Beachcombing 9/25/2012

     Here are my "good reads" for the week!  Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Beachcombing - 9/25/2012

Progressive Christianity Isn't Progressive Politics! - Patheos.com blog by Roger Wolsey - Finally!  Someone who described how I feel!  As a Libertarian in a Christian Left, Democrat, Evangelical, Republican world, a girl can get awful lonely.  I thin this best described where I am religiously and politically.

The 5 Steps to Writing a Book - Storylineblog.com blog by Donald Miller - Whether you are writing a book, otherwise creative, or even not creative at all, this blog was really funny!  I related on so many levels.  If you have ever experienced a degree of frustration with any project, this is worth the read!

Sneaking Into Worship - Adorate.org blog - Maybe all these contemporary worship services aren't working to bring people in as well as we think they are?  I lead a group of young adults that actually like more traditional services, and yet our contemporary service seems to be the service that is growing the most, so this was of great interest to me.  I wonder what we may be missing as a church eventually.

Fed Up with “The Church”? Try a Different One (Maybe Even in the Mainline!) - Patheos.com blog by Ellen Painter Dollar - So many I know are "unchurched" and what I would say is try again.  There is a church home out there.  Not any one church will be perfect, as we are not perfect human beings, but keeping that in mind, there is a place for all of us.

 

And in case anyone was wondering (and took the same quiz on Facebook).... 

 

 

 

Happy Fishing!

--Red

 

 

Beachcombing - 9/18/2012

     I decided to change the name of my "good reads" blog due to some spam I was getting.  I also decided to wait half a week before posting the next one for the same reason.  So here we are!  My "good reads" for the week.  Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Beachcombing - 9/18/2012


An Unfinished Record; An Uncharted Path - Dan Haseltine blog (from the band Jars of Clay) - I really liked this as someone who has expressed their view on music labeled exclusively "Christian".  It's a great look at the struggles that can be created for the actual artist when music is labelled this way.

10 Things I Wish I Knew 10 Years Ago - Marc and Angel Hack Life blog - All I can say is Amen!  this was was extremely poignant for me and current issues I'm facing.


Who Taught You To Fear - storyline blog by Donald Miller - How fear gets taught to all of us through the eyes of his dog Lucy.  As a former dog trainer, I completely get this.


And well...just because it's true...

 

 

Happy Fishing!

 

--Red

Deep Sea Fishing 9/6/2012

Here are my "good reads" of the week! Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!


Deep Sea Fishing 9/6/2012

It would have happened anyway - Tell me why the world is weird blog - Ever think that parking place you happened to snag was divine intervention?  Think again...and dont' forget to be thankful for the good things that do happen along the way!

Confessions of an accidental feminist - Rachel Held Evans blog - This was interesting to me because I tend to walk the fine line between feminist and not really being one.  Rachel draws a clear distinction I think between being assumed a feminist and actually just following Jesus' directives.


And since I think the best thing about dog training was the dogs...

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Fishing!

 

--Red