http://mbjones.net studies in life, etc... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:28:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just wanted to highlight this again as today is "Blog Action Day". Last week I finally bit the bullet and did something I’ve been meaning to do for quite sometime: join Kiva. For those unaware, Kiva is an organization whose goal is to see worldwide poverty eliminated. They go ... http://mbjones.net/2008/10/15/micro-financing-revisited/ Also! I totally forgot my birthday is the month! If you want feel free to send me Amazon.com gift certificates! ;) http://mbjones.net/2008/10/14/202/ Things have been quiet around here lately because I’ve been busy in real life. For a quick update, I’M ENGAGED! That’s incredibly exciting. It is also keeping me busy with planning and such (the wedding is only about 4 months away). So — don’t expect me ... http://mbjones.net/2008/10/14/life-right-now/ Good answer to the outright lies of McCain's campaign. To think that Karl Rove even called McCain out on this is crazy. http://mbjones.net/2008/09/15/obama-ad-honor/ Zondervan just sent me a review copy of The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight. I'm looking forward to reading it and will be reviewing it shortly... http://mbjones.net/2008/09/14/the-blue-parakeet/ “…The church must recover its prophetic voice, but it cannot be merely negative. If the church is going to call people away from idolatry and remind them of their primary allegiance to Christ, then it will have to do more than to rail against the illusions of freedom enforced by ... http://mbjones.net/2008/09/13/william-cavanaugh-on-the-church/ And Your Right to Vote! Thanks to the GOP in Michigan and Ohio... http://mbjones.net/2008/09/11/lose-your-home/ I’m thinking of a doing a series on politics and the Bible because I get asked lots of questions about my political stances. I think it might be helpful to have a resource to point people to when they ask me (particularly the more conservative of my friends that ... http://mbjones.net/2008/09/08/was-jesus-political/ September 24th is National Braai Day in South Africa! Archbishop Desmond Tutu approves and so do I. Honestly the best pork I've ever had was the braai at the Masi Spur. http://mbjones.net/2008/09/07/national-braai-day/ In this article, Frank Schaeffer (Francis' son) dialogues with an incredibly troublesome piece of the current administration ideology (that the republican candidates would carry on). Specifically, this piece of Palin's acceptance speech: "Terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America ... he's [Obama] worried that someone won't read ... http://mbjones.net/2008/09/07/frank-schaeffer-on-an-increasingly-troublesome-point/ http://mbjones.net/2008/09/04/the-daily-show-on-things/ Here's a link to a handy graph depicting the tax cuts of both major campaigns. http://mbjones.net/2008/09/03/obama-mccains-tax-plan-a-handy-chart/ ‘Pay close attention to these things also. Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,’ says the Lord. ‘You expected a large harvest, but instead there was little, and when you brought it home it ... http://mbjones.net/2008/08/31/the-temple-of-god/ Last week I finally bit the bullet and did something I’ve been meaning to do for quite sometime: join Kiva. For those unaware, Kiva is an organization whose goal is to see worldwide poverty eliminated. They go about things differently though than your typical aid organization: they provide ... http://mbjones.net/2008/08/30/my-intro-to-micro-financing/ This was a big topic at Defcon too. If you have a new passport or an RFID credit card, pay the money to get a special wallet. It's seriously worth it. http://mbjones.net/2008/08/30/rfid-avoid-it/ Well — Obama gave his acceptance speech for the democratic nomination last night. It was a pretty historic event — the first African American to ever be nominated for president. I didn’t actually watch the speech, instead choosing to do other things, but I did today on youtube. ... http://mbjones.net/2008/08/29/history-in-the-makingobamas-nomination-speech/ If anyone wants to buy me a gift, I highly recommend this option: The Criterion Edition of Bottle Rocket. If you’ve spent anytime around me when I’ve talked movies, you probably know that my favorite comedies are the quirky Wes Anderson flicks, Bottle Rocket being my favorite. I ... http://mbjones.net/2008/08/29/bottle-rocket-criterion-edition/ This weekend was NCC’s leadership retreat where all of the leaders in the clusters get together and spend time fellowshipping, worshipping and catching the vision for the coming year. And this year should be exciting as the vision is begin to cement on seeing God move radically in Norman. ... http://mbjones.net/2008/08/24/ncc-vision-for-the-coming-year/ Back to school, back to school/to prove to Dad that I’m not a fool/I got my lunch packed up my boots tied tight/I hope I don’t get in a fight! Billy Madison Today I helped work the back to school tent for my work. This ... http://mbjones.net/2008/08/21/back-to-school/ You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden. People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light ... http://mbjones.net/2008/08/19/a-city-on-a-hill/