book Review: White Man's Grave
    “I read the book White Man's Grave by Richard Dooling. It is a fiction book ...”
    1 comments
    Ghettos of Affluence
    “"Our children need to join us in this ministry of identification (with the poor). We do ...”
    03
    Teaching Children About Jesus' Parables
    “Jesus told us that "unless you change and become like little children, you will never ...”
    4 comments
    04
    I Caucus Tomorrow...Maybe
    “This isn't a post, it's room for discussion. Please keep it civilized. Here's the deal, ...”
    12 comments
    05
    YouTubesday: Scrabulous and Politics
    06
    The Sickness of The 'American' Way of Life
    “"Now I get sick only when I go back to America... My American friends were ...”
    3 comments
    07
    Links: Chickens, Afghanistan, Pastors, Racism, and Grace
    “ Did the Podcast Swallow your Pastor? Dixon on Short Term Missions (ht. Gavin) I want Chicken's too Kids ...”
    1 comments
    I'm on Jesus Manifesto again
    “I'm on Jesus Manifesto again”
    08
    Quit Ripping on The Plastic Bags
    8 comments
    09
    Book Review: Jesus And The Disinherited
    2 comments
    10
    Introducing the 'Jesus Box'
    “No, this is not a satirical post about a Box for sale that you can ...”
    11
    The Impotence of Christianity
    “Why is it that Christianity seems impotent to deal radically, and therefore effectively, with the ...”
    3 comments
    12
    YouTubesday: Prosperity Gospel, Soccer, Grand Central and Satan
    “Here's your Videos friends. An Awesome spoken word piece about the Women at the Well Improv Everywhere ...”
    7 comments
    Sundays With The Anarchist
    “I've got a post up at JesusManifesto.com: Sundays With The Anarchist”
    13
    Missions As An Instrument of Self-Righteousness and Racial Superiority
    “It is the sin of pride and arrogance that has tended to vitiate the ...”
    6 comments
    Corrupt Gizmo Recording Won't Play
    “If you use Gizmo Project to Record calls and end up with a corrupt file, ...”
    Sorry!
    “Sorry if you just received a bunch of emails from me. I tried to add ...”
    14
    Links: Vegetarian, Violence, Samaritan, Purple People, Voting, Green and Corporations
    1 comments
    15
    What If We Wiped for Our Great, Great, Great, Great Grandchildren?
    8 comments
    16
    Book Review: The God of Intimacy And Action
    “I just finished reading a book, The God of Intimacy and Action, by Tony Campolo ...”
    17
    Notable Sermon Awards
    7 comments
    18
    Raw Milk? An Udderly Different Idea
    “(Sorry, I know that was lame). I don't have much to write on this topic, only ...”
    9 comments
    19
    YouTubesday: Seva, Justice, Carbon Offset, Spoken Word, Beef, AI, and Mr. Bean
    “Great collection this week. Be Part of the Problem (ht. Nathan) An Example of what the church ...”
    1 comments
    20
    To Stimulate or Not to Stimulate; Economically Speaking
    19 comments
    I got my book!
    “I just got my book in the mail. Get ready to pre-order ”
    21
    Links: Voting, Britney, Campolo, Politics, Bono, Exxon and Immigrants
    “I've got a LOT of conversations that I've read and haven't had time to really ...”
    22
    Economy Stimulating Giving Spree (Coming This May!)
    6 comments
    Paid Review
    “Read about a paid review I have written about Rome Hotels. Rome Hotels is a very ...”
    23
    Book Review: The Other Side of the River, by Alex Kotlowitz
    2 comments
    26
    YouTubesday: Skid Row Kids and Saved For Compassion
    “YouTubesday is going to be slim today, mainly because I have three videos I'd strongly ...”
    1 comments
    27
    Beautiful Weather, Stuffy Noses and Oprah
    7 comments
  • Mar
    01
    Book Review: The Paradox of Choice, by Barry Schwartz
    “I'm back at it, with another book review, which is still on track with a ...”
    2 comments
    02
    Befriending Judas
    “At a community group I was at a few weeks ago we happened to be ...”
    10 comments
    03
    Random Thoughts on Politics
    “Since I haven't written any real blog posts in a week, it'll take me a ...”
    6 comments
    04
    YouTubesday: Sorry, Just Randomness
    “No particular theme, explanation, and I know it's late... ”
    05
    On Subscribing and Economics and Such
    2 comments
    07
    I Live In The Safest Part of Minneapolis
    “I went to a community meeting yesterday and got to hear the crime update from ...”
    4 comments
    08
    Book Review: The Heavenly Man
    4 comments
    09
    Joyfully Accepting The Confiscation Of Your Property
    “"You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, because ...”
    3 comments
    10
    Nothing To Talk About But Buying Stuff
    “One of the things reading The Paradox of Choice made me aware of is how ...”
    2 comments
    11
    YouTubesday: Somewhat Related to Shane Claiborne
    “I was going to call this collection random too, but I realized as I was ...”
    2 comments
    13
    Fickle Internet and Awesome Babies
    “Once again, I'm slacking on posting. Fortunately, it's not because I and the kiddo are ...”
    3 comments
    14
    This Is How It All Begins
    14 comments
    15
    Book Review: Playing for Pizza, by John Grisham
    “Okay, this is a lame book to review in comparison to the other books I've ...”
    4 comments
    16
    A Violent God and Redemptive Violence
    “(These are thoughts in progress, stuff I haven't considered before but a friend pointed out ...”
    11 comments
    17
    Darn 500 Errors... I think I fixed it...
    “If you've commented on the blog recently, You've probably been confronted with a Error 500. ...”
    8 comments
    18
    YouTubesday: The Power of An Illusion, The Myth of Race
    “Yesterday, I had the opportunity to watch the first part of the PBS series, Race: ...”
    8 comments
    19
    Your Assignment: Attend an Open Mic in Your City
    “Just got back from another open mic night at the coffee shop down the street ...”
    8 comments
    20
    "Giving Up" By Ariah Fine, On Sale Now
    12 comments
    22
    Book Review: The 4-Hour Workweek, by Timothy Ferriss
    “Last week I read The 4-Hour Workweek, by Timothy Ferriss. Considering I currently don't have ...”
    2 comments
    23
    I'd Rather Just Talk About The Easter Bunny
    “I don't know that I have any profound Easter thoughts. The latest is that, with ...”
    5 comments
    24
    What You Are About To Read Is A Recording
    “The habit of sitting down and writing every day is a good habit to be ...”
    4 comments
    shattered glass
    25
    YouTubesday: Why We Fight, Who Killed The Electric Car, and More
    “Figure I should just post some good videos I've watched recently. Why We Fight is ...”
    5 comments
    Vonnegut
    26
    Vague Values Causes Worthless Purchasing Power
    “I wrote a segment a while back about 'Corporate Responsibility' highlighting corporations that I felt ...”
    1 comments
    Life Raft
    27
    Challenge Me or Provoke Me Thursdays
    “In an attempt to keep up with the latest news, events, and blogosphere happenings, I've ...”
    1 comments
    sports injury
    28
    Painted Houses and Fulfilled Dreams
    4 comments
    unsatisfying church
    29
    Book Review: Shepherding a Child's Heart, by Tedd Tripp
    “As a new parent, I recently read the book, Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd ...”
    17 comments
    hidden tracks
    30
    The Spirituality of a Good Time With Friends
    “There is something profoundly spiritual about spending time with close friends. That's why I'm concluding this ...”
    1 comments
    On The Nick and Josh Podcast
    “I'm on the Nick and Josh Podcast again”
    1 comments
    31
    Civil Disobedience Shuts Down Recruitment Center
    “Go Twin Cities Activists!”
    Non-Violence In Real Life
    “Since making the decision to be non-violent I've often had the question come up about ...”
    7 comments
  • Apr
    01
    YouTubesday: Colonize Mars with Google! One Dollar Water, J. Wright and Healthcare
    “Dude, your not going to believe this, check this out: One Dollar Water (ht. wotp) And with ...”
    2 comments
    Help Support My Neighborhood!
    “Vote for the PEACE Foundation on the poll (right hand side of the screen) to ...”
    02
    Conversations with Kids
    “My friend Connie writes... From a 3 yr. old while saying goodbye: 3 yr. old: “I ...”
    Isn't It The Churches Job? So, Why Do We Ask The Government?
    “I've been emailing with a friend concerning politics and this question came up: "I have never ...”
    15 comments
    03
    Waterboarding President Bush
    1 comments
    04
    50 Issues Christians Should Know About
    “I've wanted to do a series of post like this for a while and I ...”
    13 comments
    05
    Book Review: The Manga Bible
    2 comments
    06
    How Do These Apply To Us?
    “The wife and I were reading some Deutoronomy today and I was curious what your ...”
    3 comments
    07
    Hug A Friend And Tell Someone Their Loved
    “Go and hug a friend now. Hug your spouse and your kids. Hug your mother. And ...”
    1 comments
    08
    YouTubesday: Immigrants, Awareness Test, Strokes, Water and B-Boys
    “(Email Subscribers, You have to visit the site to see the videos mentioned below, they ...”
    1 comments
    09
    Wearing Mother Teresa's Shoes
    1 comments
    10
    You Tell Me What I Should Read
    8 comments
    11
    Landmines and Cluster Bombs
    “Mashal was six years old when he and his family returned home to Kabul, Afghanistan ...”
    2 comments
    12
    Book Review: No Future Without Forgiveness
    “Today I have the opportunity to see and hear from Desmond Tutu. If you don't ...”
    13
    It's Not a Passion of Mine, Jesus Said, "Go and Do Likewise"
    “Caring for the poor is not some unique passion of mine. My awareness of my ...”
    7 comments
    14
    A Wiki for My Neighborhood
    “At this point, I'm not sure there are many or any people from my neighborhood ...”
    7 comments
    15
    YouTubesday: Tutu, Def Poetry, Fans, Jesus and Purple State
    “I saw Desmond Tutu speak the other day at a Peace Jam event. This is ...”
    1 comments
    Critical Mass Not Guilty
    “Here Comes Critical Mass”
    16
    Just a Random Post About Me
    “It occurred (or was pointed out) to me that I haven't really posted anything just ...”
    5 comments
    17
    What Should I Read About: Race?
    “It's that time again, looks like this worked pretty well last week. I read some ...”
    5 comments
    18
    Combat Trauma, Homelessness and Supporting the Troops
    “Think back to the last time you saw a scary movie, or heard about or ...”
    2 comments
    19
    Book Review: Jesus For President By Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw
    2 comments
    20
    Family is Awesome
    “My brother is standing next to me. He wants me to say something "awesome" about ...”
    2 comments
    21
    My Solution to Foreclosures and Slum Lords
    “Okay, this isn't necessarily my solution, just the most recent thing I've come up with, ...”
    18 comments
    22
    YouTubesday:Haiti Water, Peace Freeze, War Stress, and Ultimate Frisbee
    “Water of Life, Haiti Water Project video Union Station Freeze for Peace (sort of a take ...”
    2 comments
    23
    Six Sentences: The Triumphal Entry
    “A month or so ago, while browsing the blog of one of the amazing writers ...”
    3 comments
    24
    What Should I Read About: Foreclosures?
    “I posted on the topic of foreclosures early this week, mostly with a brainstorm idea ...”
    25
    If We Are Just Giving Money Away, Why Not Try Reparations
    “My wife had this brilliant thought the other day (this occurs most days, the really ...”
    12 comments
    26
    Book Review: My Beautiful Idol, by Pete Gall
    “Conveniently for my weekly book reading, I got hooked up with the Ooze blogger program, ...”
    27
    Blasphemy or Not? You Decide!
    “Okay, this will be a terribly undeep discussion. Aaron sent me a link to ...”
    13 comments
    28
    Now That's Creative!
    “Here are a few stories of creativity I've read recently... With all the foreclosures there are ...”
    4 comments
    29
    YouTubesday: Palm Oil, $3Trill, Water(boarding), Poison, and Condi
    “Dove and Palm Oil (ht. Corporate Babysitter) Condoleezza Rice (ht. Thom) Liberia needs clean water (ht. twotp) Old ...”
    1 comments
    30
    Archive: Questions From Art Class, Jeff Thompson
    “Inspired by Jake, I'm going to pull some stuff from old writings, journals, papers, etc ...”
    9 comments
  • May
    01
    What Should I Read About: Marriage
    “Every year, since I've been married (five years on June 21st!), I tried to read ...”
    9 comments
    02
    May Is The Month For Archives
    “Okay, so, just a heads up on what you'll be reading this month. I've been digging ...”
    4 comments
    03
    Reason #67 to Love Geez Magazine
    05
    A Parable for Christian College Students
    “Digging into the archives again. I wrote this over five years ago when I was ...”
    1 comments
    06
    YouTubesday: Aim Lower, No Handlebars, Hope, and David Ford
    “Book of Hope (ht. Nathan) Aim Lower (what's your take on this strategy?) (ht. Chris) No Handlebars ...”
    3 comments
    07
    The Christian Life, part I
    “(Note: This series was written five years ago when I was a Sophomore in college, ...”
    1 comments
    08
    The Christian Life, part II
    “(note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003) Continued from part I Initial thoughts ...”
    1 comments
    09
    Book Review: The Church Ladies
    “This will be a brief review. I read a novel, The Church Ladies, by Lisa ...”
