Brad Boydston's Regular Reads

ICE: we don’t use stingrays to locate undocumented immigrants - Letter adds that, even when you’re targeted via stingray, you can still call 911.

prayer - Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fru...

Seminary CM10: The Rise of the Nones - This is the tenth post on the Contexts of Ministry in my Seminary in a Nutshell series. See the bottom for the previous posts in this unit, "The Person and...

'Twin Peaks' Actor Charged With Attempted Second-Degree Murder - Jeremy Lindholm was charged with attempted second-degree murder after beating his girlfriend with a baseball bat.

postmarketOS Pursues A Linux-Based, LTS OS For Android Phones - An anonymous reader quotes Liliputing: Buy an iPhone and you might get 4-5 years of official software updates. Android phones typically get 1-3 years of up...

Her Name is Dignity - Riding along interstate 90 in South Dakota, you expect to see roadside art. But a glorious new statue went up last year that dominates the landscape as s...

Preparing (for the test of time) - We have a word for the fruitless search for perfect: perfectionism. And we have a word for what we do when we dumb something down to get approval: the comm...

This paper notebook is completely reusable after a trip to the microwave - Digital devices still have a long way to go before they can match the instant feedback and flexibility of paper. Even the low-latency touch screens found...

This paper notebook is completely reusable after a trip to the microwave - Digital devices still have a long way to go before they can match the instant feedback and flexibility of paper. Even the low-latency touch screens found...

Patagonia Steps Up Its Public Lands Activism With First-Ever TV Commercial - Company founder Yvon Chouinard appeals to people in Montana, Utah, and Nevada to call their government representatives. *What:* Patagonia’s first-ever TV...

Season 2 Trailer for The Crown -

10th Sunday after Trinity: Pic & Cantata of the Week - (Click on picture for larger image) • • • Apparently, this time of year is a season in which apocalyptic themes take hold. With this year’s solar eclipse, ...

Unusual Day at the Cancer Center - [image: 20170818_113753 (960x1280)]Yesterday was definitely a very unique experience at the infusion center. We had been concerned about the things that ...

Massive show of support for refugee youths protesting Sweden's Afghanistan deportations - Some 1000 people on Saturday joined the Afghan youths who are holding a sit-down protest in Stockholm against Sweden's deportations to Afghanistan.

A List of Asian American Theologians - Thinking and writing about the study of God is known as theology. And in some ways, all of us who are Christ-followers are theologians in that we read an...

Viewing a total solar eclipse from an airplane - On March 8-9, 2016, a total solar eclipse swept across the Pacific Ocean for more than 5 hours. About a year before the eclipse, Hayden Planetarium astro...

Video previews help you find what you’re looking for even faster - We’re always looking for ways to help you find information faster and easier. That’s why when you look up “NBA draft recap,” for example, you’ve always s...

Faith leaders on the front lines in Charlottesville - An interfaith group of clergy gathered alongside anti-racist and anti-fascist groups countering white supremacist and neo-Nazi protesters.

The alt-Right and Antifa - “They started by rationalizing Trump. They ended by rationalizing slavery.” — Bill Kristol Actually, it goes back farther than that. Beginning in the 1980’...

Where have I been? - I will resume Ruminations eventually, but this summer I have been overwhelmed with 1) our national agony and 2) preparing a new book: *The Once and Future ...

Get on the same page: new Google Docs features power team collaboration - Getting people on the same page for a project can be tough. It requires managing a ton of opinions and suggestions. The last thing you should have to wor...

It’s “That” Time of the Year Again - That dreaded time for most mainline churches is just around the corner. I’m referring to the fall stewardship drive. If your church is like 90 percent of m...

Christ Alone & Catholic Sacramental Theology: A Reformation Response - [image: 9780310515746]In order to understand the nature of the Reformers’ disagreement with Rome, you have to understand the nature of two intertwining i...

DDD (Doodlings Deficit Disorder) - Gadzooks! It’s the 4th of July, when we boast we’re the *gens Domini*, and with napalm and nukes and a “Put up your dukes!” we give thanks to the Lord of th...

Wealth Creation and the Poor - [image: Print] [image: bam-global-main-430-crop1] ------------------------------ *Contents* 1. Foreword 2. Wealth Creation Manifesto 3. Executive Summary ...

