Brad Boydston's Regular Reads

Hacker Finds Kill Switch For Submachine Gun-Wielding Robot Dog - An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: In July, a video of a robot dog with a submachine gun strapped to its back terrified the internet. No...

Pet Bunny Acts Like a Dog - Having a giant rabbit around the house isn't quite like the movie *Harvey* or *Donnie Darko*. It's more like having a long-eared dog that eats vegetabl...

This man earns $95 an hour as a professional cuddler - Trevor James of Hollywood, California charges $95 an hour to cuddle. There's a two-hour minimum but you can choose from eighty different cuddling positio...

Photos of Osaka from nearly a decade ago - Back in 2014, I had the pleasure of visiting a friend and being shown the mostly lesser known sights of Osaka. It’s a city I really like. Similar to Tokyo,...

Jumping spiders may experience something like REM sleep - If it's an analog of mammalian REM sleep, then it evolved very early.

Magic Empire Global IPO: Wild meme stock frenzy or something else entirely? - Two curiously under-the-radar companies saw their share prices skyrocket recently, but it’s not exactly a repeat of the GameStop trading bonanza. Meme st...

“resist the devil and it will flee” - Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7b James tells us that if we resist the devil, it* will flee from us. That’s truly an amazing thought....

How Google Assistant helped me spend more time outside - Summer is my favorite season, and whenever it comes around, I always try to soak up as much sunshine as I can. But with my schedule, it can be tough to c...

Absolute and relative - It doesn’t matter that it’s not the Super Bowl or the World Cup. For this twelve-year old, tomorrow’s game is the big game, the biggest ever, and the emoti...

A theology of heaven for our time - To affirm the truth of heaven is to fire our spiritual imaginations for this life.

Wesleyan Philosophy 5c -- Gender and Sexual Ethics, Part 2 - Last week I attempted to sketch out the general contours of a biblically-based, Wesleyan sense of sexual ethics. This week we dive into even deeper water...

Essay by Michael Fitzpatrick: *Theology by Widows* for Sunday, August 14, 2022 - Weekly essay on the Revised Common Lectionary.

Discipleship: God’s Plan for Reaching the World - (Read more Discipleship: God’s Plan for Reaching the World)

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Nominalism and Protestant Hermeneutics - This is an excellent essay connecting the dots between those who hold a nominalist metaphysic and the way they interpret scripture: Hermeneutics: My Fi...

Treating Others Right, Even Those Who Don't Deserve It - I read Amos in my devotions this morning. To be honest, it is a pretty dismal book, full of words of condemnation. Here is one example. Thus says th...

A unified Gmail, for all the ways you connect - Gmail has changed a lot over the past 18 years, and since the beginning, we’ve aspired to help billions of people around the world stay connected and get...

Drug abuse in the USA and misleading stories - As you can see from the chart above, drug deaths have come near to quintupling in the 20 years between 1999 and 2020. Partially published reports from 2021...

What's Up With Inflation - Dr. Allan Bevere and I reflect on what inflation is, how it is used in politics, and what it might mean for Christians.

Two Quick Links for Tuesday Afternoon - Gobsmacked at the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. #holyforkingshirtballs [nasa.gov] Roger Angell, who has been writing for the New York...

Acumen Launches a $25 Million Investment Initiative to Power Livelihoods with Clean Energy - This week, Acumen launched its new Pioneer Energy Investment Initiative: Powering Livelihoods Using Solar (PEII+). PEII+ is a 5-year, $25 million dollar ...

Common Issues For Commercial Laundry Machines - When it comes to operating a commercial laundry, you have a lot of responsibilities and that includes having a supply of commercial laundry parts. You must...

18 Things about Asian American Christianity - Many things are happening in Asian American Christianity and thanks to the power of digital publishing via the internet and social media, we're able to see...

June 23 roundup - With mail voting, California primary shows … you’ll just have to wait – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) In L.A.’s mayoral race, Caruso, a billionaire devel...

Reviews of Bonhoeffer's 'Letters and Papers from Prison' - I read this a while ago in an early, simple edition that didn't give enough context. So I recently re-read it in an expanded edition that was a lot more ...

Lil' Rev Needs Our Help - Our dear friend, the wonderful Marc Revenson, aka Lil' Rev, needs our help. He's scheduled for some dire oral surgery and his insurance will cover only ...

grace to stop doing it all well - Leave well. Return well. Eat well. Exercise well. Avoid gluten well. Sleep well. Do in-person school well. Do online school well. Switch back and ...

Museum and Memorial - Recently Popie and I traveled to Montgomery, Alabama, to visit a museum and memorial sponsored by the Equal Justice Initiative, the organization led by Bry...

Refresh. - It’s been awhile. A long while. So I’ll begin slowly, and see how this goes. For now, I’m testing the waters to see if I’m even capable of posting a blog p...

Everything You Need to Know About Getting an FHA Loan in Florida - Nothing is more exciting than purchasing your first home in the beautiful sunshine state of Florida. What isn’t there to love? There are beaches, enterta...

