Category Archives: Faith

On the Radar: Giving the blog some love again

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Ken

* ??Mark Glaser?? for ??PBS??: “Should Community-Edited News Sites Pay Top Editors?”:http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2006/07/digging_deepershould_community.html (via “Digg”:http://digg.com/tech_news/Kevin_Rose_Responds_to_Jason_Calacanis_Rant_from_Netscape → “Kevin”:http://krose.typepad.com/kevinrose/2006/07/calacanis.html → “Jason”:http://www.calacanis.com/2006/07/25/kevin-rose-cracks-or-how-to-know-when-youve-won-the-debate/). Aside from the Digg vs. Netscape drama that’s been erupting over the past couple of weeks, Calacanis raises some interesting questions about … Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Laziness Edition

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Ken

* Youtube: “Jon Stewart’s Infamous Crossfire Interview”:http://youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE. This is from the 2004 election, but it’s indictment of corporate media is timeless. * Simile: “Christianity Timeline”:http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/examples/religions/christianity.html. A demonstration of “Timeline”:http://simile.mit.edu/timeline/, which is to time like Google Maps is to place. Very … Continue reading →

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Heat Death

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Ken

We bowed low and entered the temple of driveling entertainment that is Blockbuster. After searching high and low, we discovered and blew the dust off of the indie flick, “The Squid and the Whale”:http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/squid_and_the_whale/. We enjoyed it, it had this … Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Linux, Chicago, Space Quest

Posted on June 9, 2006 by Ken

* ??Overheard in New York??: “That Really Gets My Goat”:http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/005665.html (“via Angela”:http://hereisangela.blogspot.com/2006/06/common-knowledge.html). That has got to be one of the funniest Overheard moments I’ve ever read. * Google Maps “Send to Phone”:http://local.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=32461 and the “Firefox Extension”:http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/sendtophone/index.html. Send information (“even from … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: Iversons, Posegates, eBay

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Ken

Tilling the concrete soil in Newark, congratulating the ubercute couple, Memorial Day hoopla + photos Continue reading →

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On the Radar: Web Calendars, Lip-Syncing and Love (oh, my)

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Ken

* “Boil the ocean”:http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22boil+the+ocean%22&btnG=Search, an egregious consulting term used to limit the scope of a project: “we’re not looking to boil the ocean with this.” Fast Company took “a shrewd look”:http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/88/debunk.html at the phrase, and Bob Congdon digs up its … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: Jen’s Recital, Lunch with TVC’s Übercüte Couple

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Ken

Drove 1 hour and 20 minutes to the Mazda dealer to pick up a sideview mirror, which was broken and later glued back on to the car. Vehicle abuse is one of the charms of our town. I need to … Continue reading →

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Xian Blogs that Don’t Suck

Posted on April 7, 2006 by Ken

I’m not sure why, but it seems like the majority of blogs written about Christian issues (as opposed to blogs simply written _by_ Christians, like this one) are really, really lame. If they’re not whining about other theological camps — … Continue reading →

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Democrats Learn Lessons on Religion

Posted on November 11, 2005 by Ken

??NPR??: “Democrats Learn Lessons on Religion from Kaine Victory”:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5008695&ft=1&f=1001. Fascinating story on the role of morality and religion in the political dialog. At our church during the election, this debate was palpable: everyone seemed to want a candidate that would … Continue reading →

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Communal Discovery Bible Study Method

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Ken

??InterVarsity??: “Communal Discovery Bible Study Method”:http://www.intervarsity.org/biblestu/communal/ has some additional resources for Bible study leaders. I’ve linked to the “Color Me Meaningful”:http://www.kennsarah.net/2004/10/07/color-me-meaningful/ article before (circa 1986), and was suprised to find out that IV has renamed the Inductive Study Method and … Continue reading →

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