If each of us empties our bucket, perhaps we can start a stream. - Normally, when people ask where I'm from I answer with a measure of pride. I'm from Virginia, not just Virginia in general, but a lovely little corner of t...

An old coffee shop in old Tokyo - Tokyo has no shortage of big chain coffee shops and cafes, but fortunately it also has plenty of old school, lost in time little outlets.

Greek Thinking vs. Hebrew Thinking - *My friend Heather posted this for discussion on Facebook: * Greek thinking / Hebrew thinking A lot of times in theological discussion I see people argue ...

The Smartphone Generation - If you have anything to do with people teen-aged or younger, you should read Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? by Jean M. Twenge. When I told my son...

The Differences Between Indoor and Outdoor Foam - Foam cushions are the backbone of modern furniture. The best cushions are designed for comfort, style, and functionality with a specific purpose in mind. I...

Agoraphobic Traveller, globetrotting from home via Google streetview - Jacqui Kenny is searching for the perfect Google street photo (Wired), as seen on her Instagram feed, Agoraphobic Traveller/ Streetview Portraits. Kenny es...

Warning: Fake internship post on WhatsApp in our name in East Africa - It has come to our attention that an anonymous source in the East Africa region is soliciting individuals over social media and WhatsApp to provide perso...

LEADERSHIP BY OBEDIENCE - Most of my ministry I have lead by vision. We are headed somewhere. There is a future destination, a mission, a goal. It’s about accomplishing something ...

729. Known books as travel companions - I've been reading M Train by Patti Smith. One of the things that has jumped out at me is her practice of choosing from among books she's already read those...

How Virtru for G Suite lets you share sensitive business information and stay compliant - If you work in a regulated industry like healthcare, legal or finance, you might be familiar with regulations relating to HIPAA, CJIS and CFPB, and under...

Charge to the Fuller Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Graduates - Every year I have the joy of giving a charge to the graduates of Fuller’s DMIN program. These ministry leaders have worked hard in their program, and now c...

New Article: Lessons Learned in IT - History repeats itself if history is ignored. Few today know who Novell was, but we still benefit from their inventive engineering. What can solution pro...

10 Online Clothing Retailers With Awesome Return Policies - Buying clothes in a store—once the *only* way to shop—now seems almost antiquated. Why limit yourself to merely one designer, or even all the options ava...

Sunday School Crafts For Kids - A Sharefaith Kids Interview with Daniel Warvel. Sunday School crafts have long been a staple of kids Bible lessons – and for good reason! They promote fi...

Essay: *Send Her Away!* by Dan Clendenin for Sunday, August 20, 2017 - Weekly essay on the Revised Common Lectionary.

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Josh's Meatwich - We went to Stachowski's to get a famed pastrami sandwich. Josh was pleased.

How to open your talk with a question - Do you sometime struggle to decide how to open your presentations? We know that the way we begin is important – it creates the first impression that the...

Old link: Memory - This old *Wired* article is called The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever. I'm not interested in the angle of the title. I think it would be a...

Health Update - OK, some of you are asking about about my health. I am really well and feeling super healthy, apart from having to take a short nap every afternoon. My ski...

Bethany Baptist Church - This coming Sunday, April 30, Ned will be preaching at Bethany Baptist Church, 164 Douglass Street, Reading PA 19601, at 10:15 am. We hope some of you c...

APEST and discussion about functions in the church - I commented on a post written by Bob Robinson and introduced by Scot McKnight at Scot's blog: Evaluating the APEST Theory of Church Flourishing (Bob Robins...

Carpe Datum! Paragraphs from "Galileo's Middle Finger" - Alice Dreger's "Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science," is one of the most refreshing books I have read recen...

25 Great Articles and Essays by David Foster Wallace - David Sedaris writes personal stories, funny tales about his life growing up in a Greek family outside of Raleigh, ., about working as an elf in Santa's Fr...

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Rietumu Banka - FX jest najbardziej płynnym rynku i największy na świecie przy użyciu obroty w wysokości około $ 4 bilionów dolarów. Trades ilość z dnia na dzień przewyższ...

Milk Supply Functions at Factor and Product Prices - Introduction: The prosperity of any nation is closely intertwined with the socio-economic and health status of its people. And, raising the milk producti...

Back to School in India - [image: A]A* is 8 years old, and lives in Wahabpora, India. His father is a daily wage laborer and was not able to pay for his son’s education, so he disc...