Resilience - Resilience We are in the midst of a very tough season: COVID, polarization over race, politics and more. This is taking a toll on our families, our friends...

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Why You Should Consider IRA Approved Precious Metals - People World Wide invest in gold or precious metals. Most millionaires and billionaires say they hold 80% of their portfolio in metals. So why are so man...

Garmin Drive 60Lmt Review - Garmin Drive 60Lmt Gps Navigator Full Review Garmin Drivesmart-60Lmt-D-Smart Features DriveSmart comes with all of the same features that the basic Drive. ...

A Call for Prayer - Afghanistan is in a dire position. The US has withdrawn our military support, and the Taliban has taken control of the government. It is easy to watch the ...

Best Phone Plans 26 - *Verizon Shared Data 5 GB:* Verizon’s Shared Data 5 GB plan starts at $65 and gives you 5 GB of high-speed data and unlimited data at slower speeds. You...

Study Notes on 1 Timothy 2:1-15 - *Purpose. *Lays out general instructions which Timothy is to give all the church at Ephesus with reference to prayer and public worship, including specif...

A new location… - In order to make life a wee bit easier I am providing you with a link to the YouTube channel where these videos are located. Perhaps for the future simply ...

The Other Parade - There is no dramatic footage and you won’t see it shared by any news stations, but there was another “cancer parade” that preceded the cheering faces linin...

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING 3 - A little background to this story. I have been a fan of *The Waltons* from the beginning of the series. In 2017 I attended the 45th anniversary celebr...

Entrepreneurs Must-Read Book List - These are the books after reading hundreds of books on business I would most recommend to an entrepreneur. Reading them will cover nearly all the bases...

Alarm as Covid-19 cases rise once again in Sweden - As of Monday, a total of 240 people were receiving intensive care treatment for Covid-19 across Sweden, up from 197 just ten days previously.

What Are You Measuring – Expanded - When I posted this on my blog I had no idea I would get some many emails asking for more clarification on how to go about deciding on what to measure and h...

List of Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent Brands - Looking for an eco friendly laundry detergent? There are lots of great brands to choose from, with different pros and cons. We’ve gathered up a complete li...

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Visit the Internet Monk Archives - 20 Years of Internet Monk For twenty years, Michael Spencer, Chaplain Mike and a number of other writers described and discussed the post-evangelical life,...

Moved to Medium - Finally, I’ve decided to make the move — to Medium. This garden will remain here as an archive. For new writing, welcome to … sivinkit.medium.com The follo...

Eric Metaxas punching a man on a bike - First tweet: https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1299415158322855944 Last tweet: https://twitter.com/AndyRowell/status/1299787151115132928 Whole thread: ...

Dave Jacobs Interview “Steve Sjogren: Still Cleaning Toilets” - Steve Sjogren: Still Cleaning Toilets Dave: Sorry that I haven’t kept up on “All-Things-Sjogren” but the last I heard you had planted a church in Florida...

This feed has moved and will be deleted soon. Please update your subscription now. - The publisher is using a new address for their RSS feed. Please update your feed reader to use this new URL: *http://justthinking.typepad.com/nordenson/a...

After the Protests, Now What? - After absorbing the video of George Floyd gasping for breath under the knee of a policeman, the country erupted in protest. The anger and frustration of b...

The Old Man and the Sea: Papa’s Cruciform Writing - La entrada The Old Man and the Sea: Papa’s Cruciform Writing se publicó primero en jesus the radical pastor.

Save an additional 15% on these industry-leading VPNs in honor of President's Day - Presidents’ Day and VPNs may not be a natural fit at first glance. But think about it for a minute. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were both Ameri...

The Venezuela Conversation at Menlo Church - I am being asked about Venezuela. Last year we hosted an event at Menlo Church which outlined the historical issues and economic problems with Venezuela. W...

Keeping Advent in the midst of marketplace hysteria - In response to some questions on Twitter, I thought I’d offer a few thoughts. I have been delighted and grateful to see that many people from various trad...

Aquinas on emotion, pt. 2 (ST 2.23) - In a previous post I began a commentary on Aquinas' understanding of emotion (or "the passions") as it is laid out in the *Summa theologica*. In that refl...

Commonly Used Toxic Materials in Matresses - As an intern working with Your Guide to Green, I’ve discovered some shocking information about the mattress you sleep on every night. Did you know that t...

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...

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...

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 ...

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: ...

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...

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 m...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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 di...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

Common Places: A New Forum for Old Conversations - Michael Allen and Scott Swain, editors of Common Places [We just launched a new version of this blog. We recommend you read Allen and Swain's new post here...

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...

- 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...

Hagia Sophia [Flickr] - Andrew E. Larsen posted a photo: [image: Hagia Sophia] This building (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία; Holy Wisdom) is now known as the Ayasofya Museum, but was an ea...

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