    5 comments
    12
    Contextualizing Trophy Girls
    “This is another one from the archives, I wrote it five years ago at Wheaton ...”
    4 comments
    13
    YouTubesday: Radiohead, Sweatshops, Greenpeace and Immigrants
    “This week I've got a video you need to go and watch that isn't embeddable, ...”
    14
    The Christian Life, part III
    “(note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003) Continued from part II (and ...”
    3 comments
    15
    The Christian Life, part IV
    “(note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003) Continued from part III (part ...”
    5 comments
    16
    Book Review: Traveling Mercies, by Anne Lamott
    “I should have read Traveling Mercies a while ago, it's been on my reading list, ...”
    4 comments
    19
    Praying for Our Enemies
    “(Context: This was written in the spring of 2003 while I was a sophomore at ...”
    2 comments
    20
    YouTubesday: Good Magazine, Earthday, Vampire Energy
    “GOOD Mags always awesome videos N*Danger Vampire Energy ”
    1 comments
    21
    The Christian Life, part V
    “(note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003) Continued from part IV (part ...”
    22
    The Christian Life, part VI
    “(note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003) Continued from part V (part ...”
    1 comments
    23
    Book Review: Letters to a Young Teacher, by Jonathan Kozol
    “I just finished reading the book, Letters to a Young Teacher, by Jonathan Kozol. I've ...”
    4 comments
    26
    Maybe the beginnings of another Story?
    “Another little piece of scraps of writing from way back when. Who knows, maybe this ...”
    27
    YouTubesday: The Internet, Hard Being Me and Water Of Life
    “Awesome video about how the internet works It's Hard being me. I can relate Water ”
    3 comments
    28
    The Christian Life, part VII
    “(note: Originally written my sophmore year of college in January 2003) Continued from part VI (part ...”
    2 comments
    29
    My First Job Interviews in Nashville Story
    2 comments
    30
    Book Review: Reconciliation Blues, by Edward Gilbreath
    “Now, I don't know him personally, but I'd guess Edward Gilbreath is an all around ...”
    1 comments
  • Jun
    02
    Jesus Made No Stipulations, Barbara Ehrenreich
    7 comments
    03
    YouTubesday: CarrotMob and Lot's of Street Art
    “A creative way to use your purchasing power when you have clear values (A side thought: ...”
    04
    Six Sentences: Acceptance and Murder
    6 comments
    05
    Schools Out For The Summer
    7 comments
    06
    Book Review: Hokey Pokey, by Matthew Turner
    1 comments
    09
    I've Still Been Writing
    3 comments
    10
    YouTubesday: Paranoid Parenting, Revolution, Protect Your Kids
    “For you parents out there (ht. MAU): A cool video in itself. too bad I think ...”
    11
    Six Sentences: No, You Stop It!
    12
    Heading to PAPA Festival
    7 comments
    13
    Book Review: Buy Buy Baby, by Susan Gregory Thomas
    2 comments
    16
    The Real Criminals: Corporate CEOs
    1 comments
    17
    YouTubesday: Spoken Word, Jesus at Guantanamo, and Provocateurs
    “Interesting PSA using Spoken Word Find more videos like this on AdGabber A Brief preview ...”
    18
    Six Sentences: Sink
    19
    Art Critiquing Culture
    3 comments
    20
    Book Review: The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture, by Shane Hipps
    2 comments
    23
    Upon Returning From The Wilderness
    “We are back out of the wilderness and fun that was PAPA fest. It was ...”
    1 comments
    24
    YouTubesday: Girls Rock! Shaving, Digital Media and 30 Hour Famine
    “Girls Rock! I wish I could shave like this guy My friend, Aaron, from Nashville, made ...”
    25
    When Marketing Is Unethical: Casinos
    1 comments
    26
    No Sweat Shoes Might Not Be As Sweat Free As They Claim
    2 comments
    27
    Happy Birthday Adyra (And Mommy!)
    6 comments
    30
    The Kenyan Crisis Cost Me $12.60: My First Defaulted Kiva Loan
    2 comments
  • Jul
    01
    YouTubesday: Our Daughters, Brokenness, Testimony
    “ Fathers and Daughters (ht. PEM) Interesting visual message from a church service (8 minutes long, but ...”
    2 comments
    02
    The Danger of doing Good: Forming Stereotypes
    3 comments
    03
    The Failing Experiment: A brief thought on July 4th
    34 comments
    07
    The Ooze Select Blogger List
    28 comments
    08
    YouTubesday: Hammoudi, Iraq, Soldiers, and Chomsky
    “These are some hard hitting videos this week. They are each about 5 minutes long ...”
    09
    AriahFine.com Launched!
    “Okay, nothing really special there except a bio of sorts. I realized I was sending ...”
    1 comments
    10
    We were better off in Egypt!
    6 comments
    11
    What I've Been Doing Lately
    2 comments
    15
    YouTubesday: The Girl Effect, Sex Trade and Consuming Kids
    “Call and Response (ht. JR and Julie) The Girl Effect (ht. Mehta) Consuming Kids And a bonus: FOOT 2008 ...”
    2 comments
    16
    Writer's Block? I Need Writing Prompts!
    “So, I feel like I haven't written much of substance on here recently. And because ...”
    5 comments
    On Being a Passive Participant in Violence
    1 comments
    18
    Book Review: New Day Revolution, by Sam Davidson
    21
    Contest: New Day Revolution Book Giveaway!
    18 comments
    22
    YouTubesday: Savior on Capital Hill, Blood:Water and Words
    “A Savior On Capital Hill, Derek Webb (ht. Morgan) Blood:Water Mission Word's Hurt ”
    1 comments
    23
    Two Things I Do That Are Right For Me
    8 comments
    24
    Two Things I Do That Are Right For All
    1 comments
    25
    Book Review: God For President, By Lisa Venable
    28
    Print Made Us More Individualistic
    “A quote from The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture: In a predominantly oral culture, one in ...”
    5 comments
    29
    YouTubesday: Greenwashing, UnConvention, Cool Kids, and Maxed Out
    “Barbie's Greenwashing (ht. PEM) The UnConvention is coming to the Twin Cities The Search for Cool. Does ...”
    1 comments
    30
    Going Green: Is It For You or The Earth? Really?
    5 comments
    31
    Dance Like No One's Watching
    1 comments
  • Aug
    01
    Book Review: Oh Sh*#! It's Jesus! by Steve Hughes
    04
    "Made In The USA" Doesn't Guarantee Ethics
    “From the NYT: It was one of the worst sweatshops that state inspectors have visited in ...”
    6 comments
    05
    YouTubesday: Graham, Billboards, Obama
    “Billy Graham interviewed by Woody Allen (ht. Pass the Salt) Illegal Billboards (ht. AAA) And some dancing ...”
    06
    When We Don't Know Each Other
    “I little while ago I talked about one of the things I think we should ...”
    2 comments
    07
    A Modest Proposal: Watch Out Guys
    “A while back I had a brief reunion with some close friends and the controversial ...”
    3 comments
    08
    Book Review: Rapture Ready! by Daniel Radosh
    4 comments
    11
    Okay, Let's Try and Talk Politics
    5 comments
    12
    YouTubesday: Musicals, Cleaning, and Clean Comedy
    “Food Court Musical Cleaning Up Circulars (is this wrong?) Kerri Pomarolli ”
    1 comments
    13
    What Am I? Democrat, Republican, Libertarian?
    12 comments
    14
    The Whole "USA's Got My Back" Thing
    17 comments
    15
    Book Review: Come On People, By Bill Cosby
    5 comments
    18
    Check Out Deep Green Conversations
    19
    YouTubesday: Street Art and Pedal Powered Protest
    “I know, I'm sort of fascinated by this stuff. This one has subtitles and is ...”
    1 comments
    20
    Hot Button Issue: Gay Marriage
    16 comments
    21
    Gay Marriage And A Church PR Campaign
    7 comments
    22
    Book Review: What Does it Mean to Be Well Educated?
    25
    Hot Button Issue: Education
    4 comments
    26
    YouTubesday: Racist, Racism and the 1968 Olympic Salute
    “How to Tell People They Sound Racist First, if you haven't heard of the famous 1968 ...”
    1 comments
    27
    Should We Stop Saying "Good Job!"?
    “I read a fascinating book by Alfie Kohn last week, which included an essay titled, ...”
    4 comments
    28
    A Rant Against Standardized Testing
    26 comments
    29
    Book Review: Rules for Radicals, by Saul Alinsky
    “I  recently re-read the book Rules for Radicals, by Saul Alinsky. This book had originally ...”
    8 comments
  • Sep
    01
    Hot Button Issue: Abortion
    6 comments
    02
    YouTubesday: Religion, Religion, Religion
    “Okay, so the email forwards recently about Obama are driving me crazy. Not from a ...”
    4 comments
    03
    Abortion: What If It's Infanticide?
    9 comments
    04
    So, When Does Life Begin?
    2 comments
    05
    Book Review: Plan B, by Anne Lamott
    08
    One More Try on The Abortion Topic
    8 comments
    09
    YouTubesday: I Couldn't Help Myself
    “Seriously, I don't want to be partisan, but this stuff is too good not to ...”
    3 comments
    10
    Goodbye. Hello.
    2 comments
    19
    Political Confusion and Questions
    25 comments
  • Oct
    02
    Further Political Ponderings
    6 comments
    05
    Spam, Captcha, Comments, Apologizes, and maybe I'm back
    06
    On Neighborhoods and Tragedies
    07
    Birthday Youtubesday!
    “It's my birthday. So if your looking for a youtubesdayish way to wish me happy ...”
    2 comments
    08
    Debate Debate Debate
    09
    Is It Radical? Or Consistent Ethics?
    26 comments
    10
    Book Review: The Church of 80% Sincerity by David Roche
    13
    The Most Specific Bible Verse Related to Abortion
    “I think this might be the most specific verse in the Hebrew Scriptures related to ...”
    7 comments
    14
    YouTubesday: Yep, more political, and Tomorrow
    “Creative Just thought this was kind of funny Blog Action Day Tomorrow! Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from ...”
    15
    Blog Action Day 2008 - Poverty
    3 comments
    16
    Six Sentences: Desert Road
    17
    Book Review: Here Comes Everybody, by Clay Shirky
    20
    Abortion And The Depravity Of Our Nation
    2 comments
    21
    YouTubesday: K Street and Renegade Sheriff
    “The Revolving Door of K Street Interesting response to the housing Crisis Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video" ...”
    1 comments
    22
    Questions for My "Pro-Life" Friends
    22 comments
    23
    A Slightly More Light Hearted Question
    “After yesterday's post and discussion, I figured we'd move briefly to a more light hearted ...”
    8 comments
    24
    Book Review: Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott
    “This will be short (Internet fickle amonst other excuses). I finished Bird by Bird by ...”
    27
    Fear Tactic: A Letter from 2012 in Obama's America
    “Okay, I'm jumping to dialog since I don't have a deep thought to share with ...”
    29 comments
    28
    YouTubesday: Mos Def for Prez, ACORN, and Hopeline
    “Mos Def is President: The truth about ACORN (seriously, take a minute to listen to this. ...”
    4 comments
    29
    To Christians in California, Arizona and Florida (Vote NO on Marriage Amendment)
    24 comments
    30
    A Brief Look At Local Candidates (My Ballot)
    7 comments
    31
    Book Review: Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
  • Nov
    03
    Allegience and Hygiene: An Election Day Reminder
    2 comments
    06
    Wishing I Could Say Something Brilliant Right Now
    11 comments
    07
    Book Review: A book about Abortion
    “Post-election now, I want to learn and understand about the extreme passion that surrounds both ...”
    4 comments
    09
    Identification with the Poor
    “ “Our children need to join us in this ministry of identification (with the poor). We ...”
    1 comments
    10
    Moving Beyond Pro-Birth
    17 comments
    11
    YouTubesday: The War Prayer
    “Just one video today. It's fifteen minutes long, but worth the watch. ”
    1 comments
    12
    The Church: Pro-Life or Pro-Birth? (Your Stories)
    2 comments
    13
    My Random Stuff Stream
    14
    Book Review: Operating Instructions by Anne Lamott
    2 comments
    17
    Christians and Homosexuals: Love'm or Hate'm?
    15 comments
    18
    YouTubesday: Worshipping the Consumerism Gods
    “So, even with the economy the way it is, consumer season is just around the ...”
    5 comments
    19
    Watch Out! Here Come The Holidays!
    20
    Random Thursdays
    21
    Book Review: Terrorism and War by Howard Zinn
    6 comments
    24
    Finally, Another Blog Redesign
    5 comments
    25
    Youtubesday: Camilo, Louis CK, and Dancing Honey Bees
    “Some how ended up with this sweet song in our itunes, the lyrics sounded good ...”
    3 comments
    26
    Others Thoughts On Thanksgiving
  • Dec
    01
    My December Experiment: Female Pronouned God
    36 comments
    02
    YouTubesday: Extreme Sitting, Corporate Tax and Holidays
    “This guy will encourage you to get off your butt. Best line: "Those Video Games ...”
    4 comments
    03
    The Season Is About The Children
    1 comments
    04
    Book Review: Sway by Ori and Rom Brafman
    3 comments
    Capricious Thursday: Better Than Sliced Bread
    2 comments
    08
    Female Pronouned God Experiment: Week 1 Review
    09
    YouTubesday: The Poor, NYT Hoax, and the Congo
    “How NOT to help the poor. I'm curious of everyone's thoughts on this (ht. CB) New ...”