Here's How Long You're Contagious When You Have a Cold - Jake Rossen Sooner or later, cold or flu germs are going to take up unsolicited residence in your system. And next to the sneezing and coughing, anxiety o...

transitions - Dear friends, Blessings during this Christmas season. I vividly remember a devotion shared by Dave Kersten at one of our staff retreats. He noted from John...

Resource: Choosing a Church - As a pastor in Utah, Jonathan Stoddard has frequent conversations with people on their way out of Mormonism who are looking for a new spiritual home. He of...

New Thoughts for a New Year - I have not written a post since 2015. The reflective words stopped finding a place here. My life has changed in some pretty big ways. I am no longer a sitt...

Simple Cell Phones for Senior Citizens - Some will ask the question of why the cell phones for seniors would need to be any different from the more typical type of cell phone The reason for this i...

stuff and latelies (4) - Another little burst of picture fun from the last few months.... These girls do get along a lot of the time, but they have some moments that just bless my ...

October 13 (day 287 of 365) - Old Testament Jeremiah 29:24-32, Jeremiah 30, Jeremiah 31:1-14 New Testament 2 Thessalonians 2 Psalms & Proverbs Psalm 119:33-40

Evangelical Views of the 2016 Election: Swimming Against the Stream, An Evangelical Vote for Gary Johnson - Women's Ministry Council Co-Founder is a long-time Libertarian. In the history of the United States, when Americans have begun to question or feel as if ...

The Church Then and Now - ABIDING IS THE SECRET OF FRUITFULNESS–John 15:1-8 Whereas most people speak in terms of wanting to be successful, Jesus emphasizes that his servants shou...

Fall trip to Guam and Micronesia - *Speaking in chapel on the Guam campus*In spite of being sick most of the time, I consider my fall trip to Guam and Micronesia to be a major success. I me...

Muslim Dating And How It’s Done - As a single or unattached Muslim you have probably visited several Muslim matrimonial websites with the hope of finding your Muslim match or better half. M...

Shift from working IN to ON your company - Over the years I’ve worked with a number of entrepreneurs looking to grow their companies. One of the more common sticking points is that they need to tra...

Crowds (Brain Dump Sketch) - --- Twitter Facebook (C) Laura Springer [image: Creative Commons License] Musings of a peripatetic wannabe-sage by Laura Springer is licensed under a Crea...

Congo’s Camp Zulu is Growing! - MERCI MINGI to all the Covenant Campers and the Camp Staff for ALL they gave last summer for the Zulu Camp Project in Congo. Over $50,000 was raised to hel...

Apostolic Succession & Me - Several months ago I led a Bible study of 1 Peter 1. It starts out "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ." 1 Peter is an encyclical. circulating through the...

For Tamir - My friend died this year His cancer, amoral Cancer comes like rain, That good and evil alike receive It chokes children, rich , smart , poor, valuable, thr...

In honor of Rosa Parks: Quiet, confident, strong, courageous, prophetic…and a follower of Christ. - Rosa Parks. This woman. Quiet but not timid. Confident but not arrogant. Fierce but not violent. Strong, Courageous, and Prophetic. …and a follower of Chri...

- This year has been different. For months before marriage God spoke to my heart of new things, prepared my soul to cling to His promise, “Behold, I am doing...

"To Rest" is a Verb, or Confessions of a List Maker - I'm a list maker. Not just a grocery list maker--a To-Do List maker. On Sunday evening I make a *To Do* list for the week ahead. It's stream-of-consciousn...

Myers-Briggs is dead long live Myers-Briggs - Some of my students at George Fox have asked me about this article that declares the Myers-Briggs test to be totally meaningless. Then I’ve seen it re-post...

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The DIY Three-Wheeler - Kevin Becker recently moved to Kenya and built this great DIY three-wheeler for his son. “My son wants to be outside all of the time. This three-wheel cart...

- I'm heading back to Jerusalem! For another volunteer experience with Bridges for Peace. During my previous times there, I blogged about everything I did an...

New DMin course at South University on world and new religions - I am pleased to recommend a new online DMin course through South University College of Theology on world religions. I was asked to design this 11 week cou...

Intimacy - *“When Covenanters worship, we celebrate God’s story through expressions rooted in our culture. Our worship creates a sense of intimacy with both God and o...

