Brad Boydston's Regular Reads

Mockup of giant TV screen that shows what was behind it months earlier - Bob Shaw's "Light of Other Days", nominated for a Hugo award in 1967, presented the concept of slow glass: a material that takes light days, months or ev...

AC/DC: It’s Tesla duking it out with Edison in The Current War trailer - A casualty of the Weinstein Co. scandal and bankruptcy finally gets a broad release.

Business news: H&M shares rise after surge in early summer sales - Swedish fashion giant H&M looks on track for a budding recovery after a boost in quarterly results sent shares soaring.

Ericsson To Build 'Fully-Automated' 5G Factory In the US By Early 2020 - Ericsson announced its plans to build a 5G factory in the U.S. sometime early next year. "The factory will be the Swedish telco equipment maker's first ful...

The solo marathon - The usual marathons, the popular ones, are done in a group. They have a start time. A finish line. A way to qualify. A route. A crowd. And a date announced...

Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side - The latest version of the bot detector reCaptcha is invisible to users and has spread to more than 650,000 websites. It’s great for security—but not so g...

Tracing the racist history of the death penalty in Georgia - R.J. Maratea argues that lynching declined when white people began to realize that the courtroom would work just as well.

Rice Plus Tapioca Bubble Tea - Tapioca bubble tea has been soaring in popularity in Japan in the recent months (because of tapioca bubble tea challenge), despite being unpopular in the...

God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey, Chapter 4 – When “Very Good” Isn’t Good Enough - God’s Good Earth: The Case for an Unfallen Creation, by Jon Garvey Chapter 4 – When “Very Good” Isn’t Good Enough We will continue our review of God’s Good...

Kingdom Impact in Every Sphere of Society - Michael Oh, Lausanne’s Global Executive Director/CEO, shares his heart about the movement’s vision for kingdom impact in every sphere of society. By God’...

Art Zoom - Google Arts & Culture, with expertise from music video geniuses La Blogothèque, have produced a series of videos they’re calling Art Zoom. Inspired a bit...

life as a trial (test) - Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and may enter and possess the land the LORD promised on oath to...

Get your campaigns ready to reach the always-on deal seeker - Marketers recognize Black Friday and Cyber Monday as major shopping holidays to prepare for. But did you know that only 18 percent of shoppers consolidat...

Sanya, Tokyo’s poorest neighbourhood, in pictures - For an area that’s usually ignored, east Tokyo’s Sanya has suddenly been in the news of late, perhaps in part due to the increased development going on the...

Craig Keener's Galatians Introduction - I don't usually read commentaries from beginning to end, but it could happen with Craig Keener's new *Galatians *commentary. Here are thoughts on the intro...

Essay: *Truth in Advertising* by Debie Thomas for Sunday, June 30, 2019 - Weekly essay on the Revised Common Lectionary.

Where There’s Nashville Hot Chicken in the OC - I love spicy food. Even though I’ve traveled to Nashville for business many times, I usually eat barbecue there. Then, last year, I discovered that Nashv...

How Did Democrats Become the Party of Elites? - https://billmoyers.com/story/how-did-democrats-become-the-party-of-elites/ I found this article helpful in understanding how the Democratic party became "th...

Art or Trash...or both? - I'll let you decide.

Determinación: el rasgo que los líderes deben tener. - Las 3 estrategias de Angela Duckworth para desarrollar la determinación y firmeza que hay en ti y en los demás. Con frecuencia, se les dice a las persona...

For Dr. Thompson - (photo credit, John Thompson) “He’s the toughest grader you will have at Fuller!” These words did not ease my anxious spirit that January as I geared up fo...

Non-permanent Ways to Cool a Room for Summer - Summer is hot. While you might look forward to the summer for the entire rest of the year, come June, you are always surprised just how uncomfortably warm ...

Congratulations to the Raptors - Since I'm a Jeremy Lin fan, I became a Raptors fan when he got traded there for the playoffs. Unfortunately, he didn't play much, I think because he had so...

Picking Out Effective Solutions Of write my essays online - The article provides e reader with an insight into controversial points surrounding the designing and completion of the essays on Hamlet. The primary aim o...

Corruption - I first encountered corruption when I lived in Kenya. Bribes were common in ordinary life—like if you were stopped by traffic police, or you wanted to get ...

Praying for the President: Should I, Would I? - A neighboring pastor, Jerry Fallwell Senior, used to say that people in Lynchburg VA would either pucker (as in to kiss) or spit when they saw him coming. ...

#10.5-  Hold the Door - #10.5- Hold the door for others – elevator, door front. Do this even if you’re in a hurry. It’ll calm you down and will soothe your soul going into the ...

Craig Misrach – Spinning Medical IP out of a University, Raising Money, Building a Business and Selling It - Craig started a company by *licensing medical IP (Intellectual Property) out of a University, raised money to fund it and ultimately sold it*. 01 Dealing w...

Abortion: some ruminations - *Abortion: some ruminations* It will be obvious to readers that this is not a polished essay. I apologize for the paragraphs-by-number, but if I wait unti...

Dick DeVos needs to resign as Board Chair of the Global Leadership Network due to his consistent record of protecting corrupt leadership - The DeVos family made it publicly known this week that they will use their money to continue to protect Donald Trump. Their spokesperson made it clear that...

Why I Have Never Met a Neoliberal - I recently rediscovered this excellent blog post I read last year, The problem with “critical” studies. Joseph Heath's observations about the term neoliber...

The regulative principle and the Apostles - Two days ago, I wrote an article on the regulative principle, the Old Testament, and Church History. It forms the background to this addendum and can be fo...

Why Your Website Needs to be Secure to Rank Well with Search Engines. - View this post on Instagram The Periodic Table of SEO Factors poster and a few other other highlights from #SMX Advanced yesterday. Make sure to tag your p...

The Awesome Privilege of Partnership in the Gospel - *By Donn Engebretson, Project Leader of Covenant Kids Congo* “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray w...

The cloud demystified: How it works and why it matters - Whether you’re backing up photos or streaming our favorite TV shows, you may know it’s all made possible by the cloud. But for a lot of us, that’s where ...

3 Reasons Christians Cannot Commit the Unforgivable Sin - There is a point in the synoptic gospels where some scribes from Jerusalem alleged that Jesus cast out demons by the prince of demons, Beelzebub. Jesus r...

A Church OF Small Groups - Small groups are one of the most misunderstand ministries I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen them all. Most small groups are just one of many programs churches ...

Joyce's Faith - In my experience I have never seen someone who lives out biblical faith like Joyce. She can lie down in the midst of a maelstrom of danger and, if there is...

NorthWood Church Planting Spring Cohort - NorthWood Church has started over 200 churches that are embedded with the DNA of Northwood. This DNA changes how we make disciples and how we mobilize...

New Training Resource for Pastors - In partnership with Loving Utah, a church plant network, Ross Anderson is leading a team to create an extensive training curriculum for pastors and church ...

Amazement in Ordinary Time - The day around Bethlehem seemed no different than most: shepherds in the field, people wandering through town, paying taxes! It was just another day of wor...

2019 Standard Mileage Rates - The IRS announced the 2019 Standard Mileage Rates last week. Effective January 1, 2019: - Business: $ .58 (58 cents per mile) - Medical / Moving: ...

What’s home health care? - What’s home health care? Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health ca...

Samantha Bee's Christmas Comedy Video Depicts ICE Agents Raiding Nativity Scene - Controversial comedian Samantha Bee who last year described a CPAC attendee as having "Nazi hair" because of the way his head was shave due to stage 4 canc...

Spirit of Justice Park - Something for the "To Do" list for D.C. According to the article: The biggest problem is that rather than sink the parking below grade, the park is rai...

Should Halloween Be Legal In The Church? (Video Podcast) - We decided to do something a little bit different (and a lotta bit weird) and put together this video podcast episode around Halloween and the church’s p...

to see people. - We look at people all the time. We talk to them and listen to them. Our eyes are physically pointed in their direction. We could probably, sometimes, te...

This gaming mouse pad charges your phone while you play - You might not think much could be done to improve the humble mouse pad, but do a quick Google search, and you'll find options that are ultra-thin, pure m...

Faith & Theology is closed - Fourteen years and 2600 posts later, this blog is now closed. It's been a lot of fun. But I don't quite have the heart to keep the blog going after the d...

Why striving to be authentic can be a trap - I suggested to Michaela that when she was delivering the most important parts of her presentation, she stand square to the audience. She pushed back on my ...

Medicine and Religion - I recently sat down with a member of a local parish nursing movement to discuss their work. At the front line of many healthcare issues, they are acutely a...

AfriGadget.com relaunch - We’re back online with our old blog! What started in 2006 by Erik Hersman, founder/co-founder of Ushahidi.com, Brck.com and other ventures, was quickly tur...

Say hello to the new Hire, a smarter, faster way to recruit, by Google - With thelaunch of Hire last year, we simplified the hiring process by integrating it into the tools where recruiters already spend much of their day—Gmai...

LMUSA Mission Team - A mission team from Liebenzell Mission USA will be visiting us to serve in Otavalo and other parts of northern Ecuador from July 14-23. Please keep them ...

Choosing the cheapest cell phone plans - Deciding on the cheapest cell phone plans depend on many variables such as the type of service you want, the type of phone you’re getting and even how many...

- I've moved this blog! You'll now find the Markings blog at The Livelihood Project. If you are a subscriber, you'll continue to receive posts by email; plea...

Willow Creek and Bill Hybels Controversy on Twitter - From TallSkinnyKiwi.com UPDATE (April 11, 2018) The Bill Hybels controversy was trending today on Twitter, along with Paul Ryan and Kevin Spacey. Rev. Hybe...

The Entertainment Industry - In ut quam sem. Fusce ut ultrices orci. Phasellus orci leo, blandit sit amet ultrices eget, ultricies ac justo. Cras iaculis tortor ac leo ornare tincidunt...

Pastor Sivin Kit dan Pemuda CCM Membantah Bakar al-Quran (2010) - Bakar al-Quran Mengapikan Semula Islamofobia Sumber : http://www.harakahdaily.net Pelbagai reaksi diberi rentetan pengisytiharan bakar Al-Quran yang bakal ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

"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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- 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...

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...

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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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