    10
    Gender and the Attributes of God
    11 comments
    11
    Quirky Thursday: Advent, Bill and Ted, Change and Satan
    12
    Book Review: The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
    1 comments
    15
    Skeptical Of Our Genoristy, Always The Cynic
    “(This will be a brief confession/rant, not in hopes that you'll join my cynicism but ...”
    6 comments
    16
    YouTubesday: Jailbirds, ThanksGiving and Homelessness
    “This is definitely worth some thought and attention: Wish I'd seen this before Thanksgiving. A great ...”
    17
    People Send Me Stuff - Hat Tips and Reviews
    2 comments
    18
    Published in Geez: On Raising Activist Children
    “So, I'm excited to have another published piece in Geez Magazine. Here's the article (you'll ...”
    5 comments
    19
    Book Review: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
    22
    HELLO My Name Is....
    35 comments
    Advertisement: WPDesigner.com
    “The following is a paid review: I've been using Wordpress to host my blog since 2005. ...”
    23
    YouTubesday: Church of Stop Shopping, Taxes, Radio Star and Monkey's on Ice
    “(If You are reading this post via email the videos will not show up. If ...”
    6 comments
    24
    See You In The New Year!
    3 comments
  • 2007
    “When I just started getting the hang of blogging”
  • Jan
    02
    Year in Review: First words of 2006
    “A fun way I've seen folks look back over the past year is to post ...”
    Digg My Podcast Please
    03
    Lame Excuses Probably Won't Get You in Either
    “I might be the only one, but Jesus' parable of the sheep and the goats ...”
    8 comments
    04
    Guestrooms for Jesus
    21 comments
    06
    The Perversion of Our Clothing
    “One of my dear friends and Housemates, Josh, wrote a excellent post yesterday about Fashion. ...”
    3 comments
    07
    Because it really is all about you
    “Quick question for you. Hoping you can answer below: Fill out my Wufoo form! Powered by Wufoo Since ...”
    Cotton's Land: Disgraceful Treatment
    08
    2007: The Year of the Baby
    “Whether you run by the solar calendar, lunar, or school calendar, it seems like each ...”
    6 comments
    09
    Maybe It was Hypocritical of Me to Finish College
    7 comments
    The Results are in!
    1 comments
    10
    Cashing in on my Baseball Card Fortune
    9 comments
    11
    An Attempt at Explaining How I Plan to Raise my Kids
    17 comments
    12
    My First Attempts at Converted Nursery Rhymes
    “Like I've said before, I want to be creative in the way I instill values ...”
    6 comments
    13
    1 iPod = 900 Children Fed for one Day
    1 comments
    14
    RACE: Are We So Different? (A Homework Assignment)
    1 comments
    15
    Audio of Dr. Martin Luther King
    “This is NOT the Trying to Follow Podcast. These are links to OTHER websites audio ...”
    1 comments
    Thought's on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    “UPDATE: This is from 2006, but I figure it would be worth reposting. It's a few ...”
    1 comments
    Letter From a Birmingham Jail
    1 comments
    16
    The Myth of Redemptive Violence (Avoid It)
    2 comments
    17
    Support Our Troops: It's Not Just a Bandwagon
    5 comments
    19
    A Story in Six Words period
    “We interrupt are regularly schedule thought bubble for an attempt at blogosphere interaction. I was ...”
    6 comments
    20
    Who does this guy think he is?
    1 comments
    Protecting our Children while Caring for Others
    “This Morning I received an email asking for advice:Hello!  You and your wife bought some ...”
    8 comments
    Erace Racism Carnival #8 - 2007 Edition
    4 comments
    22
    Isn't There Something Wrong with This?
    “Zach sent me this video the other day, which we both found very disturbing. I ...”
    4 comments
    Entertaining Jesus' Third Way
    10 comments
    23
    Be Anti-Racist with Your Purchasing Power
    2 comments
    24
    This is Really Our Country's President?
    “I know this is an old video but I find it disturbing nonetheless. Bush's fear-mongering ...”
    1 comments
    Geez Magazine: How a Faithful Nation Gets Jesus Wrong
    2 comments
    25
    At Least Mindy has Great Handwriting
    4 comments
    26
    Why Isn't Church More Like a 12 Step Program?
    “Below is the 12 Step program (originally for alcoholics): Here are the steps we took, which ...”
    9 comments
    27
    Qualifications for Entering Heaven
    3 comments
    A bit about News and Creative Communal Information
    1 comments
    28
    Stories of Creative Non-Violence
    29
    Children See. Children Do.
    “(ht. Virgil)”
    3 comments
    30
    Faces of Persecution
    “ P.S. This is not meant to spur you on to some violent justice-seeking rampage. This ...”
    5 Minutes of Darkness
    9 comments
    31
    Where does your Recycling Go?
    “For those who live in Nashville, here's a short little video explaining the recycling process. I'm ...”
    3 comments
    Insight from Uganda Via the Vogts
    “I think Via the Vogts will become a regular series here on the blog. The ...”
  • Feb
    01
    Hoping Hmong History Brings Understanding
    “Being from Wisconsin and Minnesota (Mindy) the Hmong people are familiar to us. I know ...”
    2 comments
    02
    Say Goodbye to Edison's Lightbulb
    12 comments
    It's Time to Act
    03
    Jesus Loves Osama Bin Laden
    1 comments
    04
    Black Coaches Make History
    How is my site?
    “Please Excuse the Dust Just testing out a poll feature I added. Hanging out on a ...”
    1 comments
    05
    New License Plate Proposed for TN
    2 comments
    06
    David Blaine's Most Amazing Trick Ever (and his last)
    “Note: This is a slightly disturbing little video. This one minute video captures David Blaine's most ...”
    2 comments
    Zero Waste: Even Wal-Mart is Doing It
    2 comments
    07
    Free The Slaves: Today, Not History
    Chocolatey Goodness and Why I'm Avoiding It.
    15 comments
    08
    Brilliant Guerrilla Marketing: Want to Join?
    8 comments
    Task: Convey Our Values about Stuff and Kids
    “Task: Convey Our Values about Stuff and Kids Details: Construct a five line paragraph that politely ...”
    10 comments
    09
    National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week
    ACT until women and children are safe
    10
    Weekend Updating: Fixing Things Up
    “A quick update on Trying to Follow and other projects around the blogosphere. First of ...”
    12
    The Church's role in Suburbia
    14 comments
    Consumption Junction: A Visual Tour
    5 comments
    13
    Sites for the Socially Conscience: NY Times
    14
    Million-Dollar Murray and The Homeless Guy's Quick Take
    15
    How do you perceive the Bible?
    10 comments
    16
    Already Forgotten?
    Call It By Its Name: Domestic Abuse
    17
    Random Scraps: It's not about the Money
    “Note: Okay, so I'm going through my old drafts of posts I started but never ...”
    The Plundering of My Possessions
    “Abba Macacrius, while he was in Egypt, discovered a man who own a beast of ...”
    18
    Blackback Theory and Anyone know CSS?
    3 comments
    A Poem for the Morning by Mindy
    “So I’m sitting at Starbucks with my 2% chai and this lady comes walking and people ...”
    19
    Figuring out Finances
    4 comments
    A liar and a Thief: What To Do With Excess?
    7 comments
    20
    How to Transform the Gospel
    Home Sweet Mortgage: Isn't Debt Bad?
    24 comments
    21
    Vandy Can't Seem to Make the Grade
    2 comments
    Capitalism: Get Out While You're Still Saved?
    5 comments
    22
    Hello USA, Meet The World
    23
    Walking your Worldview, insight from the Vogts
    Talk to Someone about Domestic Violence
    6 comments
    24
    Okay, But What If Debt Really Is Bad?
    “We've had a fabulous discussion over at the Home Sweet Mortgage post, and I'd love ...”
    8 comments
    25
    A Pro-Life I Could Believe In
    1 comments
    26
    Corporate Responsibility Monday: Good Technology
    2 comments
    27
    Finance Brain Storm: Pay Each Others Mortgage
    “The Conversation about housing got my wheels turning and I started thinking about different ways ...”
    4 comments
    28
    Space: More Or Less? (Reflections on Community)
    “From The Suburban ChristianAmerican houses are larger by far than those in other societies - ...”
    4 comments
  • Mar
    01
    Race Report Card 2006: D- (Maybe)
    02
    Severe Poverty in the USA
    “So, in the richest, most powerful country in the world, Severe Poverty is at an ...”
    03
    Marilyn Manson on the O'Reily Factor
    “I'm not really sure what you folks think of Marilyn Manson and his music, but ...”
    1 comments
    05
    Links To Keep You Entertained
    “Go Jackson Pollock Draw on my White Board Line Rider”
    Corporate Responsibility: For Clothing Meet Maggie
    Demotorize your Soul
    06
    By the way, I'm on Vacation
    “Just thought I should mention that I'm on vacation. I future posted all the posts this ...”
    1 comments
    War Tax Resistance
    3 comments
    07
    Scrabble Addiction and the Highest Score Ever
    08
    Scheming Swindlers
    “I think this is one of the most brilliant statements about the current state of ...”
    2 comments
    What about the Children?
    “I found this article, about a town not to far from the town I went ...”
    6 comments
    10
    It's All About The Oreos
    “I don't even eat Oreos anymore, so you don't have to worry about me cashing ...”
    2 comments
    12
    Make your Sweet Tooth an Equal Exchange
    This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
    “I'll start by saying, I'm prepared for this short series to stir up some heated ...”
    4 comments
    13
    If People Can't Vote, It's Not Democratic
    6 comments
    14
    What are the Boundaries of our 'Democracy'?
    9 comments
    15
    Welcome to the Police State of America
    3 comments
    17
    Flash Back: Remember Kanye's Comments?
    “I've been blogging fairly regularly now, trying to do a once a day posting schedule, ...”
    Request This Book: The Profane Conspiracy
    1 comments
    18
    Daily Devotional: Do Not Store Up Treasures on Earth
    “I haven't been writing many devotionals lately, so I'm going to start. I think ...”
    2 comments
    19
    Fair Trade Footwear: Walk a Mile in Ethical Shoes
    22 comments
    20
    Four Years in Iraq: Forgive Us Father For We Have Sinned
    7 comments
    21
    Moral Jesus: Rejecting Violence in All Its Forms
    1 comments
    22
    Shutdown Day: Acknowledging Computer Dependency
    3 comments
    23
    What If There Were No Black People?
    “I don't post email-forward type posts often, but I felt this one is definitly worthwhile. ...”
    2 comments
    24
    Flash Back: Do Not Resist... Further Discussion
    “A while back I entered into a great discussion on the topic of war and ...”
    1 comments
    25
    Devotional Thoughts: Leaving Everything
    “I haven't had the guts, honestly, to put together a post about the title of ...”
    7 comments
    26
    $1 Provides Clean Drinking Water for One Year
    3 comments
    27
    Blogging, Writing, Reflecting, Sleeping
    “Those who have faithfully read my blog as it's progressed over the last year or ...”
    1 comments
    28
    Thoughts on Worship from Walk The Line
    7 comments
    29
    Se7en Statements of Jesus about Wealth
    “The name Se7en might be cheesy, more so maybe because it was a complete rip-off ...”
    9 comments
    30
    What If? Visions of the Future or Future Fridays
    “I'm a visionary of sorts. What I mean is that I often think about and ...”
    2 comments
    31
    Flash Back: Considering Church
    “A great series I enjoyed writing that I wish I continued was about the church. ...”
    3 comments
  • Apr
    01
    Storing up in Barns...Take Life Easy
    “Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance ...”
    3 comments
    02
    Corporate Responsibility Monday: Going Ethically Bananas
    4 comments
    03
    Lesson's Concerning Hip-Hop
    5 comments
    04
    Hip Hop ≠ Rap; Hip Hop > Rap
    4 comments
    05
    Hip Hop Lesson #1: Listen to People's Struggles
    5 comments
    06
    What If We Stopped Dining Out Until Everyone Could Simply Eat?
    “Global hunger is a global problem. I don't know that there was a time in ...”
    9 comments
    07
    Flash Back: A look at Romans 13
    “A while ago I wrote a series of posts "Thoughts on War." It mainly involved ...”
    7 comments
    08
    The Easter Bunny is Real and Other Nonsense
    “It's Easter Sunday, Resurrection Sunday, a holy day to many, a day for chocolate and ...”
    2 comments
    09
    Corporate Responsibility Monday: Sweatshop Free? No Sweat.
    5 comments
    10
    Bikes, Maintenance and Pedal Powered Washers
    3 comments
    11
    Hip Hop Songs of Struggle
    5 comments
    12
    Discussion ?: Driving and Environmental Stewardship
    “I was going to write a post on this, but I decided I'd rather post ...”
    8 comments
    14
    Flash Back: A Podcast on Simple Living and the Poverty Line
    “I reposted about this topic in December, but I wanted to highlight the podcast, which ...”
    16
    Corporate Responsibility: Chipotle's Food With Integrity
    3 comments
    18
    No Internet at Home
    “The Internet came to a crashing halt at the house. Josh said the wiring is ...”
    1 comments
    Ben's Take On The Media
    “In the absence of time to write myself, I want to highlight some friends writings... My ...”
