Links to articles you should read

Derek Blaylock on what “Emergent” means to him. This was particularly interesting to me, not only because of my friendship with Derek, but because he emphasizes how Emergent compliments him as a political Conservative.

Ryan Byrd has been reflecting in a series of posts on Poets, Prophets, and Preachers. Rob Bell’s (no stranger to this topic) last session pried into answering the question, “How do we respond when people say all sorts of creatively destructive things about us?” Ryan’s bit here is a great discourse on forgiveness, boundaries, and prophetic words in awful situations.

…and here is a long list of bloggers who covered the Poets, Prophets, and Preachers event.

John Hardin points the hard question at himself regarding his response to a homeless woman on his doorstep. An indictment for us all.

Andrew Sullivan compiles a massive list of the odd lies of Sarah Palin in light of her sudden step down and unknown future aspirations. These fibs are all struck down with common information readily available in the public record. Palin seems like an incredibly nice person to me, but sweet people are generally not the most practiced at lying well. Such seems to be the case with the beloved hockey mom from Alaska.

Tom Batterson on the unforgivable sin and taking God’s name in vain, and how you may be more guilty than you realize.

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Eikon infomational gathering next weekend at Vinos. I’ll post details this week.

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And Derek Webb released his new album (Stockholm Syndrome) this week. “What Matters More?” is a provocative piece about sexuality and justice: