A little late on the news, but read my copy of complimentary hotel copy of USA Today this morning, about the hurricane damage in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and surround areas. Words fail to touch the grief + sorrow + loss [ . . . ]
Barna tired of just sharing information
Subversive Influence noted in Barna Makes a Major Ministry Change that George Barna, of reputable statistics, demographics, and trends among evangelical “born again” Christians, had gotten tired of sharing information and seeing that many church leaders were unable to translate that into [ . . . ]
perceptive differences between Asian and European Americans
One study noted observable differences between native Chinese people and European American people. Not to overgeneralize, what may have been observed among the Chinese may not apply to all Asians. Asians and North Americans really do see the world differently. Shown a [ . . . ]
my StrengthsFinder themes analyzed
Joseph Dworak of Leadership Vision has graciously read my palm, er, analyzed my StrengthsFinder themes. I’ve found this to be the most helpful personal assessment tool to date, b/c it not only tells me how I might do something stylistically, but it [ . . . ]
resourcefulness + Tim Keller’s new book excerpt
I often get offline, in person, comments about how resourceful this website is, and how they’ve found it helpful for all kinds of information. But I’m also recently getting emailed and picking up online comments about the link rot on my website. [ . . . ]
searching the blogosphere, and more
When I’m searching for intel’ or info, I usually go to Google (for the world wide web) or Technorati (for the world live web, aka blogosphere), with Yahoo and BlogPulse as secondaries for more thorough searching, respectively. But now that Kottke‘s said [ . . . ]
art at the mall
Makoto Fujimura is perhaps a most notable and accomplished Asian American artist, based on New York City, and connected with International Arts Movement (IAM) and Village Church. I briefly met him in person a while back, when I conference-crashed (cf. Wedding Crashers) [ . . . ]
baptism by blog
Intermittently famous blogger, Mark Jen, proclaims his faith in Christ at his blog — he was the blogger who got fired by Google for being too vocal about internal corporate matters. He perfectly illustrates what baptism is all about, a public testimony, [ . . . ]
A Generous Orthodoxy Conference – 2 locations
Off The Map is hosting A Generous Orthodoxy conference at 2 locations: near Washington DC (October 7-8) and Seattle (November 4-5) — Brian McLaren, Jim Henderson, Jim Wallis, and more. The online quiz is a great idea!