    19
    An Entire Life of Sadness...
    “I don't have the time or energy right now to write a crafty response in ...”
    16 comments
    20
    I Cry At The Teasing and Bullying Too.
    “At the risk of jumping in with the media frenzy surrounding the situation at VT, ...”
    18 comments
    21
    Flash Back: What it Might Be Like to Live Without Heat
    “Once during the winter, prompted by my friend Peter's experience in China, I turned off ...”
    3 comments
    22
    Creation Sunday: Love Your Neighbors
    3 comments
    23
    Corporate Responsibility: Quenching Your Thirst
    5 comments
    24
    Equal Pay Day: It's Time Women Get Even
    4 comments
    26
    Se7en Verses that are NOT in the Bible
    “ "God helps those who help themselves." "They will know we are Christians by our love." "Cleanliness is ...”
    7 comments
    27
    What if Everyone Just Stopped Driving?
    6 comments
    Testing the Mini-posts feature
    “I'm adding some features to my site. This one is called a mini post”
    3 comments
    28
    Flash Back: Is Church Really About the Sermon?
    “Another post from a series I did on Considering Church, this one was entitled, Good ...”
    8 comments
    29
    Displace Me: In Solidarity with IDP's in Uganda
    4 comments
    30
    CRM Summer Project: Socially Responsible Investing
    5 comments
  • May
    01
    Comment Love: Encouraging the Conversation
    “Let me start by saying I have been truly blessed to have people regularly stop ...”
    15 comments
    May Day: A Celebration For The Working Class
    “From Wikipedia:"In America, May Day is commonly celebrated as a commemoration of the Haymarket Riot ...”
    02
    Thinking Blogger Awards
    “Having been dually honored with this award, I thought it was time I step forward ...”
    4 comments
    03
    I Do Not Believe In Homicide
    “Governor Bredesen, I do not believe that under any circumstances homicide is acceptable. It has come to ...”
    2 comments
    04
    What If We Had a Year of Jubilee?
    4 comments
    05
    Flash Back: These Things are Not Free Trade
    “When talking about the difference between fair and free trade, I thought it was worthwhile ...”
    06
    Life to the Full: I Highly Recommend It
    “ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they ...”
    6 comments
    07
    CRM: 3 Reasons Why When In Doubt, Always Buy Generic
    4 comments
    08
    Notes from Nonviolence by Mark Kurlansky
    1 comments
    10
    Discussion Question: Do you See Police Abuse Their Power?
    “ A while ago I talked about police abusing their power. I think we have a ...”
    5 comments
    Pizza, Brought to you by a Dead Man
    “Philip Workman was executed by lethal injection at 1am Wednesday night. His request for his ...”
    20 comments
    11
    Playing with Ubuntu and Google Analytics
    “I don't usually waste a post for this, but I figured I'd talk tech since ...”
    1 comments
    12
    Flash Back: The Podcasting Beginnings, We Could Have Been Famous
    “We had huge potential. I heard about Podcasting in some obscure tech magazine or forum ...”
    13
    Mother, There is No Other, So Treat Her Right
    “This is Mindy's first mother's day as a mom. Carrying around a human being in ...”
    1 comments
    14
    CRM: 4 Reasons Why I'll Take the Thrift Store Over Target Any Day
    2 comments
    15
    10 Things You Can Do To Help End Tennessee’s Death Penalty
    “Despite clear and convincing evidence that Philip Workman did not fire the bullet that killed ...”
    16
    Other People's Writings
    “Some how I haven't written for the last week or so, and I don't have ...”
    17
    Guest Writers Anyone?
    “I'll start by saying I love writing, I also love reading. I enjoy talking to ...”
    3 comments
    18
    What If Diamonds Were Just Rocks?
    3 comments
    19
    Flash Back: Writing for RelevantMagazine.com
    1 comments
    20
    Murderers! And The Lives They Live
    “There was quite a bit of conversation last week after I posted about the benevolent ...”
    3 comments
    21
    Fidelity Out of Sudan
    “I can't remember if I blogged about this a while back or if I just ...”
    22
    The Big Day Approaches: You Can Expect Changes.
    “This is clearly a personal blog of my thoughts, but details of the ins and ...”
    4 comments
    23
    SOA Watch Update: Costa Rica Says Goodbye
    1 comments
    24
    Bottled Water Is a Scam
    “Okay, I don't know for sure that bottled water is a scam, but I had ...”
    12 comments
    25
    Shane Claiborne on NPR: The New Monastics
    1 comments
    26
    Flash Back: Why I don't Shop At Walmart
    “Below, in it's entirety, is something I wrote a while back about why I don't ...”
    1 comments
    27
    What Is Essential to the Gospel?
    “This is more question time for the readers then me giving answers. In a discussion at ...”
    3 comments
    28
    Where I do My Grocery Shopping
    “This is actually a repost of something I wrote last year, but I figured it ...”
    1 comments
    29
    Jena Six: Racism Still Exist In The South
    “UPDATE (7/28/09): Two years later, here is the results of the Jena Six trial. Mostly ...”
    106 comments
    30
    Racial Differences in Traffic Stops
    “Rachel at Ally Work gave some commentary on a real interesting report on Traffic Stop ...”
    3 comments
    31
    A Visual Introduction to Nashville: Sans Houses
    “I highly recommend everyone who lives in Nashville join the Homeless Power Project's newsletter and ...”
    1 comments
  • Jun
    01
    Month One of Comment Love: $29.00
    “Well, the first month of comment love has come to a close with a grand ...”
    4 comments
    02
    Flash Back: Sexist Assumptions At Relevant Mag
    03
    Sacraments: Is Birth a Sacrament?
    “I don't know much about sacraments, I know very little in fact. Some of what ...”
    7 comments
    05
    Q Conference: A Qool Idea
    “My friend, Aaron Linne, went to this conference and has been blogging his notes about ...”
    2 comments
    06
    Today is Keane Fine's Birthday
    “I wish the internet worked at my house. Today it is not, and that means ...”
    07
    Still Thinking of Songs of Struggle
    “Just saw this on someone's myspace and thought it was worth sharing. Someday I'll get ...”
    08
    Coming Up: A Week of Links (or Two)
    “I've been future posting the majority of posts on here, mainly cause I'm to busy ...”
    1 comments
    09
    Flash Back: Sharing Our Feelings On Race
    “When I first started it, IFeelWhenYou, was going to be this great, thought-provoking website that ...”
    10
    Getting Ready For Baby and Birth is Biblical
    “So, you might all think this is sort of backwards, but I'm officially on paternity ...”
    8 comments
    11
    Historical Sounds: Like "Houston, We have a Problem."
    “You ever mention, or hear mentioned, a famous person or speech from back in the ...”
    12
    MtvU: Activism from the Cool People
    “I'm not one to really promote Mtv, I mostly think they have an overall negative ...”
    13
    Viral Link Idea
    2 comments
    Stereotype Of The Month Contest
    “Racism is a serious issue today, as much as it's ever been, but it's difficult ...”
    4 comments
    Testing Asides
    “Hopefully this is the last time I do this. Hopefully successfully.”
    14
    I think I finally have asides working
    “It looks like I finally got these bad boys working. These little posts are called ...”
    It's Time To Get Rid of Stuff
    “Joanna, at Keeping Feet, wrote a great piece called Sick of Stuff, which I ...”
    15
    Happenings At Trying To Follow
    “If you haven't noticed or known already, there's quite a few changes going on at ...”
    2 comments
    16
    Updating Things
    “I've added a Videos Page. And a Poll to decide were to Donate this Month's ...”
    Flash Back: Thinking About Real Estate
    “A while ago I picked up the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad. It got me ...”
    2 comments
    17
    Promises to Baby
    “I don't know how I managed to read a parenting book around my sophomore year ...”
    18
    Facebook frenzy
    “So, while bored and waiting for the baby, I dove into facebook this weekend, and ...”
    don't eat meat
    “I haven't made any major decisions to not eat meat. Not yet at least. I ...”
    19
    Where is the baby!
    “Getting a little bit tired of this.”
    Home At Last: Homes for the Homeless
    “Following up on the idea that: What the Homeless need is a home, there is ...”
    1 comments
    20
    Internal Server Error 500
    “Any readers getting 'Internal Server Errors' when browsing?”
    The Simple Way Burned Down
    “The Simple Way houses in Kensington burned down.”
    Big fan of Sam Davidson
    “I simply love Sam's Things to Check Out posts.”
    1 comments
    Switch to Firefox
    “If you still use IE it's time to switch to ”
    May Comment Love: Kiva Loan to Westland Academy
    21
    Help the Simple Way
    “There was a fire at the Simple Way, now donate to help.”
    Biking in the Twin Cities
    “I hope this never happens to me when I'm biking in the Twin Cities”
    The Pathology of a Hate Crime
    “Video: Pathology of a Hate Crime (ht 1: Tigera)”
    Nashville's Mayoral Candidates Homeless For a Night
    3 comments
    23
    Flashback: Ask Mindy, Abercrombie, Enemies and Radiant
    Lot's of Old Podcast
    “Old Podcast I did, the most popular one was Christmas Bonus, who would have thought?!”
    It's just rude
    “Any idea how to tell your daughter (in utero) that it is rude to keep ...”
    24
    Love is Patient
    “If nobody else noticed, this is the third Sunday in a row that I'll be ...”
    5 comments
    25
    3 Reasons that My Baby Won't Be Wearing babyGap
    “It's a difficult balance, receiving the love and kindness friends and family show you through ...”
    6 comments
    I need to organize my posts
    “Sometime this summer I'd like to better categorize and tag all my posts. Yes, all.”
    26
    baby is coming!
    “We are at L & D, waiting to be induced...”
    1 comments
    Make way for the Nuns
    27
    Small Things Do Not Replace Big Things
    “This is my response to the comment below that was made on my blog a ...”
    2 comments
    28
    Ethical Living: Trendy Guy vs. Hippie Gal
    7 comments
    29
    What If We All Did Small Things?
    “As we talked about a couple days ago, there is definitely a difference between "small ...”
    5 comments
    30
    Flashback: Savage (Separate and Unequal) Inequalities
    “Over a year ago, Jonathan Kozol came out with a new book, Still Separate, Still ...”
    1 comments
  • Jul
    01
    Temporarily Preoccupied
    “Sorry, there might or might not be a short hiatus on the blog. On June 27th, ...”
    10 comments
    04
    A Look at Sweatshop Labor
    “ Josh put together this brilliant two minute video about sweatshops from the words of a ...”
    3 comments
    Major Changes
    “As I adjust to being a dad, I think there are going to be some ...”
    1 comments
    05
    Brief Survey
    “Fill out my Wufoo form!”
    The Research Institute of Mother and Child Care is a SCAM
    “(Long specific title in hopes of landing high on a google search for the The ...”
    77 comments
    06
    Kensington and the Simple Way
    “A 6 minute video concerning the Fire and rebuilding efforts: Be sure to sign the Kensington ...”
    07
    Flashback: What Would You Do if?
    “It's the age old question of pacifist, last January I gave my spin on it: ...”
    2 comments
    08
    Things that Made me Happy This Weekend
    09
    I'm a Guest on the Nick and Josh Podcast
    1 comments
    10
    June Comment Love: New Mom and Baby Kit
    11
    Video Wednesdays? Maybe.
    “Well, one thing I've done a lot more of lately is watching videos online. It's ...”
    3 comments
    12
    My Secret Goal is to have a 4.5 Acre Footprint
    1 comments
    13
    What if We (the USA) Left Everyone Else Alone?
    12 comments
    14
    Flashback: Why the Sermon?
    “A while ago I wrote a series called considering church, and discussed the Sermon: I’ll be ...”
    15
    Update: The Jena Six Need Your Voice!
    17 comments
    16
    Josh Experiments: Challenging Excess, Eating on $1 a Day
    5 comments
    17
    A Collection of Links
    “Another collection of links from other blogs that I think are worth your time and ...”
    18
    Alexa Redirect done.
    “I just made my first Wordpress Plugin: Alexa Redirect”
    6 comments
    Trading Schools: Still Savage Inequalities
    “I recently brought up the topic of schools and Kozol's documenting of the inequality in ...”
    1 comments
    21
    Flashback: The False Charity of Clothing Drives
    “ Originally Posted in February 2006 The story goes something like this: A typical church in a ...”
    4 comments
    23
    This is Racist
    “I think this is Racist.”
    2 comments
    24
    Considering a Blogging Break
    “ P.S. I still might post occasionally...”
    2 comments
    27
    A Brief Explanation
    “Thanks for the input everyone on my considering taking a blogging break. I figure I ...”
    1 comments
    28
    Flashback: Interview with Justice Clothing Owner (podcast)
    “I'm going to link to the original post for this one, you'll want to check ...”
    30
    Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
    “"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"”
    Enjoy your Visit
    3 comments
  • Sep
    23
    Back and Better Than... Well, Just Back
    “Alright folks, today officially marks the end to my blogging break here at Trying to ...”
    4 comments
    24
    Can't Read? Let's Build You A Prison Cell!
    “A long time ago I had heard the comment thrown out that they look at ...”
    6 comments
    25
    The Shame Of The Nation By Jonathan Kozol
    “Keeping on the topic of education for a little bit, I thought I'd share a ...”