Zero Waste in Real Life: Including Zero Waste Pioneers You Won’t Believe - The Trash Problem The EPA reports that in 2012 Americans disposed of about 251 million tons of solid waste; that’s almost 4.5 pounds per person per day. A ...

Help Needed – With Love - Sometimes it is so obvious that God is moving that it is almost frightening. It is sort of like being invited into an event that is already orchestrated, b...

There once was a blog - Last month Rebecca said "If you're going to keep listing the blog in our church newsletter, you should update it sometime." Which makes perfect sense. It ...

My Friend and Kindred Spirit - Dr. Chris Perez and Dr. Debbie Erickson Let me tell you about my friend, Dr. Debbie. I was immediately drawn to Debbie because she, like me, is a haole (Ca...

On Christmas - I was young when I understood how cruel the world was. I grew up on a sheep and cattle ranch and witnessed life and death in its rawness. A prairie chick...

The End | The Beginning - Dear visitors and friends, This garden (blog) has been a wonderful experience for me. After being less active on it the last three years, I wondered whethe...

What I Did on My Summer Vacation - I am now back in the office and reflecting on my summer break. This year Kara and I made no big trips as a couple or family. We cleaned the house getting r...

Mengenal Filosofi - *Filosofi* atau *filsafat* adalah ilmu yang membahas tentang fenomena atau gejala yang terjadi di dunia secara mendasar dan kritis. Filosofi merupakan ilmu...

Thailand, last day of visit -

- Our friends from Redwood City are due to arrive this afternoon. The whole team will be with us here in Marseille for a little over a week. But two of th...

Bunk Bed Giveaway! - Epoch Design stocks their furniture in Costco stores, and the company is giving away a McKenzie Twin bunk bed set from the Redding store! We've been plann...

Merry Christmas - Christmas trees come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Guam has its share of such variety. Just imagine this particular tree as ours this year! Thanks....

New Academic Dean for Institute for Worship Studies - Today, the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies (where I serve on the board of trustees) announced the appointment of a new academic dean. IWS is...

How are apps making prayer social - Here in San Francisco this weekend for the hackathon event, Code for the Kingdom (presented by Leadership Network, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, Carpente...

Steps To Setting Up A Home Based Small Business - The steps we are showcasing here are not just applicable for an online business but for any small business. What’s the difference between a hobby and a bus...

Sack that QUARTERBACK! - This was the first year for tackle football in our home! It was exciting and frightening all at the same time. Luckily for me - the worrying Mother - Cale...

A New Blog - If by some miracle there's anyone who still ventures by these parts, I thought I'd let you know that I started a new blog today. It's called "Clipping In, ...

ReKnew - ReKnew has been launched! I'm excited to share with you my new website and updated blog posts HERE. You'll find a wealth of material on the new site that w...

WE ARE MOVING! - In a spirit of itineracy, the Bishop's blog is moving to a new web page. You can now find Bishop Willimon's blogs, articles, videos, and podcasts at his ow...

A Time To Blog & A Time To Stop - As I type this post I'm thinking of Ecclesiastes 3--if I'm honest, it's actually the Birds singing the song patterned after the text: To everything, turn, ...

UPDATE & NDY GIG - Hello blog peeps. Long time no talk (except I yap everyday on Twitter). I miss this!! I didn’t intent to blog again until the ReKnew site was launched (af...

No words necessary - I came across a picture the other night on Facebook that I promptly shared. It had no explanation, no tag, no link, no credit, no nothing. Just a 4-word ph...

The Emperor's Garden - The Emperor instructed the gardener to set up the new court's garden. "I want you to plant five trees growing the Crataan fruit," the Emperor said, "Becaus...

Lessons from the Journey III - This one is a very simple one. The lesson is *Servanthood*. Simply put, it's been the discovery of the joy that can be found in serving others. This has fo...

Leaving TypePad - This blog has existed on TypePad since its inception. However, as of tonight (overnight in the Western Hemisphere) it will be migrating to a WordPress inst...

Baccalaureate & Graduation 2011: PIU - Sunday, May 8, PIU held it "Graduates' Worship Service" at Onnuri Korean Church in Mangilao, Guam. Here at the left are the ladies that graduated . . . ...

Combined A/G institution would be named Evangel University - This important tidbit of info slipped past my previous reading of a news release from the Assemblies of God about the proposal to consolidate Evangel Unive...

