January 2010
153 posts
growing deeper by chris smith
via erb.kingdomnow.org If you haven’t heard about Chris Smith’s new e-book, Growing Deeper, now you have. Chris is an incredibly thoughtful and practical writer. A rare trait. Many of us had hoped Chris would write something like this after he posted his now infamous 10 ideas list years ago. I got a chance to look at this book earlier this week and was really excited about it....
Fruit Bats Cover INXS for KCRW →
I hope this doesn’t mean Eric Johnson is going to pull a Michael Hutchence special now that Fruit Bats decided to cover an INXS song.
Fruit Bats – Never Tear Us Apart (INXS…
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music: fruit bats cover INXS
via buzzgrinder.com When I was in 6th grade, I loved INXS. This song in particular is still a great song. And Fruit Bats do it justice. I especially dig the slide on their version. Check it out. Posted via web from jason evans | Comment »
The State of the Union and the State of the... →
Everytime I hear a political ad on the radio these days, I am repulsed. “Hi, my opponent is ______. He believes _______. He wants to destroy America. Three times last year I caught him taking…
Specter Takes On The Gentrification of Brooklyn... →
Specter’s latest project, a series of hand painted billboards to coincide with the Gentrification of Brooklyn show at MoCADA, took two months to create and…
Entire Lost canon on Hulu →
All 101 episodes of Lost are available on Hulu right now (US only). The season premiere is in 5 days…plenty of time to catch up on all ~73 hours of plane-crashing, hippie-communing,…
The laundromat as a third place →
At a laundromat in Brooklyn, a revolving cast of characters conduct business, people-watch, sell, argue, flirt, and gossip. Oh, and do their laundry. Every other Saturday, Carlene James climbs…
Pretending you care about community. →
There are 9 houses on the cul-de-sac I live on in Alpharetta, Georgia. It’s a small little neighborhood and for the most part friendly. That is until a few months ago.
After a short trip to the…
walking as spiritual discipline
Haven’t posted anything significant lately. It’s been busy! But here’s something I’ve been thinking about the last few days.I’m convinced that this new job is going to make me healthier. Why? Because of all the walking! This place is enormous! You have to walk a mile just to find the coffee pot! Well… a mile might be an exaggeration. Still, it is a big...
Letter from Mark Twain to a snake oil peddler:... →
The wonderful “Letters of Note” blog has this gem of a letter, written in 1905 by Mark Twain to a fraudulent medicine salesman. Nov. 20. 1905 J. H. Todd 1212 Webster St.
San Francisco,…
Los Angeles, Jabberjaw, Unwound →
Pretty trippy, I just found the following video of Unwound (the 1990s noise band) playing at LA’s post-punk mecca Jabberjaw. And, I’m pretty sure I was at this show. Must have been 1994 or 1995,…
Letter from Mark Twain to a snake oil peddler:... →
The wonderful “Letters of Note” blog has this gem of a letter, written in 1905 by Mark Twain to a fraudulent medicine salesman. Nov. 20. 1905 J. H. Todd 1212 Webster St.
San Francisco,…
Howard Zinn, author of 'People's... →
Shared by Jason Evans
A People’s History was a huge read for me… sad.
Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist whose leftist “A People’s History of the United States” became a…
Title Tracks To Release Album On Ernest Jenning... →
The Title Tracks single, Every Little Bit Hurts, is also still available.
FIRST LOOK: Jason De Caires Taylor’s latest... →
Jason De Caires Taylor’s latest underwater installation is now being installed in Cancun, Mexico. When fully finished in 2011, it’s by far and away going to be Jason’s…
12 steps →
ian adams has got up to 12 steps to creating small missional communities (and of course if it gets anything remotley like as brilliant as the 12 steps of aa or na that would be amazing!). i have…
Fresh Stuff From Faith47 - "'there shall be work... →
More from Faith47 here.
Dorothy Day interview videos →
Thank you to Dean who notified me about two rare Dorothy Day interviews from the 1970s that he posted on YouTube. Dorothy Day on Christopher Closeup [1971] Part One Part Two Part Three
Talking Small Groups with Guest Rick Howerton →
I’m a small groups guy. In fact, I’ve led conferences on ‘em, led my churches to do ‘em, been a small group leader myself, and been in ‘em. I believe in small groups. Whether you’re a church plant…
Cholo Chairs →
I love Cholo Chairs! Nothing like a little furniture vandalism to brighten up the home. See the gallery here. via NotCot
Fresh Stuff From stinkfish* in Bogota →
From stinkfish*: “I want to share one of my last walls here in Bogota, is the image of a boy extracted from a photograph taken at Morabia, a slum in northern Medellín (Colombia)…
adopting a new perspective on adoption →
One of the benefits of reading a wide spread of news sources is that very different publications seem to talk to each other. I found myself in the midst of an unintentional dialogue between…
Social Justice Handbook →
If you are interested in effectively influencing others to take action on issues of social action, then I would highly recommend “Social Justice Handbook: Small Steps For A Better World”
Clark Cowden Quotes Eddie Gibbs on The State of... →
Over at The Outbox, Clark Cowden give a brief synopsis of Eddie Gibbs’ latest book, Church Morph. Those of you familiar with Gibbs will already know what this book says, but for those who…
google apps vs. microsoft
We’re working on a major website overhaul for First Pres’ right now. The conversation has come up that we should potentially use Google Apps for email, calendars, shared doc’s, etc. Microsoft is what the majority of people are familiar with over hear and what they use for online access to calendars and email. When I talked with the folks that have provided IT assistance over here...