    2 comments
    26
    Looking for Jesus
    “If you want to know what Following Jesus looks like.”
    2 comments
    "Safe" Is an Interesting Word
    “In our recent search for a neighborhood and place to make home, the term "Safe" ...”
    6 comments
    27
    More racism
    “Racism continues and continues.”
    The Power of a Shared Vision
    “I don't usually delve too deeply into my personal life on this blog, though most ...”
    3 comments
    28
    An Open Letter to The Wells Church in Minneapolis
    5 comments
    29
    Follow These Links
    “My short blogging break has left me with a lot more links, info and material ...”
    30
    On Sweatshops
    “I don’t think it makes sense to boycott a company to make it change its ...”
    We Created God in Our Own Image
    “I was listening to Saturday's with Mark and Tony and Tony Campolo mentioned the quote, ...”
    2 comments
    It doesn’t only happen in Jena
    “ It doesn’t only happen in Jena”
    Towards the Open Sourcing of Christianity
    “Towards the Open Sourcing of Christianity”
  • Oct
    01
    Why I Have Not Bought a House
    “Sometime in the next couple months my wife and I will likely purchase our first ...”
    7 comments
    02
    When Jesus Stepped Down
    “When Jesus stepped down from the Judges seat and took the punishment meant for us, ...”
    Is Harvard a charity?
    “Is Harvard a charity? Most donations go to institutions that serve the rich; they shouldn't ...”
    Video: Housing Market Meltdown
    “part 1 part 2 I think I might dub Tuesdays, 'YouTubesdays,' and post a video I've found ...”
    03
    Dorothy Day on War
    “ War is deviltry. It calls for sacrifices indeed, but not at ...”
    1 comments
    Paying Off Our Mortgage in Five Years
    “We plan on paying off our mortgage in no more then five years (possibly a ...”
    7 comments
    04
    Impotent Church
    “I suspect the American Church has been so divided, so influenced by American greed and ...”
    The Great House Adventure
    “Thanks for all the feedback on the last couple house posts everybody! I'm realizing there ...”
    3 comments
    05
    One problem of the church
    “Music: One problem of the church.”
    On the road again...
    “Well, it looks like we'll be on the road for the next nine days or ...”
    08
    Financial Straight Talk: Most of Us Have Money
    “The brief discussion last week about paying off a home mortgage quickly, has me realizing ...”
    3 comments
    09
    I can get behind this too.
    “This should be the first statement of any church. thanks, Daley.”
    Video: Thoughts on Money
    “It's YouTubesday again, which means will look at some videos. I've put five videos on ...”
    5 comments
    Thou Shalt Not Kill, Except in a Popular Video Game at Church
    “Thou Shalt Not Kill, Except in a Popular Video Game at Church. ”
    10
    Food Not Bombs on trial
    “Food Not Bombs is on trial in Orlando. For feeding People.”
    Money Makes the World Go Around: A Budget
    “I'm going to keep this short and practical. I realize budgets will vary from city ...”
    5 comments
    16
    ask God
    “What if we took all our money and possessions and gave them all to God ...”
    YouTubesday: The Poor Will Always...
    “I attended the CCDA conference in St. Louis this past week (thus the brief blog ...”
    1 comments
    Anti-Advertising
    “The Anti-Advertising Agency pointed out these interesting 'ad' sites: LogoMotto and Ad Generator”
    17
    How I feel during most 'worship' services
    “How I feel during most 'worship' services.”
    a few lists
    “7 Loving Challenges for Emergent, tips for white parents with adopted children of color, 5 ...”
    John Perkins
    “"John Perkins has been saying lately that "we have over-evangelized the world too lightly." He ...”
    Financial Lesson #1: Discerning your Needs and Wants
    “In light of the interest in my previous post about budgets, I figured it would ...”
    Why Protest?
    “Here’s my short reply to Why Protest? (from my comment on Christy's blog) We protest for ...”
    1 comments
    Organ Donation
    ““Giving oneself and one’s possessions voluntarily for the well being of others and without compulsion ...”
    ending poverty
    “"...ending poverty is essential to God’s mission in the world and our task as the ...”
    1 comments
    18
    That's Not a Need... This is a Need.
    “(bonus points to whoever can tell me what movie quote the title is a rip-off ...”
    6 comments
    19
    Jon Stewart on Art
    “Jon Stewart on Art, particularly Pollack”
    Who own's the media?
    “Find out which Ten companies own almost all of the major media.”
    Renting is better
    “Sam sent me this link discussing how renting is better then buying a home.”
    2 comments
    What if there was no Television?
    “My friend, Bryan, wrote this earlier this week: On one of our evening walks recently, we ...”
    4 comments
    20
    Check out the Asides
    “Through out the week I post a lot more then the daily post you get ...”
    21
    Devotional: Contentment
    “ “If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.” - 1 Timothy 6:8   One ...”
    3 comments
    Blog Maintenance: Testing Asides
    “I updated the blog software, not sure if that was a good idea. Trying to ...”
    Other Economies are Possible!
    “Other Economies are Possible!”
    Ira Glass, This American Life, Karen Sloan
    “ Ira Glass, This American Life, Karen Sloan”
    22
    Mistaken identity
    “Mistaken identity happens a lot.”
    Financial Lesson #2: What to do with Wants
    “Last week we talked about discerning between 'Needs' & 'Wants' and then we discussed practically ...”
    1 comments
    23
    YouTubesday: I Could Have Saved One More...
    “One of the most moving movie scenes ever, that has impacted my day to day ...”
    1 comments
    24
    Turning Our Ear to The Cries of the Poor (Foreclosure Victims)
    “If you own a house, especially with a sub-prime mortgage, you've probably heard the recent ...”
    25
    Orangutan Loses Piccolo on International Basket-Weaving Tour
    7 comments
    Kid's preaching?
    “What's your take on Child Preachers? ”
    26
    What if We Shamed Businessmen who visited Brothels?
    1 comments
    New Man Magazine going Out of Print
    “Not that I'm terribly disappointed, but it's surprising New Man Magazine doesn't have the readership ...”
    Did you know a lot of Billboards are illegal?
    “Not only are many billboards obnoxious, they are also illegal.”
    2 comments
    27
    Questions about Missions
    “I figured rather then write, I wanted to ask some questions. I've had a discussion ...”
    4 comments
    Halloween is coming
    “Remember not to be offensive.”
    28
    Devotional: Storing Up Treasures
    “I wanted to lend a little more context to this passage that I have seen ...”
    Q&A with Momma T
    “Q: How do you find rich people then? A: I find the rich much poorer. Sometimes ...”
    29
    Recommendations and NaNoWriMo
    “ I don't have anything profound to say today (like most days I guess). I did ...”
    11 comments
    30
    YouTubesday: Random Interestingness
    “I came across a very interesting video on a new friend's blog the other day, ...”
    1 comments
    31
    Prisoners Fight Fires: Is This the New Slave Labor?
    “The Star Tribune had a very positive article in the paper: "More than 3,000 trained prisoners ...”
    5 comments
    Cool Street Art
    “Here's some creative street art.”
  • Nov
    01
    Tomorrow I attempt to Write a Novel
    “Today, November 1st, I'm going to try and write a novel. I won't finish it ...”
    1 comments
    02
    The Writing has begun.
    “I've begun writing my novel. I got off to an exciting start and wrote over 5000 ...”
    1 comments
    The Top Bible Verses?
    “The Top Five Bible Verses? Really? ”
    03
    Great NASCAR Interview!
    “The book is rolling, but I'm taking a break for the weekend, read the first ...”
    07
    Video: This Is The Truth
    “Since I'm not posting on a regular basis, due to writing my book, my video ...”
    08
    Link: The Gentrification Shuffle
    “ "Gentrification: The displacement of poor women and people of color. The raising of rents and ...”
    A Miss Pagent worth paying attention to.
    “Who cares about Miss America, we should be interested in Miss Landmine”
    Buy Buy Baby
    “If you have a kid, you should read Buy Buy Baby. ”
    Brilliant
    09
    The Economies of Jesus
    “I don't usually completely repost someones writings, but since JesusManifesto is down and might be ...”
    4 comments
    On Private Prisons
    “"(There is a) basic philosophical problem when you begin turning over administration of prisons to people ...”
    Listening to Derek Webb
    “there’s a time for peace and there is a time for wara time to forgive ...”
    10
    I'll take Jesus any day
    “I'll take Jesus any day”
    Recycle Your Socks
    “Some nice ways to Recycle Your Socks”
    11
    Nick and Josh Podcast Starring Me
    “The Nick and Josh Podcast starring none other then Me.”
    Danger: Gospel Followers Ahead
    “If you didn't know, I'm writing this book. Just a fun little project, a fiction ...”
    12
    Link: Intentional Suburbunites
    “I'm an advocate for people moving out of suburbia for a number of reasons, but ...”
    13
    YouTubesday: Random and w/o Commentary
    “Here you go... Watch them, I promise you like it... ”
    14
    Using Race to Make You Hip
    “White hipsters often use their interest in Black culture to claim moral high ground, while ...”
    Link: On Modesty
    “Mak writes a great post on the topic: Which then led me to think about the ...”
    15
    Link: Mistaken Identity
    “A story of mine: When I was in middle school I bought this sweet jacket, it ...”
    On Voting for a Woman
    “...he said something like, "Hillary's the only woman I would vote for."  And he said ...”
    16
    Link: Christianity And The Social Crisis
    “Guess who wrote this and when: If it is religious to advocate rebuilding a church, why ...”
    17
    We Need More Television Like This
    19
    Book Writing and Home Buying
    “I figured a brief update of things in my life might be in order since ...”
    20
    YouTubesday: American Indian Sports Mascots
    “This is a 10 minute video documentary regarding the use of American Indian's as mascots ...”
    21
    National Day of Mourning
    “I know that last year when I wrote on this topic, some found it depressing. ...”
    Writer's Strike
    “I'm all for fair wages and unionizing and what not, but I could care less ...”
    22
    Wamsutta's Day of Mourning Speech
    “I speak to you as a man -- a Wampanoag Man. I am a proud ...”
    2 comments
    26
    Link: Encouraging Women Leaders
    “I was spurred on to post this because of a recent conversation with my wife. ...”
    27
    On being a neighbor
    “$1.25 a pound. Less than that if a neighbor can’t afford it. George’s house was in ...”
    For Sale
    “Children For Sale”
    YouTubesday: Interesting Clips
    “Again, no real theme here, just thought this was an interesting video. I'd be curious ...”
    1 comments
    29
    Link: Corporate Babysitter
    “I'll probably be linking to Lisa @ Corporate Babysitter a lot more as I continue ...”
    2 comments
    30
    An Update on Me
    “Here's the latest, just on me, just so your in the know. I like to ...”
    4 comments
  • Dec
    10
    Debt, Debt, Debt, Debt, Debt
    “(That word starts to look funny when you write it a lot) As you know, from ...”
    11
    YouTubesday: The Story of Stuff
    1 comments
    13
    YWAM, Churches with Guns and Rhetoric
    “Not sure if you've heard about the shootings in Colorado that happened at a YWAM ...”
    7 comments
    16
    I Died for Your Grins
    “I Died for Your Grins (ht. StayFree)”
    17
    Churches Should Teach Imitating Christ (Non-Violence)
    “(Meant to post this Sunday, oh well) "Be imitators of me, just as I also am ...”
    4 comments
    Speak to Your Kids...
    Fishermen Anyone?
    “Check out the Fisherman (ht. Gathering in Light)”
    18
    YouTubesday: Supply Side Jesus
    “Discovered this great satirical video about Supply Side Jesus. 5.5 minutes Hat Tip: Gavin --> John ...”
    1 comments
    Better than I
    “Boyd says it better than I.”
    1 comments
    Daily Scribe
    “Welcome Daily Scribe Members! Enjoy your visit and Vote for me.”
    19
    Oh to Be like Francis of Assisi
    “Connie sent me this great quote by G.K. Chesterton about Francis of Assisi. It ...”
    20
    Haiti Water Project: Please Give $10
    “I don't usually use my site as support raising (though I might do it more ...”
    That's one way to Advertise
    “Trying to get your Business rolling? Try Christvertising.”
    27
    The Day After: Christmas Hangover
    “I thoroughly enjoyed Christmas. Time with family is always a good thing, and with lots ...”
    8 comments
    Top Ten Underreported Stories of 2007
    28
    9 Rules For Modern Worship Leaders
    “9 Rules For Modern Worship Leaders ”
    What if Global Warming Was Made Up?
    “I've been driving my wife to work lately and as such I turn on the ...”
    18 comments
    How to Tell Your Kids About Santa
    “How to Tell Your Kids About Santa ”
    gross
    “Wow, as if flash games couldn't get any more creative. ”
    30
    The Love of My Life
    1 comments
    31
    Nick and Josh Podcast
    “I made it on the Nick and Josh Podcast again.”
    Blog Recap 2007
    “I'm jumping in on the blog recapping that so many seem to be doing with ...”
  • 2006
  • Jan
    01
    Some weekly goal ideas
    “Funny how I sort of ripped on New Years resolutions and now I'm hard at ...”
    1 comments
    2005 in a minute (or five)
    1 comments
    02
    The 8th Night of Hanukkah
    “This Festival of Lights has come and gone without me lighting the Menorah even once. ...”
    Getting published: The year past and the year to come
    1 comments
    "The most violent society on earth" really?