Off and Running - Spring Semester 2011 is off and running and is already in it's fourth week. Pictured here are some of our girls meeting for dorm devotions on the basketbal...

Penguins (Thanks Mick) - Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica – where do they go? Wonder no more ! ! ! It is a known fact that the penguin is...

Merry Christmas - *A **Nativity Scene** was erected in a church yard. * *During the night the folks came across this scene.* [image: cid:62497D5087054ABB9D219A397FA8372E@PREF...

We're moving...in cyberworld, anyway. - It's time. Farewell Blogger...we're moving on to easier places that inspire me to blog, unlike this unfavorable service you provide. They even imported all...

Reflections on Benedict XVI's visit to Britain - Cambridge, England, September 20, 2010 I have spent the last few days watching the coverage of the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Britain. The Pope has show...

Students Lobby for Smart Phones in Class - This falls under the Changing Times category. It also falls under the "I'm feeling older" category. These suggestions may sound strange to people in my gen...

- August 2 It's Flame Tree season on Guam right now. The photo of this tree comes from one of Guam's small public parks. These trees are large and lovely, an...

New Site Design with New RSS Feed - Hey RSS Subscribers, We’ve finally redesigned the Church Marketing Sucks blog, and with the new look comes a new RSS feed. We hope you’ll check out the sit...

Apparently, Video Games Are Good For You... - By John Asante Remember all those times that mother dearest would tell you to "put down the controller, step away from the TV, go outside, and run around,"...

Take a Flying Leap - I'd like to take a moment to write about a misunderstood little rodent who makes his home in the Great White North. I'm speaking of the stout and furry "le...

LONG awaited update! - Dear Family Around the World, Greetings in the Love and Grace of Jesus! I know it has been many months since my last missal; as always, thanks for your p...

All for Now - That's all for now on the NLT Study Bible blog. We very well might renew this blogging effort in the future, but for now I'm focused on other things. I wou...

SPOTLIGHTS: Back in the Land of Blog - Greetings, I have not blogged for 1 year. But I am thinking that this is a valuable tool that I should be contributing to, so I am going to give it another...

I FIND THIS VERY INTERESTING! - Rare Brown and White Panda Could be the Result of Inbreeding http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/rare-brown-and-white-panda-could-be-the-result-of-inbre...

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN ZAMBIA AND UGANDA - *Volunteer OpportunityJusto Mwale Theological University CollegeLusaka, Zambia* *Overview:* JMTUC was founded almost thirty years ago to serve both the R...

Last post - This is my last post on grow-a-brain. Thanks for the nearly 20,000,000 visitors who checked in during the 7 years I blogged here. I can be found at my new,...

I'm Moving! - My blog was moved...click here! Check it out! Check out my photos, too!

BREAKING NEWS: NIV to be updated! - I (Peter Kirk) just received from Zondervan a letter announcing that the NIV Bible is to be updated in 2011. The announcement is at this website. Here are ...

CFBA Tour: Offworld - Check out my post about the current offering from the CFBA tour: Offworld, by Robin Parrish.

Orthodox Benedictine Monastery Receives Favorable Media Coverage - I'm very late in posting this, but I'm thrilled to see Christminster Monastery in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is receiving yet more positive coverage. Repor...

Buyer Beware Nationstar Mortgage, Champion Mortgage - People who know me, know that I'm not a complainer or whiner by nature, but sometimes you just gotta let it out. Watch out for Nationstar Mortgage in Lewisv...

Mark Study #14: Lord of the Sabbath - Step into the study, pour yourself a cup of coffee, get comfortable and let’s enjoy the Gospel of Mark. Our scripture this week is Mark 2:23-28 “One Sabbat...

Oh Those Pesky 'Angels and Demons' - At this point it is hard to believe all the ruckus that was caused by Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, which, when people calmed down, they realized it was...

Musing......no A at the front, though it might work... - I think teaching English has done something to my sudden fascination with letters...."a" and "e" blogs being too close together..... It's strange to think ...

The Inauguration and the Third Culture President - It’s just the beginning. We are celebrating what many consider a dream fulfilled. Of course, there are still conflicts, racism, prejudice and stereot...

ALL CLEAR: FeedMedic Alert for http://feeds.feedburner.com/FeedbulletinForLandres - Your Source Feed, http://feeds.feedburner.com/~u/landres, is now working fine. Carry on! We will let you know if anything bad happens in the future.

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