This is the final part of my fictional story “When Now is Gone”. Read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here.
It rained through the night. The angry patter on the roof and the steady gutter overflowing beat against the gravel below. I thought I heard Gigi open the front door, but when [...]
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November 18, 2008
When Now is Gone 04
November 6, 2008
Is College Worthless?
A twenty year college professor is leaving his job because:
…most of today’s college students, especially those that come to college straight from high school, are unnecessarily coddled. Professors and administrators seek to “nurture” and “engage” and they are doing so at the expense of teaching. The result: a discernable and precipitous decline in the quality [...]
September 29, 2008
Last Week
Here’s what happened to me last week. I quit my job. I moved into a new house. I started the hockey season. I got sick. And today I start school. It was probably the most stressful week of my life. I was working at a church that has a lot of problems and I finally [...]
July 15, 2008
Predicting the Future
How stock photography tries to predict the future (here). (via kottke)
I was startled to realize that stock photo and video purveyors actually create material in anticipation of demand. (I’d somehow failed to consider that stock pictures could be made, not just found.) These suppliers of the world’s commercial imagery are making bets on what life will look and [...]
July 2, 2008
The Dying Church
The Oregonian has an article entitled “The Perishing Parish“ which talks about the decline in church attendance in certain churches in Portland. Many church building are being put up for sale and the opportunities the churches offered for the community are also disappearing. There is much the article doesn’t talk about. Like why these churches are [...]
June 12, 2008
Scenius or Spiritous
Via kottke:
Kevin Kelly on a fascinating concept called scenius. As defined by Brian Eno:
Scenius stands for the intelligence and the intuition of a whole cultural scene. It is the communal form of the concept of the genius.
Kelly lists four factors that are important in nuturing scenius:
1. Mutual appreciation — Risky moves are applauded by the group, [...]
May 31, 2008
The Birds of The Air Hate Me
So I’m guarding the rummage at our church rummage sale and I’m getting really bored from all the people asking me questions about how much things cost, so I pull out my guitar (pronounced geetar) and play a few songs. I’m in the middle of jamming to “Satellite” by Guster when I feel something graze [...]
May 30, 2008
Pastor’s Wisdom
Scot McKnight’s series on asking pastors what they would do differently if they started from the beginning of their ministry again was amazing. Unfortunately this is the last one (here). The bold font is my emphasis.
If I started again, I would prepare the same way; seminary training focusing on the classics of Greek, Hebrew, Church [...]
May 28, 2008
I Was There: Ichiro’s Amazing Catch
If you missed Ichiro’s over the shoulder catch off of Varitek on Monday here’s footage below. If you want to see a better video click here. I was at the game so you can see me in the stands. Well I’m a little dot in right-center, but I’m there.
May 23, 2008
Nobody Likes the Cardinals Anyway
I began my discussion on Theopoetics prematurely so I’ll continue that either next week. Memorial weekend is supposed to rain in Portland, which is fine because gas is so much I can’t afford to walk to the park. But I’ll be taking a trip up to Seattle to catch the Red Sox while they’re in [...]