    “I was browsing through my New Man magazine, courtesy of my dad, and came across ...”
    2 comments
    03
    Most commented post in 2006
    “  Post#% 1. Why I ditched Dave Ramsey7010% 2. Welcome to my new blog!629% 3. Quick thoughts on gentrificati...122% 4. Gift Bags112% 5. What a church ...”
    Edwards inspired Resolutions
    “So back in the day I had a youth group leader named Jamie...he introduced me ...”
    04
    Thinking about "charity"
    “Not being in school any longer I have to go to a little more effort ...”
    Podcasting in the works
    “After a confusing hiatus from podcasting (or properly posting our podcast), we have an official ...”
    1 comments
    New Year's Resolutions
    “We think they are silly, and yet they are also such good things when we ...”
    1 comments
    05
    Sharing our feelings on race
    “Every so often something comes up that brings race and racism to the fore front ...”
    10 comments
    Why I don't shop at Walmart
    9 comments
    The Joys of keylogger
    “I'd just written a brilliant and funny short post during a quick 10 minute break ...”
    No sweat
    06
    Increased web traffic
    1 comments
    Radiant Magazine and sexist assumptions
    29 comments
    10
    The Next PostSecret... Sharing our Feelings on Race
    “I mentioned this last week, but my readers jumped off on a discussion about other ...”
    Is "Socially Responsible" catching on?
    1 comments
    The trouble with Real Estate
    “As a gift over the holidays, Mindy and I received the book, Rich Dad, Poor ...”
    1 comments
    12
    The sweet beauty of healthy race relations
    “Eventually, someones going to figure out that I am fairly emotional (i.e. I cry very ...”
    "We are not all football players" (nor do we want to be)
    “Another interesting point that came up in the movie Rize is the idea that in ...”
    1 comments
    Coverage of death in the Middle East
    “I have BBC news as my homepage on Firefox. It helps keep me aware of ...”
    1 comments
    13
    Real Estate with Ethics
    “I've continued to read Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and it continues to ...”
    4 comments
    14
    Uses for a Single Post-It Note
    3 comments
    16
    Already Forgotten?
    17
    Guest blogger: My dad.
    “I'm contemplating having my dad do some guest blog entries on here. I hope my ...”
    4 comments
    18
    A small piece of internet fame
    Iconizing ourselves
    1 comments
    Writing for Geez Magazine
    “Though not to be confused with the popular rap artist, Young Jeezy, Geez Magazine is ...”
    2 comments
    19
    Rent: Love and Life
    “I just saw a preview for the movie, Rent, which I had just seen for ...”
    20
    ideas keep me up at night
    “So, sometimes I have an idea and I can write it down and forget about ...”
    1 comments
    Have you ever thought about community?
    “My good friend Dave Jones wrote an email in an effort to start gathering folks ...”
    2 comments
    An Easy $50
    “Looks like I won $50 for my Blog title submission for Nashville's new WKRN Religion ...”
    21
    The OFFICIAL MINDY Podcast
    22
    My Notes from the Tipping Point
    “Great Book, I'd recommend it (My mom recommended it to me). The Tipping Point POINTS: If you take ...”
    Antsy update, Tagging, and finding noteworthy
    “I got antsy again and updated my blog layout. It looks mostly the same and ...”
    25
    Some reasons why I can't find the time.
    “I keep on having aspirations to post all sorts of long and thoughtful thoughts on ...”
    1 comments
    If I don't write, you don't read.
    “I took a brief look at my stats for Trying to Follow the past few ...”
    3 comments
    26
    After Innocence Directed by Jessica Sanders
    3 comments
    Another Reason why I WON'T Shop at Abercrombie
    “First a confession: I once owned a hat from Abercrombie and Fitch. They share my ...”
    5 comments
    28
    Love your enemies
    “It's time to resurrect the "Thoughts on War" topic and address the passage that began ...”
    6 comments
    Relevant removes it's incriminating Radiant Ad
    4 comments
    31
    Podcasting progress
    “I'm making some progress on fixing up our most recent podcast for public viewing. ...”
    What would you do if...
    “It's the typical question that get's asked of anyone who declares themselves a "pacifist." What ...”
    6 comments
  • Feb
    01
    Some great Answers to the "What Would you Do..." Question
    3 comments
    links for 2006-02-02
    “ University of the Poor | Educational Arm of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign Very ...”
    02
    I'm not much for politics
    “Did you know in Canada there is a political party entitled: Absolutely Absurd Party They ...”
    Documentary of Labor in a China Factory
    “Unfortunately, I feel it is necessary to start with a disclaimer about the video I ...”
    Why the sermon?
    “I'll be honest I like listening to a good sermon every now and then. I ...”
    4 comments
    links for 2006-02-03
    “ Behind the Labels : Garment Workers on U.S. Saipan A moving and well put together short ...”
    03
    Fair Trade Interview with Eric Odier-Fink of The Justice Clothing Company
    “I had the wonderful opportunity this morning of interviewing Eric Odier-Fink of The Justice Clothing ...”
    1 comments
    05
    Writing
    “I haven't posted any long and thoughtful post recently, in fact I'm having a little ...”
    06
    Tackling Bible Translation
    “Ariah and Zach discuss Bible translations and whether Ariah should be reading through The Message ...”
    1 comments
    Funniest commercial I'd ever seen
    “When I first say this commercial I thought it was the funniest I had ever ...”
    Still Seperate, Still Unequal: The Shame of the Nation
    “In the summer of 2003, in preparation for working in the public school system, I ...”
    1 comments
    07
    The False Charity of Clothing Drives
    24 comments
    08
    From concern to apathy, or maybe I just forgot
    “It was only a few months ago that I was an outspoken advocate on addressing ...”
    Convenience
    “I can't stop thinking that the ONLY reason that I run the water in the ...”
    09
    What does denying yourself look like?
    “Today I was talking with a friend about some of the word's of Jesus and ...”
    4 comments
    10
    Interview with Peter Amico about AIDS
    “I had the great opportunity to talk with my friend Peter Amico on the other ...”
    12
    Where I do my Grocery Shopping
    4 comments
    13
    The Pacifism discussion begins.
    “This discussion is sure to create some interesting feedback and debate. Zach brings up some ...”
    Why I wanted to go to Wheaton College
    “It's funny I have this weird feeling that after posting this there are going to ...”
    14
    Peter's AIDS Fund: A brief response to "why?"
    “ Peter's AIDS Fund: A brief answer to "Why?" I've begun to spend a bit of my ...”
    16
    Interactive Johari Window: a look at your personality
    “ Many of you who are regular reader's here at Trying to Follow also regularly read ...”
    Financial Wisdom: Is it really that difficult?
    “This will be the first of a small series of post I plan on doing ...”
    1 comments
    Tech Fridays: a little something something
    “Sidenote: I might be getting a little overly ambitious, but I think these sorts of ...”
    17
    Tech Friday: An intro to RSS Readers
    1 comments
    18
    Dorothy Day Quotes: A Servant of God
    2 comments
    19
    Interview with Adria : Coffee Lover Extraordinaire
    “After a morning hanging out with Adria and helping her get ready to do her ...”
    20
    NTDETECT
    “I don't know for sure, but I think my hard drive is DEAD. ”
    21
    Posting sporadic, due to technical difficulties
    “By technical difficulties I mean that my computer isn't turning on at all. Guess that ...”
    26
    Back in Business
    “Well, there is plenty of good news to share with you. 1. Best Buy replaced my ...”
    27
    free-will vs. predestination: I'm NOT a robot.
    “I probably won't get to my thoughts about the Biblical foundations about free-will and predestination ...”
    8 comments
    On using icons and depictions of Jesus in the church
    4 comments
    28
    Lying 'to do God a service'?
    “I've been doing a bit of catching up on my Bible reading and have recently ...”
    4 comments
  • Mar
    01
    Discerning our Needs and Wants
    “Financial Lesson #1: Discerning your Needs and Wants I told you my financial wisdom would not ...”
    1 comments
    02
    This is going to take some explanation.
    “I know there is probably a good explanation of this, I'm just wondering what it ...”
    1 comments
    Maya Angelou Quotes from Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
    “At the recommendation of a friend I picked up Maya Angelou's Wouldn't Take Nothing for ...”
    03
    Tech Friday: Firefox Extensions
    “If you haven't noticed the little orange badge in the bottom right corner of my ...”
    04
    A Major Flaw of Wheaton College
    28 comments
    06
    Bear with me...Dreamweaver little yellow gold badge shield
    07
    Not ready for the week.
    “I've been future posting as of late (meaning finishing post and setting them to go ...”
    08
    Your problem with Giving is probably You.
    “Financial lesson #2: Giving I think most of us, if we are completely honest with ourselves, ...”
    8 comments
    09
    Jesus and Immigrants: The Gospel vs. H.R. 4437
    “My good friend Logan alerted me to this issue, via a NY Times article: ...H.R. 4437, ...”
    North Country
    “ 1 in 3 women is subject to abuse during her lifetime. This can and ...”
    4 comments
    10
    Tech Friday: Prefetching Firefox and other speed tweaks
    “It took quite a bit of time to win my friend Zach over to the ...”
    2 comments
    15
    Where'd Ariah go?
    “Sorry folks, it's been a busy time. Last week Mindy was on Spring Break and ...”
    1 comments
    16
    Taxes, FAFSA and haircuts
    “Again, this is going to be a short apology post as to why I'm not ...”
    17
    QBQ!: The Question Behind the Question
    “I just finished reading the book QBQ! The Question Behind the Question. It's a pretty ...”
    18
    Weekly Audio Summary
    “ Download here. This is the first of what I hope will be a regular weekly audio ...”
    1 comments
    50 Facts that should Change the world.
    “This seems to be book review weekend for me. 50 Facts That Should Change the World ...”
    19
    Journal of Christian Nursing: reeking of sexism
    “Mindy recently received the spring issue of Christian Journal of Nursing (the subscription, a gift ...”
    4 comments
    20
    You can't really ignore Job...
    “I'm back at my Bible reading and I'm currently finishing up the book of Job, ...”
    Soulforce and Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
    “This week Ariah and Zach come to you very clearly (maybe even from the same ...”
    1 comments
    22
    Financial Clarification
    “This is the third time I am trying to write this post to clarify where ...”
    1 comments
    23
    Journal of Christian Nursing II: Male biases off the deep end
    “UPDATE: My good friend Zach pointed out that this critique was overly harsh, and after ...”
    6 comments
    Inappropriate and Oversexualized Harry Potter
    “Note: I realized after writing this, that most people will write me off as overly ...”
    3 comments
    24
    Tech Friday: Bookmarklets are so cool
    “You've all used and become quite familiar with "bookmarks," but I'd like to introduce you ...”
    1 comments
    25
    Derek Webb: a voice in the wilderness
    “Bits of Lyrics from his most recent album, Mockingbird:From A King & A Kingdomthere are ...”
    26
    Weekly Update podcast
    “This might actually become a continual thing. The podcast is about ten minutes long and ...”
    28
    Why I am was at Wheaton
    “Before I walked into my room on the sixth floor of Traber dorm at Wheaton ...”
    1 comments
    29
    Cost of Living: dictated by values, not income.
    “Financial Lesson #3: Live by your values, not your income. I'm a little worried about moving ...”
    30
    Overflowmag to cover Soulforce at Wheaton
    3 comments
    How to Read a book
    “When in college I was a mass consumer of information. Books, lectures, sermons, classes, magazines, ...”
    31
    5 Steps to Record a Skype Call with Audacity (FREE)
    “ I searched far and wide for a solution to recording good quality Skype audio for ...”
    10 comments
  • Apr
    02
    April 2nd, Weekly update podcast
    “Once again I'm here to bring you the latest at Trying to Follow. The current ...”
    1 comments
    03
    Stories that challenge me
    “This week I'm posting three stories that I have been inspired and challenged by recently. ...”
    1 comments
    my thoughts on the site currently
    “I've gone a good three months without spending too much time boring you with self-evaluation ...”
    04
    GLBT Wheaton Alumni Story
    “Overflowmag.com posted the first Alumni story that it will be covering in the weeks leading ...”
    2 comments
    Watch your clock tonight.
    “Tonight at 1:02 am it will be 01:02:03 04/05/06”
    Conscientious Objector
    “I've been checking out Voxtropolis recently (a blogging community of sorts), and had the amazing ...”
    1 comments
    Global Warming Chevy Ads
    “ My good friend Mollie over at One-Change alerted me to these advertisements. Read her take here.”
    1 comments
    05
    ads?
    “I thought I'd inquiry my readership before I come to a decision on this. I ...”
    3 comments
    Why I Ditched Dave Ramsey
    384 comments
    John Francis, Planet Walker (geezmagazine)
    1 comments
    06
    I want to write a book
    “One of my goals since High School was that I wanted to write a book ...”
    6 comments
    Wafa Sultan. Al-Jeezera interview
    “Brothers, you can believe in stones as long as you don't throw them at me. I ...”
    6 comments
    07
    Short Video worth viewing
    “I thought this was a very well done video. This is sort of an intro to ...”
    Tech Friday: Text Substitution saves you time.
    “For years I thought it would be great to just type a few letters and ...”
    09
    April 9th, Weekly Update podcast
    “The latest and greatest from Trying to Follow, now in podcast form. This 15 minute ...”
