Brad Boydston's Regular Reads

Do Moral Values Change With the Times? - One of the most common objections I hear to biblical morality is short, succinct, and to the point: "It's 2018!" In other words, "How can you believe in su...

Spacecraft Hayabusa2 Returns Photos of Asteroid Prior To Contact - New submitter FranklinWebber writes: Spacecraft Hayabusa2 is approaching its target, asteroid Ryugu, after a three-and-a-half year trip. The Japan Aerospac...

How Sweden is preparing for World Cup clash with Germany - Ahead of a crunch Group F tie with Germany on Saturday Sweden captain Andreas Granqvist said Wednesday he was "surprised" by the World Cup holders' tactics...

The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John H. Walton, Part 4- Propositions 15 - The Lost World of the Flood: Mythology, Theology, and the Deluge Debate by Tremper Longman III and John H. Walton, Part 4- Propositions 15 We are blogging ...

How to Decorate Like a Viking - Archaeological excavations of ancient sites usually don't come in color, as hundreds of years and exposure to air, water, and/or soil will fade the origi...

Burger King quickly abandons eugenics program in Russia, World Cup players disappointed - Burger King was briefly offering a lifetime supply of its signature burger "the Whopper" to Russian women willing to be impregnated by a footballer duri...

Burger King quickly abandons eugenics program in Russia, World Cup players disappointed - Burger King was briefly offering a lifetime supply of its signature burger "the Whopper" to Russian women willing to be impregnated by a footballer duri...

Francis Chan, The Forgotten God - [image: Forgotten God]Over the last couple weeks I have been reading *Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit*, by Francis Chan. I ...

What the uncharted territories of outer space might look like… - Harkening back to when visual effects teams used colorful liquids & chemicals to simulate space travel for films like 2001, Helios uses those same techni...

Report: Lucasfilm puts Obi-Wan film “on hold” after underwhelming Solo debut - Obi-Wan film further along than Boba Fett's, but both are reportedly affected.

T-Mobile should speak out about Corey Lewandowski—and fire him - Corporations have the power to be voices of social responsibility in the Trump era, and T-Mobile should seize the opportunity. T-Mobile may be wondering ...

who is wise and understanding among you? - Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitte...

AI takes root, helping farmers identify diseased plants - *Editor’s note: TensorFlow, our open source machine learning library, is just that—open to anyone. Companies, nonprofits, researchers and developers have...

Our practices keep our commitments alive - To resist the kind of society we don't want, we have to cultivate the kind we do.

“Are you in a hurry?” - That’s what the sign at the airport cafe said. It’s clearly a state of mind. Everyone at the airport is in one of two states: in a hurry, or killing time. ...

Tokyo alleyway eyes - An ice coffee break in a not so nice back alley.

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...

Insights from the first round of Journey to Confidence - The pilot of Journey to Confidence has just concluded and I am busy wrapping it up and getting ready to open the program up for enrollment again. Meanwhile...

Blessed is the Man — Great Vespers - Blessed is the man who walks not in the council of the wicked. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of th...

Cruelty and the Law - I’ve been surprised by the controversy over separating children from their parents at the border. Not surprised by the cruelty. Surprised that evangelical ...

Delivering for the Future of Smallholder Farmers - Smallholder farmers, as defined by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), are farmers who own small-based plots of land, typically 2...

What Makes a Translation Accurate? (Phil 2:13) – Mondays with Mounce 234 - [image: Sign saying Do Not Follow]I saw a chart the other day that mapped out how “accurate” different translations are. Unfortunately, based on the tran...

Patrons Only: Some Notes on Acts 3:1-13 - I'm just finishing up my tenth week of Greek and commentary on Acts on my patreon site. My "patrons only" post for the week has a little on the Beautiful g...

Two Sides of the Same Coin - It seems as if politics are taking center stage in a lot of Facebook conversations. And many of the conversations inevitably turn to social justice. In fac...

Transitioning to a Work-from-Home Job - Whether you’ve always wanted to work at home and have finally landed the job of your dreams, have found yourself in a new stage in life that requires you s...

Romans 13 and Revelation 13 in a national crisis - *I am posting this sermon, preached at the Harvard Memorial Church 18 years ago, because in the week of June 17, 2018, the Attorney General of the United ...

#ThisisFamily: how we're celebrating Pride - It’s the middle of the middle month of a choppy year and I’m thinking about how we stay steady. I’m thinking about ballasts, the heavy things—weighty, su...

New Article on Improving System Security with KnowBe4 - While speaking at a conference recently, a cybersecurity expert whose company offers email user testing and training stated that KnowBe4.com‘s solution wa...

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 ...

Can we talk about suicide and mental illness now? - How many more celebrities have to die tragically, before we can talk about these hard topics of life and death? Death is one of those topics that most pe...

Dicey doodlings - You think you know someone, but of course you don’t know them too. What might you not know about Jesus of Nazareth? It is not the gift- and skill-sets – ...

Lausanne North Korea Consultation 2018 - The Lausanne North Korea Consultation will take place in Seoul, Korea, from 15-17 November 2018. The purpose of the consultation is to produce a training...

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...

Leaders: How Do You Design your Office and Why it Matters - Recently I started a new role as Chief Strategy Officer at Power Digital Marketing. Over a weekend I moved all my furniture into the new office prior to st...

Lessons Learned from Church Planting by Mitch Jolly - It’s safe to say that I’ve learned hard lessons and some funny lessons and some easy lessons in planting a church. The reality is that there are lessons ...

List of articles from allegations to resignation of Bill Hybels - In order to help people who missed this story, here are what I thought were the key articles that came out from the allegations against Bill Hybels on Marc...

Knowing truth - Knowing truth requires iterative exposure to the big questions and to the other that pushes back and questions one's structure of knowledge and assumptio...

- 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...

Pietism for Today’s Evangelical Church–Hope for the Future - Pietism for today’s evangelical church I am increasingly convinced that Pietism has something important to say to the church today. Philip Jacob Spener (16...

My last post - If you are reading this, it means I am no longer here. The liver and colon cancer stopped toying with me on March 26, 2018. The last laugh is on the canc...

Two Good Articles on the Church's Role in the 21st Century Sexual Mess. - Last Thursday I was involved in the nth session of an important and difficult dialogue. How does the church, how do those of us who have leadership in the ...

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...

adoption - On July 31, 2017, we had the joy and honor of bringing our new son into our lives and becoming his forever family. Sometimes the most important things to...

Ministry as Sponging - I wrote this ten years ago * Ministry as Sponging* Isaiah 53: He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like on...

What is Rapamycin Used For – Anti Aging Effects - What is a rapamycin used for? What are side effects and what anti aging effect rapamycin effect has? Researchers simply according promising rapamycin che...

How’s your smile? - Since I was a child I’ve been told there is healing power in a smile. As with a lot of gifts, the giver can sometimes not even notice the power of the gift...

Review of 'Life without Lack' - What made Dallas Willard different? Why do we get the sense when we read what he wrote, listen to what he taught and most of all watch video of him, that h...

YouTube's DIY competitor - I just discovered that our library has video how to collection online! According to the website: Unlimited access to an online library of high-quality inst...

Your COMPLETE Worship Solution - Tired of searching all over the internet for church graphics and worship media each week? What about managing all of your worship resources and outreach ...

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...

World Social Indicators: Global Per Capita Income - We have seen that life expectancy has been improving all across the planet. It is one of the most important measures of well-being. Yet most people think o...

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...

Essay by Debie Thomas: *Crossing to the Other Side* for Sunday, June 24, 2018 - Weekly essay on the Revised Common Lectionary.

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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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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