adopting a new perspective on adoption →
One of the benefits of reading a wide spread of news sources is that very different publications seem to talk to each other. I found myself in the midst of an unintentional dialogue between…
before school dance party
Ready for school early, Sam still asleep… what to do?!Dance party to The Faint on the ol’ tube record player before school. I’m terrible photographer. See the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from jason evans | Comment »
Making art →
My definition of art contains three elements:
Art is made by a human being. Art is created to have an impact, to change someone else. Art is a gift. You can sell the souvenir, the canvas, the…
"Mariachi De Los Muertos" Skull →
Graphic Artist Derek Deal brings us this festive looking fellow. According to his site , “Its a 4 color 18×24 screenprint entitled, “Mariachi De Los Muertos”. I can think of only one…
An Unexpected Turn (in Antwerp) →
It’s been a hectic week so today was the day for sermon writing. I often like to have it written on Thursday so I can use Friday as a day to rework and tweak what I’ve written or as a day for…
Anti-Twilight/pro-scary vampire tees →
Deviant Art’s FernandoLucas has knocked together a set of anti-Twilight t-shirts calling for a return to vampire fundamentals: biting, rending, tearing, and terrorizing, not snogging and crying.
Harsh Words for Martin Luther (Words of Hope for... →
Like everyone else, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Haiti this week. But not so much about the tragedy, more about the tragedy before the tragedy. The slaughter in Haiti wasn’t really caused…
Church Morph →
Eddie Gibbs, professor at Fuller Seminary, has recently published a book called Church Morph: How Megatrends are Reshaping Christian Communities. In it, he states that the range of issues that…
Anti-Twilight/pro-scary vampire tees →
Deviant Art’s FernandoLucas has knocked together a set of anti-Twilight t-shirts calling for a return to vampire fundamentals: biting, rending, tearing, and terrorizing, not snogging and crying.
Al's Journal : Green Pastors →
Al Gore on Green Pastors
Religion Journal - Churches Knocking on Doors, to... →
In the Pacific Northwest, where church attendance has been low, some parishes are using environmental issues to reconnect with the community.
Emergent, Organic, Missional Church: Methinks We... →
The difference between a fad and a movement is that a movement produces long term enduring change in history ‘on the ground.’ A fad feeds off something that already exists: a cultural awareness, a…
Subscribe to any Posterous Blog via Email →
At Posterous, we’re in the business of making posting dead simple. But what good is posting if you can’t share it? Our autopost tools already make it super easy to let your friends on Facebook…
I Told Mennonites to “Go to Hell” (and they liked... →
Before I explain the title of this blog, a couple of updates.
* My friend Dr. Jen Halverson has been in Haiti for five days now. She is working in one of the make-shift “clinics” that have been set…
The Language of “Sending” – Prophetic Books →
The Prophetic Books utilize the language of sending more than any other portion of the Old Testament. There is a clear “association between God’s sending and the office of prophet.” [1] “The…
file under: what the?!
Life has certainly been busier.I saw the family much more when I was working from home. But now, with me working at the office/church, Brooke working a couple days a week and of course the addition of our third child, things have been busier. There are days when I come home, and while physically present my nose is buried in books or my laptop for school. Last night was one of those nights....
Peanuts as Peanuts t-shirt proposal on Threadless →
Murraymullet’s Threadless submission features literal Peanuts — unshelled peanuts painted to resemble Charles M Shulz’s creations. Nice!
Peanuts by murraymullet
Previously: …
Jaguar Love Putting New Album Out March 2 →
Relief Effort in Haiti →
To support the relief effort in Haiti, Studio Number One has created a benefit t-shirt (designed by Casey Ryder), with 100% of the retail cost ($15) going to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, the U.N….
my anonymous gift giver
Someone in the First Pres’ office keeps leaving me gifts in my inbox. A comic strip here, a newspaper clipping there and today coffee from Hawaii. It’s nice treat. So, to whoever my anonymous gift giver is, thank you! Let me know who you are so I can thank you properly. Posted via email from jason evans | Comment »
music: wu tang vs. the beatles →
via wutangvsthebeatles.bandcamp.com
If you enjoyed The Grey Album (a mash up of Jay-Z’s The Black Album and The Beatles self-titled “white album” by Danger Mouse) than you’ll dig…
The uncollectable artwork →
The uncollectable artwork: Artist Caleb Larsen has a new piece for sale, but there’s a catch: it must be resold every week.
Orange County Tornado: Strong Storm, Rare Twister... →
Shared by Jason Evans
some crazy weather so cal is having… must’ve made a pact with the devil.
A rare Orange County tornado officially touched down today in California, just outside Los Angeles,…
Real Political Reform Doesn’t Bother With... →
(I originally wrote this in the fall of 2008 for Ecclesia Collective – right about the time everyone was falling all over themselves about new hope in American politics. In light of the hangover
The uncollectable artwork | Analysis & Opinion... →
A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter is an artwork by Caleb Larsen, currently for sale on eBay. If it hasn’t sold in the next couple of days — the minimum bid is $2,500 — it will go back on eBay. On the…