    10
    Education is Important
    “This week I'm going to be posting a handful of education related post. Two years ...”
    Failing Reading Scores = Prison Cells
    “(Welcome Baltimore City Community College Students! Please comment below if you found the information useful. ...”
    21 comments
    Why I'm all about education lately.
    “Figured I should fill folks in. I've taken a new position at my job. I'm now ...”
    2 comments
    11
    Why don't we do what the song says?
    “So this is my rant about music at church (aka "Worship Music"): Why don't we do ...”
    7 comments
    Education Pays
    4 comments
    12
    Some Facts about the GED
    “ Get the GED FACTS About one out ...”
    14
    "Race Card" an intro to "Black. White."
    “I'm going to blog about the recent TV series "Black. White." It was on FX ...”
    4 comments
    Some thing's you never forget.
    15
    We have a Winner!
    Excuses, Excuses, Excuses.
    16
    Looking forward to this week...
    “Again, a rather un-profound post. It looks to be another busy week ahead, so I want ...”
    19
    Guerrilla Advertising: Water
    20
    Open Letters to Wheaton President at Overflowmag.com
    “I wanted to encourage everyone to stop by overflowmag.com and read some some of the ...”
    1 comments
    21
    Images to challenge and inspire for Earth Day
    2 comments
    22
    Overflowmag.com borrows the Trying to Follow Hotline
    “UPDATE: I closed down Overflowmag.com, I'm simply to far removed from the college scene to ...”
    23
    Technical difficulties: Precondition Failed
    “So, the truth is I have not been too busy to write. Honestly I think ...”
    24
    The Green Power Switch: Hello Nashville
    1 comments
    Forwards make me cry
    “I can't believe I'm actually making a post of this. I'll start by saying most ...”
    25
    No Easter outrage?
    “It's over a week since the Easter holiday, so I feel safe venturing some critiques ...”
    1 comments
    Peter in the Paper
    26
    A working definition of Poverty
    “I've recently started reading the book A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne. ...”
    2 comments
    Timing is everything
    2 comments
    27
    Guns at the Playground
    “This was written by my good friend, Karma: Imagine you are the most popular kid on ...”
    1 comments
    Thou Shalt Not Steal...
    “I don't think anyone who reads this will be offended or bothered. This was letter ...”
    28
    Augustine: his most famous quote
    “According to John Piper this is the most powerful and impacting quote of anything Augustine ...”
    29
    Finances: a Global perspective
    “After looking back at some old post and the comments that followed about finances and ...”
    30
    Enron: The Smartest guys in the Room
    1 comments
  • May
    01
    Movie Commentary on The Sentinel: Affairs are NOT okay
    1 comments
    Indoor Composting Instructions
    02
    The Revolution: a book introduction
    “So a new friend, Heather Zydek (the cool editor who's edited everything I've written for ...”
    1 comments
    Immigration Rallies across the Country
    03
    The Perpetuation of Abuse
    2 comments
    Diamonds are Forever
    1 comments
    Love Your Bike
    04
    Cover the Uninsured Week
    “ I didn't realize it till now, but this is Cover the Uninsured Week. This ...”
    Looking for some software advice
    “I'm looking for something that would help me take a series of data and look ...”
    DarfurisDying.com
    3 comments
    Chris Lugo for State Senator
    1 comments
    05
    Ditching Dave Ramsey is all the rage
    “ So a little while back I wrote a short little piece about why I ditched ...”
    22 comments
    Darfur Matters
    06
    Gift Bags
    “In the past I've brought up the idea that we should be more giving and ...”
    7 comments
    07
    A funny look at the Immigration Debate
    “A five minute cartoon that really helps layout the immigration debate for folks. enjoy. ”
    2 comments
    08
    The Go-Getter: a book review
    Notes on GTD (Getting Things Done)
    GTD Notes: Using Containers
    “Basically a container is anything you collect information with. Here's the basic natural ones: email ...”
    2 comments
    Fainting Goats
    “Good for a laugh... ”
    3 comments
    09
    Cashflow: The E-Game
    Going for more No-Look Blogging
    1 comments
    39mpg in my Civic vs. a Hybrid vs. an EV vs. Biodesiel
    2 comments
    10
    Donkey's for Christ? Let's be honest here: A Podcast
    “This weekend Mindy participated in the Baccaluarate and Commencement at Wheaton College, her now alma ...”
    3 comments
    Dr. Cornell West: Preaching at Saint Sabina
    2 comments
    I love your comments! (and you silent readers)
    “I stepped back and thought about it and I realized there have been a lot ...”
    I don't want sweatshop shoes
    11
    The Revolution: Clean Water (a chapter review)
    1 comments
    I'm terribly afraid of where my name came from
    3 comments
    War is not a Game
    12
    applying GTD: It's harder then I thought
    1 comments
    Understanding Poverty: Language
    6 comments
    13
    Have I encouraged you?
    “So I had this idea for a little while, and tonight I decided to just ...”
    It's cheap, but is it legal?
    “You thought getting a song for 99 cents on itunes was a bargain? Well, did ...”
    1 comments
    Questions series... Coming soon
    “I'm a very inquisitive person. The internet has greatly helped my curiousity cause nearly anything ...”
    Testing a new look
    “Test look in progress I found this theme at Maxpower and really wanted to try it ...”
    1 comments
    Socially Conscience Children's Books
    “After reading a number of story books to our friends three year old, I realize ...”
    4 comments
    No Gas Day 2006, May 22nd
    14
    Logo design contest
    “Okay, this is probably a dumb idea, but why not. Win a Free T-Shirt! If you've noticed ...”
    Question: Why do most people at the DMV appear to be low income?
    “Maybe this is just a naive observation, but I've been to the DMV here in ...”
    1 comments
    USANA is worth considering
    “My dad has been talking to me about USANA. I'll be honest, like most of ...”
    4 comments
    15
    The Constant Gardener: there's truth in it.
    6 comments
    Question: What is with "Grills"?
    Free Phone Calls from your Computer to a landline
    “I'm updating this post because Skype (which this used to be about) is no longer ...”
    7 comments
    16
    File folders and Paper vs. My granola soul
    “I'm continuing to read David Allen's Get Things Done system and I've come to a ...”
    2 comments
    I'd go bananas if life was without bananas
    “From New Scientist Breaking News - A future with no bananas? Go bananas while you still ...”
    What's happened to "Women's Rights"?
    “One of my favorite blogs to keep up on current issues is this one, from ...”
    17
    Why go to college when you can blog instead?
    “Let me start by saying that I did go to college and now I blog ...”
    2 comments
    If your cool you'll check out slickrun.exe
    “I'll blog about all the neat ways I use slickrun at a later date, I'm ...”
    1 comments
    18
    Google Notebook: you clip the web
    GTD: The first step is getting to Ready
    “I've browsed/read through the entire book and system of Getting Things Done and realize there ...”
    2 comments
    The "What if?" of Cinderella Man
    Save Darfur
    “Thanks to your efforts and the efforts of many others working to create a lasting ...”
    19
    a Biblical and Christian Approach to Immigration
    20
    The New Iraq
    1 comments
    21
    Landmines: More serious then you might think
    Statcounter doesn't seem to be working...
    “I'm not sure why, but I'm sure some folks are stopping by the site. Currently ...”
    1 comments
    22
    I like free stuff. Music downloads are a treat.
    “ Call me a frugal or call me a scrooge, I don't like spending money often, ...”
    11 comments
    Podcasting might be returning...
    “My co-host Zach has been quite busy in the recent month or so and though ...”
    Quick thoughts on gentrification: It's not good.
    “To start here's a pretty good definition of gentrification: The rehabilitation of a deteriorated neighborhood by ...”
    3 comments
    23
    Gentrification: a Case Study of Cabrini-Green
    3 comments
    Longest Night
    24
    Why most guys should read Ms. Magazine and B****
    1 comments
    Laptop's for the developing world
    2 comments
    Anyone own access 2003?
    “Can someone please download this file, open it in MS Access 2003 and save it ...”
    An explanation of that magazine's name
    “Because I was sure it would inevitably be mentioned, here is the explanation from the ...”
    1 comments
    25
    I bought a bike...
    1 comments
    26
    In the news today...
    “At work today, I happened to catch the news and there where a few things ...”
    1 comments
    27
    24: Season 2: This show is darn addicting.
    28
    Writing can be hard to do
    “You know when I'm having a tough time if I spend a few post a ...”
    What a church should look like...
    “A while ago I asked a number of people for topics to write about. One ...”
    5 comments
    29
    A "weekly" update podcast of Trying to Follow
    “Unfortunately, I haven't done this in a while. I try to summarize the last two ...”
    1 comments
    Life is Fragile
    “Thursday, April 27th, was an intense morning for a lot of people. People close to ...”
    1 comments
    Oil
    30
    Initial thoughts on the Da Vinci Code (the book)
    1 comments
    Desert Parents and Stolen Bicycles
    “From Geez Magazine: Abba Isaac said that Abba Pambo (304-373) used to say, "The monk's garment ...”
    3 comments
    How far does your prejudice go?
    31
    Quarantine Walmart on Friday
    Earthquake in Indonesia... Do you know about it?
  • Jun
    01
    Whitney Cerak: Alive and in a coma
    3 comments
    Religion, Faith, Life and me
    “I noticed a number of people coming over to my site from http://www.blogtopsites.com/religion/ and I ...”
    Twin Towers wreckage being turned into a Weapon of War
    6 comments
    Left Behind Games: Get ready to vomit
    “Here's what you have to look forward to, from the Left Behind Games website... Wage a ...”
    6 comments
    Whitney Cerak: An update on her condition
    9 comments
    02
    Tech Friday: Using Google Maps as Yellow Pages (Firefox only)
    “Probably one of my most used Firefox bookmarks is a google maps search. I use ...”
    2 comments
    03
    Rejoice with those who Rejoice: Whitney Cerak update
    2 comments
    Not Ashamed Clothing
    Improv Everywhere: these are some funny folks
    “My friend Bryan (yes he's cool and spells it with a "y" too) introduced me ...”
    04
    New Look and an attempt at a blogroll...
    “So, I was getting annoyed by the last design of this blog. I like the ...”
    1 comments
    Weekly Podcast Update 06.04.06
    “ Now with some regularity: New Look and an attempt at a blogroll? Improv Everywhere: these are ...”
    Bible Checklist with every chapter listed
    “I found that just having a giant checklist was far easier for me then any ...”
    4 comments
    Good Night, and Good Luck: A Strong Statement about our media
    1 comments
    05
    The Sacredness of babies
    “I think we see babies too much and we tend to take them for granted. ...”
    That Naughty School might finally be shut down!
    “If you haven't heard of that naughty school called The School of The Americas at ...”
    06
    I am not the Person I want to Become
    “Do you ever go through a day and look back at the end of it ...”
    1 comments
    Happy Birthday to my Brother...
    1 comments
    Threads (It's a "Mosaic" thing)
    “My wife and I have been hanging around these folks from the Mosaic Community on ...”
    1 comments
    AllofMp3... Maybe it is legal?
    “I'm going to go out on a limb on this one and say I'm leaning ...”
    2 comments
    07
    Money makes the world go around...
    “(I had to watch that darn movie three times in a row in high school ...”
    2 comments
    Who Killed the Electric Car?
    “I'm curious about this movie... ”
    3 comments
    08
    Threads: Mission
    “MISSION: John 17:18 -sacrifice.choice.destiny -to change/impact the world -connecting people to the living God -real time, being real, living ...”
    2 comments
    09
    Way too much traffic, anyone want to support me?
    “So I've experienced quite a bit of traffic on this site in the last week ...”
    2 comments
    12
    Busy weekend
    “It was a fairly busy weekend and unfortunately I didn't take much time to sit ...”
    1 comments
    June 12th Trying to Follow Weekly Update
    “ or Download here. The oh so regular weekly update: Busy weekend Way too much traffic, anyone want ...”
    13
    Threads: Love
    “LOVE: Acts 4:32-34 . John 13:35 . Mark 12:29-31 -love God, love others -not easy, but real -service, ...”
    2 comments
    When Mixed Families where illegal
    “Yesterday marked the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to overturn anti-miscegenation laws. That ...”
    14
    Threads: Design
    “DESIGN: Romans 12:2 . Luke 2:52 . Genesis 2:7 -real & honest -living life out of who ...”
    free speech and more
    1 comments
    16
    Tech Friday: Look up driving directions on google maps
    “In similar fashion to my last Tech Friday post we are sticking with cool Firefox ...”
    2 comments
    18
    You live with your stuff and the concept of a Sunk Cost.
    “I'm up late trying my hardest to rid myself of stuff. My friend, Bryan, reminded ...”
    1 comments
    19
    High Speed Internet really is High Speed
    “So, thanks to a little storm last night, lightening struck and shorted out our modem. ...”
    20
    Threads: Surrender
    “SURRENDER: Matthew 20:26-28- "Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you ...”
    Abba Ephrem gives his thoughts on Righteousness and Stuff
    “Abba Ephrem also said, "God sells righteousness at a very low price to those who ...”
    June 20th Trying to Follow Weekly Update Podcast
    “ or download here. All the latest at Trying to Follow: Threads: Surrender High Speed Internet really is ...”
    21
    You don't read, you won't write
    “I'm worried I'm not going to have much material to write about this week. Unless ...”
