Weekend Walkabout: December 13, 2008

26 posts from the week that escaped mention (almost!):

Alan Hirsch Responds to Kimball’s ‘Missional Misgivings’ - Out of Ur

Book Review: Sacramental Life - Trevin Wax

“Sacramental Life: Spiritual Formation Through the Book of Common Prayer … takes the reader through The Book of Common Prayer as a method of spiritual formation.”

Changing With the Times - Philip Schroeder

“You all probably know the truism: ‘Methodology changes, but the Message remains the same’ …”

Download Nine Advent Worship Goodies - TallSkinnyKiwi

Evangelicals Lose Ecumenical Friend in Catholic Theologian’s Death - Jeremy Weber

Futures for Anglicanism: aka Breaking Up is Hard to Do (But Sometimes Necessary) - Chris Dierkes

Going Old School, sort of - Launching A Radio Show - Doug Pagitt

Happy Birthday to ME! - Carla Rolfe

“If you’re a fellow 24 fan like me (or know of someone who is), this makes a great Christmas gift idea.”

I Need a Blogging Buddy and So Do You - John Saddington

The Jesus Project - Dan Wallace

“Reading between the lines, it seems that this group will offer up an even more radical fare than the Jesus Seminar did.”

Kate Gosselin of ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8′ Shares Her Favorite Christmas Traditions - Dena Ross

Little Drummer Boy - Jake Bouma

Muslim Lawyer: ‘Christmas is the pathway to hell’ - Cranmer

NRB head: Sex abuse scandal? It’s history. Really. - David Gibson

Obama’s Iranian observers - Erin Manning

“I was never very appreciative of the saber-rattling on the right over Iran; but the threat of a nuclear Iran is a serious one, not something to take lightly.”

Pumpkin Squares - Rebecca Stark

Q Conference Meetup & Discount - Kevin D. Hendricks

“This is not a bells and whistles hipster event with big names and games. It’s a strategic gathering of thinkers and doers who want to see change and bring change.”

Radiocarbon dating contradicts geological time scale, supports young earth - Daniel G, two or three

So long, Sola? - Nic Paton

Ten Differences Between the Reformation and Rome - Guy Davies (Reformation Theology)

The Uniqueness of Jesus’ Birth - Darrell Bock

Vanilla Holiday - Pseudo-Polymath

What?! (Rick Warren on Hannity & Colmes) - Dan Phillips

Xmas Has Pagan Roots ::: So What? - Theophilogue

“The music you listen to, the way your calendar and clock measures time, the names you use to refer to various planets in the universe, etc., all have ties to pagan religion.”

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up - Justin Wise

“You are looking at a picture of some Christians praying over the Bull outside of the New York Stock Exchange …”

Zimbabwe: Time for South African Government To Do Something - Mark Daniels

“Is Advent Biblical?”

Mark D. Roberts discusses the rite:

“But I’m not concerned merely with whether Advent is not disallowed in Scripture. I want to know if observing Advent is consistent with biblical themes and priorities. Is Advent biblical in this grander sense? I do believe it is.”

Review : Mark Galli’s Beyond Smells and Bells: The Wonder and Power of Christian Liturgy

By Trevin Wax at Kingdom People:

“Beyond Smells & Bells is a short book that appeals to two kinds of people. For those already in liturgical churches, Galli’s brief book will either explain to you for the first time how the liturgy intends to form you spiritually or it will renew your love for liturgy. For those not in liturgical churches, Galli’s book works as an apologetic for more thoughtful liturgy. Even though a posivite apologetic for liturgy is not his intention, Galli’s work accomplishes this promotion in an indirect way.”