July 2004

I finished reading The Spirit of the Discplines by Dallas Willard. It was recommended to me about 12 years ago and has been sitting on my bookshelf since — feel kind of foolish for not reading it before. It is very much in the vein of The Divine Conspiracy, which is no surprise since they [...]

Tivo recorded a brand new episode of MythBusters tonight! First new episode I’ve seen in several months. I think this show entertains me more than anything else on TV — I just haven’t figured out if that says something good or something alarming about me.

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Nothing Sacred by Douglas Rushkoff has given me lots to ponder in the last few days since finishing it. This is the second time I’ve referenced it, though probably not the last.
Throughout the book, he comments on that fact that religion has come to a place that focuses too much on experts who impart information. [...]

I read Prayer and the Art of Volkswagen Maintenance by Donald Miller a few weeks ago. If you liked

Hmm…reasons to name a website subvergence… (there is truth in each of these!)
1) Because it has kind of a catchy ring to it, and it was available.
2) Because subversive and emergence are catchy little buzzwords these days, so why not combine them into one word and get double the catch and buzz!
3) Because it sounds [...]

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