    23
    People Against Poverty and Apathy
    “Mindy and I will be at this festival all weekend. I'll share what I learned next ...”
    26
    Initial thoughts on the PAPA Festival
    “I've been meaning to sit down and write about my time at the PAPA Festival ...”
    27
    If only we all gave away this percentage...
    “One of the richest dudes in the world is giving away 85% of his wealth, ...”
    A review of Pocket Guide to the Bible
    1 comments
    28
    Threads: Relevance
    “RELEVANCE: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 -adaptation -incarnational living as opposed to attractional -understanding -relevant to Jesus -method changes, message remains without ...”
    1 comments
    The Daily Show's take on the Miami Seven
    “I thought this was a pretty funny clip about The Miami Seven: ”
    A new favorite podcast: Addicted to Race
  • Jul
    02
    A lull in writing
    “Sorry I haven't written much in the past few weeks. It seems like this is ...”
    03
    Many uses for vacant campuses
    “Passing through Vanderbilt's fairly vacant campus tonight, Mindy pointed out how sad it was that ...”
    2 comments
    This is my journal
    “I know I've mentioned this multiple times before, but I felt the need to say ...”
    04
    Starting over: GTD and other organizing strategies
    “I realized last night, the best way to start applying a new system is to ...”
    05
    The problem with those t-shirts
    1 comments
    Red Bike, Blue Bike, community bikes, sharing bikes.
    World Cup Highlight
    “If your into soccer you missed a great game on the Tuesday, 119 minutes of ...”
    1 comments
    06
    Commuter USA: what our lives are becoming.
    “I ran across this article while looking at something else on Newsweek and some of ...”
    1 comments
    Personal Mission Statements and Goals
    “Mindy and I talked over some Goals we had written a little over a year ...”
    A Must See: The Road to Guantanamo
    “I'm still a little unsettled about our sort of naive celebration of "independence" day in ...”
    07
    Maradona: The Hand of God
    “Another quick tidbit for those who are new to soccer and the World Cup. The ...”
    2 comments
    Brilliance from Benny boy: Discipline and Goals
    “At the age of twenty, Benjamin Franklin, partially reflecting on Philippians 4:8, wrote a list ...”
    World Swim for Malaria
    “ World Swim for Malaria!”
    The Eikon Project: David's traveling South Africa
    “At the beginning of 2006, I joined forces with my friend, Peter, to start an ...”
    08
    The Yanomamo: not just a biculturalism case study
    11
    Future writing topics
    “Through recent conversations, readings and other things I've been listening to, I've begun a ...”
    Biking as a form of capitalist rebellion
    “I bike to work. I have for most of this year and to a large ...”
    3 comments
    12
    Dear Francis: A movie review for Relevant Magazine
    13
    Skepticism about travel
    “I'm certainly open to other thoughts and opinions on this one, but lately I've been ...”
    8 comments
    Zidane: First interview after World Cup incident
    “I was shocked and dissappointed after watching the headbutt on the World Cup on Sunday. ...”
    14
    Sorry I've been neglecting you...
    “I feel bad about not posting more on here. For one there are a million ...”
    1 comments
    16
    An Inconvenient Truth: It was stinking hot yesterday
    17
    haka: Talk about intimidation factor
    “ Because everyone should know what the Haka is: From Haka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The haka ...”
    3 comments
    19
    Race and the Media: It's not just a Katrina thing.
    “Some of you might have been paying attention during the Hurricane Katrina coverage and hopefully ...”
    Hair, deception, entitlement and more
    “First, just watch the clip: Question #1: Did you find anything wrong with what you just ...”
    3 comments
    21
    Tech Friday: Keyboard Shortcuts you should know.
    “This might be a obvious list of information for some of you, but for others ...”
    22
    FreeDerekWebb.com coming September 1st
    Stem Cell Research and the War on Terror
    “Jon Stewart gives some wonderful perspective on this recent development in two rather amusing segments. UPDATE: ...”
    23
    Do you know the Ten Commandments?
    “If you consider yourself a person of the "Book" then you amongst others probably ...”
    What's a Mezuzah?
    2 comments
    Being careful about our life of consumption (even when it's free)
    “Last week, Mindy and I went and enjoyed dinner (courtesy of a gift certificate from ...”
    What's really up with Bottled Water?
    “From Is America's $8 Billion Bottled Water Industry a Fraud: A 2001 World Wildlife Fund (WWF) ...”
    24
    Conversations that make you think
    “My parent's where in town this weekend. I'm blessed to have to of the most ...”
    Ithaca Hours: new currency promoting a new economy
    Sometimes I get bored biking to work
    “When I get bored I try and find more creative ways to ride my bike. ...”
    25
    Saving Throw: Coming soon to a 48hour film festival near you (if you live in Nashville)
    1 comments
    People Against Poverty and Apathy: Photos
    A shortage of marriagable men
    “I pulled up an article from February that does a good job of concisely articulating ...”
    2 comments
    A principal, a rapper and Bill O'Rielly
    “I am not uncritical of rap music, but I am also cautious to judge a ...”
    Further thoughts on Moderation (From Mel)
    “Mel recently went to the dentist, where during the course of conversation about her going ...”
    1 comments
    26
    A passport clone copy: For you travelling folk
    Statistical break down of Abortions by age and race (sort of) (1995)
    “In a recent discussion about abortion, the issue came up of knowing what groups of ...”
    Lebanon-Israel Conflict: a conversation
    “Joel directed me to this series of articles regarding the Lebanon-Israel Conflict: David Gushee's Original article ...”
    27
    A response concerning high gas prices
    “I little while back I made a tiny off-hand reference to liking high gas prices, ...”
    5 comments
    Look the book publishing begin
    “So I got bored and decided it was time to start publishing books. I found ...”
    My essay for MinusCar...
    “Wanted to point you to an essay I wrote for MinusCar.blogspot.com, a site dedicated to ...”
    Abortion is indeed on the decline
    28
    My response concerning high gas prices
    “This was my response to my friend Gustave's letter about high gas prices: Goose, my dear and ...”
    2 comments
    More Barbara Walters?
    “ Those who saw the last post about The View and Barbara Walters might be interested ...”
    Me getting a free pro account at Zooomr
    A to Z on conserving water (bbc)
    “"Two-fifths of the world's people already face serious shortages, and water-borne diseases fill half its ...”
    I don't really like Ann Coulter
    “So, I've heard of this lady, but I never listened to her talk or read ...”
    1 comments
    29
    World Cup training Video: From Italy
    Going to Vote: Early voting in Nashville
    “I think I'm going to go vote today. It's the last day of early voting ...”
    I've been watching too much TV
    “So, a brief glance over my recent post shows I've been watching a little too ...”
    30
    Community launching in T-minus 24 hours...
    “Let me start by saying that I am extremely excited. In less then twenty four hours ...”
    4 comments
  • Aug
    02
    Community begins with small steps
    “I'm not quite sure how to begin this series of posts. We, my wife and ...”
    6 comments
    03
    Decisions are difficult
    “Part of community is starting that community. We are still in that stage now on ...”
    04
    Read and then write, or write and then read
    “It's difficult, because there is a lot of reading I would like to do, and ...”
    2 comments
    More on the community housing situation
    “This is going to be very short and too the point. We've decided that buying ...”
    1 comments
    05
    Looking for a Job in Nashville: A List of Links
    “I'm going through all my old bookmarks today (that's what you do when your bored), ...”
    How to Grow Hatred
    2 comments
    07
    Hobbies: How many is too many?
    “I think I have too many hobbies. When I was in high school I skied ...”
    4 comments
    08
    Salaries, income and the wage gap
    “I ran across this article about making salaries open rather then a secret and it ...”
    6 comments
    13
    Reflections on Community, moving, painting and more.
    “As I write I'm sitting on my futon mattress fold in half with piles of ...”
    3 comments
    20
    More blogging to come. I promise. (and thoughts on "Stuff")
    “My mom emailed me the other night thinking that something had gone wrong with her ...”
    1 comments
    21
    Buying "Ethical" Shoes.
    “UPDATE: I've answered my own question in this post Fair Trade Footwear As my title might ...”
    11 comments
    22
    "It's a Small World After All" and Stolen Scooters
    “Mindy never had a chance to see the cute, little red scooter I bought for ...”
    1 comments
    26
    I think I'm back (with air conditioning intact)
    “Our lease in this apartment started on the 15th. Unfortunately, all that was supposed to ...”
    What your car says about you. Is it Good?
    “ More on Greenpeace Gas Guzzler Ads”
    27
    Tips on Moving: wet stuff + sealed plastic bag=mold
    “I pretty much gave away everything in the title here, but I'll share the story ...”
    1 comments
    School for Conversion: Monasticism on the rise
    “From folks like The Simple Way and the Camden House, a new collaboration of communities ...”
    29
    You won't question it, unless you step out of it.
    “It's extremely difficult to recognize and acknowledge that what you are doing is wrong. It's ...”
    1 comments
    A documentary, what do you think of it?
    “So, it looks like a very well made and well supported documentary is coming out. ...”
    4 comments
    30
    I am African: Is it accomplishing it's goals or just offensive?
    3 comments
    Setting the record straight about Nashville Recycling
    Newsflash: Ariah Praises Walmart (it's about light-bulbs)
    4 comments
    31
    Memorial for Tara Cole: mourning an unjust death
    “1:00PM, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2006 St Ann’s Episcopal Church, 419 Woodland Street, 5th & Woodland – ...”
    7 comments
  • Sep
    01
    This is not a movie: Real words
    “ Take the six minutes it takes to watch this commentary and let the words sink ...”
    1 comments
    Recycling is Biblical (part 1)
    “Earlier this week I sent an email out to some friends informing them of the ...”
    4 comments
    02
    Free Derek Webb!!!
    “Good ol' Derek former front man of Caedmon's Call has Not been wrongfully imprisoned or ...”
    1 comments
    Asking Permission: I really liked this clip
    “I would have put it on this site but I can't figure out how to ...”
    I'm not "Saving Money on Gas"
    “It occured to me the other day when we were driving in the car with ...”
    03
    I know you read this...
    “It's come to my attention recently, that there are people from the church I have ...”
    1 comments
    04
    Podcasting is Back!
    “It took a little while, but I'm back in the podcasting world. Bryan and I have ...”
    1 comments
    05
    The News makes choices on what's important
    “The Crocodile Hunter dies. Okay, so I realize why this gets media attention. An international ...”
    1 comments
    06
    The Bible is a Story
    “If you haven't noticed the little countdown on the side bar, I've decided to join ...”
    Recycling is Biblical (part 2)
    7 comments
    08
    Darfur is still dying: Please help...
    10
    Remembering September 10th
    “This date will go down in history as a tragic one for our world. The ...”
    3 comments
    11
    TerraPass and a mission to reduce my emissions
    9/11 - How did it shape you?
    “9/11/06 is a memorable day for many. Anyone who has the access to technology that ...”
    2 comments
    12
    Live Video Games
    “In case you and your friends get bored one weekend. Here's some samples of a ...”
    1 comments
    13
    Podcast: Language is important
    “Bryan and I discuss the importance of language. When your trying to be intentional about ...”
    1 comments
    18
    Did you miss me? I learned a little something.
    “Sorry for the delay in posting, I neglected to tell you that I was out ...”
    1 comments
    21
    Too much in my head!
    “Wow, I've really been neglecting my writing. The crazy thing about it for me is ...”
    Ode to My Father
    “Today, September 21st, marks half a century of life for my dad. It seems an ...”
    1 comments
    23
    Killing Us Softly: A look at Sexist Media (a MUST watch)
    “Note: This is a 35 minute video about the media's portrayal of women. It's a ...”
    6 comments
    24
    Do you really know Jesus?
    “I think it's extremely important that you are able to recognize the Son of God, ...”
    1 comments
    25
    Time Machine: Wheaton College article about the FMA
    “(In the fall of 2004 at Wheaton College, where I was a senior, a couple ...”
    1 comments
    26
    Maybe we are just pleasing ourselves...
    “ I've been really bothered about something for the past week or so. The genocide in ...”
    6 comments
    Eye of the Storm: Realities of Discrimination
    “In 1970 a famous experiment was conducted concerning the construction of prejudice. Third graders where ...”
    1 comments
    27
    Bad Boys, Bad Boys: an that's just the "G" movies
    3 comments
    28
    A Girl Like Me: Famous Doll Test revisited
    “I find this video fascinating. Kiri Davis is a high school student who put together ...”
    1 comments
    Testing out the Evoca Browser Mic
    “The evoca mic is the funky little box on the side bar with the bright ...”
    29
    A reading review
    “By way of the suggestions of Lynette, I thought it wise to take a concious ...”
    2 comments
    Ahmadinejad's Letter to Bush
    “I received this email a while ago about a letter from the President of Iran ...”
    30
    Continentism: Let's stop talking about "AFRICA"
    7 comments
  • Oct
    01
    Choose your news wisely, you might have missed something
    “When it comes to the news, it's important that we recognize that our choice of ...”
    1 comments
    Daily podcast in the month of October
    “I've decided to try to do a daily podcast through the month of October. I ...”
    02
    Further thoughts on Contentism... a podcast
    3 comments
    03
    Quoted in a published article
    “I'm famous or something, Sam asked me some questions and quoted me in an article ...”
    1 comments
    Some thoughts on Education: podcast