May 2005

I really wish that this was a joke, but unfortunately it’s not:
Jesux (pronounced Hay-sooks) is a new Linux distribution for Christian hackers, schools, families, and churches. There is already a core distribution being prepared, based on RedHat’s distribution.
Jesux will aim to be an environment that is pleasant for Christians to work in, with all [...]

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Ray Vanderlaan has a bunch of audio teachings available for purchase from the Follow the Rabbi website. These are mainly teachings that help you understand the context that Jesus lived in in first century Judaism, and they have had a lot of influence on Rob Bell.
Thanks to Justin for giving me the heads up [...]

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Scot McKnight has posted some comments on The Last Word, and the Word After That by Brian McLaren. (He’s a respected author and Bible scholar if you’re not familiar with him.) The comments are worth reading if you’ve read the book or followed any of the discussion surrounding it.

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I’m enjoying a fine beverage today at the Spotted Cow: Thomas Kemper Orange Cream soda. Why has no one told me about these before? If you’re reading this, you have now heard of them, and you have no excuse not to try one.

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That last post was my first ever post from a Mac, making this my second. This week, I became the proud owner of the older model G5 17″ iMac, thanks to the fact that Apple is clearing them out right now. I am still heavily tied to my Dell laptop, and it is my main [...]

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Finally got a chance to see Episode III: Revenge of the Sith today. It still misses some of the chemistry between the characters in the first trilogy, but overall, I give it a big thumbs up.

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Thanks to Adam’s comment, I just discovered the Burnside Writers Collective. Looks to be some good stuff worth following.

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Mars Hill in Seattle has a podcast of their sermons. In fact there are a number of churches doing this in the ipodder podcast directory. This is such a natural marriage of ministry and technology, and it is good to see some have already taken advantage of it. Kudos to each of these churches.

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I’m sitting in the Spotted Cow. Coffee, ice cream, comfy couches, a fireplace (although fake), free wifi, and less than a mile from the house we put an offer on yesterday. (The caramel macchiato is a little on the sweet side for me, but I think we can probably get that worked out.) Sounds like [...]

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Mike DeVries had some good thoughts late last night on the role of Sabbath and disciplines. His post contains a Lauren Winner. I keep running across her stuff, though I have yet to read any of it. Someday…

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Coldplay: X&Y – June 6

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This is part of the Truth and Culture series. Previous posts: Intro, Focus Outward.
In 1981, work began on restoring the artwork of the Sistine Chapel. (A before and after close up of the results can be seen to the right.) The restoration took a total of twelve years and created a bit of controversy. There [...]

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Don’t ask me what it is, but I figured it’s worth a link — iMosaic

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I thought this paragraph from Urban Tribes was worth noting:
History had proven, apparently, that this social bond dramatically diminished when individual fighting units exceeded 150 men. The 150 figure was not an optimal size of human groups, but rather the maximum size of human groups — the point just before, as Dunbar put it, “complete [...]

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