March 2008

While I’m having a hell of a time finding a job/call for the next few years, I have at least one job for a week in June. I’ll be attending the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly in San Jose. I’ve been hired by The Presbyterian Outlook (which should be launching their new website in the [...]

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“Renewal or Ruin?” from Steven D. Martin on Vimeo.
I’d heard of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) because during my freshman year of college, I contacted a representative from the organization to comment on the persecution of Christians in Sudan. I was writing a paper on the topic, and I had found some [...]

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The Ooze, the Web’s most prolific ‘emerging church & friends’ website, is looking for 50 participants in a unique partnership with quality publishers. You will be mailed books for blog review on an every-other-month to quarterly basis, free of charge. These are books on culture, theology, church history, justice, faith & science, global issues, spirituality, [...]

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The Everything Must Change Tour in the Bronx/NYC has just recently been underwritten by Trinity Church, in Greenwich, CT - so the cost is only $20 now to attend. This is a great deal, and you can sign up for the event here. I’m going to be going up with a few folks from the [...]

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So apparently I’m a little slow here, and you all have probably heard about this, but I just found out today about the 30 Day Sex Challenge. This was a project started by Lead Pastor Paul Wirth of Relevant Church. It’s an interesting idea, for sure (for a news clip of the challenge, click here). [...]

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Well, it’s back to classes tomorrow after a wonderful week off. As mentioned before, we were down at Holden Beach, North Carolina with Dan, Nate and Elaine and we were staying at The Crowd Inn. It was a really wonderful week - great relaxation, great food, fun times. While there was a lot more school [...]

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If you’re around Princeton, I encourage you to check out .bE, an alternative worship gathering on Tuesday, March 18th at Princeton Theological Seminary. It will be on campus in the Auditorium in the Mackay Campus Center (map here) and it will start at 8pm. I hope to see you there.

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I’ve recently run across a great new podcast that I’ve been enjoying, produced and hosted by Presbyterian minister, Landon Whitsitt. It’s called The Phoenix Journal, and over the past few weeks, they’ve hosted some great interviews with folks like Eric Elnes, Carrie Newcomer, Bruce Reyes-Chow and this week Fritz Gutwein is interviewed. It’s a great [...]

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I have a bit of a fetish that I feel like I can share with you all know. I love socks. For some people it’s shoes (well, I do love my Keens), for others it’s coats (actually, I do have a lot of coats too..) - but for me, it’s socks. I have always loved [...]

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