weekly roundup 5.31-6.6

first of all thank you for the feedback from the first ever weekly roundup. i am beginning to realize that this is a large undertaking but i am going to press on and do it. i have decided to make it easier to sift through i am going to make sections and each section will be broad and hopefully self explanatory. if there is any more feedback, i would really love this. i am sure this will be ever changing in form so tell what you like and what you don't like. so here it is for this week:

theos

• unplugged: on baptist labels; acts 29
• the phenomenal design of pain
• twitter as a spiritual discipline
• breaking barriers-1
• meetings with God
• is it time to change?
• true hospitality
• cry #2 "make the gospel larger!"
• bringing the reformation to the african-american church
• biblical conversation-starters for sharing the gospel
• edgiest evangelicals alive today
• southern baptist consensus renewal
• the big 5: books on church leadership
• free breakfast fridays
• how does the church engage the world? build and ark?
• the emerging fad?
• breaking barriers-2
• leadership + family vacations
• put your faith to work: slice carrots
• why is mark driscoll interesting?
• the big 5: systematic theology
• sbc bloggers, ascol in usa today
• d.a carson on "redeeming culture"
• augustine and church planting proposals
• breaking barriers-3
• the biggest threat?
• questions for McChurch
• breaking barriers-4
• southern baptist consensus and renewal
• seven reasons conservative whites and white evangelicals should stop and enjoy obama's nomination
• language for the next generation
• dockery on integrity in church membership
• questions for "questions for McChurch"
• repent of unregenerate church membership? dockery says "yes"
• breaking barriers-5
• when seeing doesn't help believing: videos "in church"
• baptist press on church membership
• citywide assessment

good sounds and sights

• listen to the avett brothers' new song
• art is redemptive
• undiscovered band of the month: the antiques
• music monday 6.2.08
• hbo's john adam's coming to dvd june 10th
• austin city limits releases schedule
• radiohead now on itunes
• Lord save us from your followers
• ray lamontagne preps third disc
• amos lee announces last days tour dates
• chart rundown
• bo diddley
• metallica previews new studio material
• snow patrol gets busy on new album
• the ting tings
• new kids on the block are back
• g. love and special sauce spoil fans
• there will be blood
• courtney love reports kurt cobain's ashes stolen
• "miles from india"
• van halen reunion tour grosses $93 million
• the fratellis-here we stand
• my morning jacket-evil urges
• weezer-weezer
• the ting tings-we started nothing
• coldplay stream viva la vida on myspace
• the raconteurs announce more tour dates
  
• old printers, scanners and hard drives used to perform radiohead's "nude"
  

around the world

• the teacher who ran
• many blacks find joy in unexpected breakthrough
• statue of Jesus stolen off cross in detroit
• google plans major expansion
• boy burned by invisible fire
• chicago one of four finalists for 2016 olympics
• iran threatens to sue countries over 'damaged' reputation
  
• air force leadership in shake-up
• one million homes now in foreclosure
• the best bars in america
• unemployment rate hits 5.5% as 49,000 jobs lost
• japanese melon sells for more than $6,000
• color vs. content
• woman protesting gas prices set fires in restrooms
  

over-payed amateurs

• season ending surgery for smoltz
• patriots' kaczur arrested, then aids feds in sting
• pacman makes good impression in early practices
• red wings win stanley cup for 11th time
• steroids dealer who met with nfl found dead
• bonds pleads not guilty to 15 felony charges
• raiders' McFadden signs six-year, $60 million deal
• chipper cracks 400th hr in braves win
  

shiny things and geeks

• how to decide what icons make it to your dock
• astounding analog traffic signal
• billboards to get cameras
• trailcart
• student discounts
• starbucks free wi-fi officially launched
• jbl control now loudspeakers
• how i sold my iphone in 24 hours for more than i paid
• 95% of all returned gadgets still work
• apple and google combine forces
• pure digital introduces flip mino
• agent 18 macbook air shield
• polaroid PoGo wireless mobile printer
• walgreens to erect largest sign in times square, us just 12million LEDs
• toyota gosei creates 360 degree airbags
• one kid's journey on a weed-whacker broom skate thing
• origo develops recycling system that turns car emissions into fuel
  

** i do not agree with everything that i post but i believe that it may be relevant to issues that we are facing today. **