Christian Carnival CXXI (121)

It’s my privilege and joy to host this week’s edition of the Christian Carnival. Because there are a moderate number of eligible entries, I have listed all of them in the order I received them (in this case, good things come to those who don’t wait). Settle in for some good reading!
Rejoice always [...]

An awesome new tool for praying geeks

I’ve been part of the private beta for People2Pray for a while now, and I like it a lot.  So much that I really wanted to tell everyone about it (and get people I know to sign up for it), but since it was in private beta, that wasn’t really practical.  Happy me this morning [...]

Prairie chickens versus eagles

One of my favorite writers, Karen Hancock, started a blog recently, and I added it to my daily feed.  Some posts interest me more than others; I like her posts that kind of reveal the process behind the books (and now I have some clues as to what will happen in the next book!), but [...]

Questions about John 11

I was reading John 11 today (read it in The Message, NLT, NASB) and came across a few things that made me go “hmmm”:

What is Jesus talking about in verses 9 and 10? And how does it answer the question in verse 8? I have no idea.
I love Thomas’s respons in verse 16. [...]

“I’ll do anything!”

There’s this mission trip that my church conference is doing in March. It sounds pretty cool: they’ll be going to South America to meet both spiritual needs (by preaching and teaching) and physical needs (health care, etc.). I heard about it at a time when I was particularly open to “doing something for [...]

Understanding the Danish cartoons

Udland Jyllands-Posten’s culture editor, Flemming Rose, has penned an article called “Why I Published Those Cartoons“. This is a very good read and I highly recommend it. It is, of course, referring to the cartoons that have sparked such insanity in the Middle East. I learned a lot from the article that [...]

Experience Retreat Number Three

I’ve been kind of quiet lately because I’ve been processing. There’s so much to say and explain, and the more I think about writing it all out, the more overwhelming it seems. Those of you who have read this chronicle for a long time will know that my church, The Experience, has had [...]

Another great charitible website

I’ve been a fan of the 24-7 Prayer folks for a while (especially since reading “Red Moon Rising“). I recently received an email from them announcing a new project: Living Generously.
This new site is essentially a directory of projects around the world that enable Christians to live out their convictions. They have a [...]

Person-to-person microloans

I discovered Kiva a month or so, and I got excited. It’s a great idea that’s been well implemented. I love things that use the power of the Internet for good, and Kiva does. Basically, the idea is that a person who has some money (as little as $25) can lend that [...]

Narnia reflections

Leanna, Peter and I went to see “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” last night at the midnight premier. The theater itself was entertaining, as we got there two and a half hours early and so were pretty near the front of the line. The people in front of us [...]