Posts Tagged ‘John Pattison’
Legacy
I can’t be sure, but I think I saw Rich Mullins in concert.
I was in junior high and attending a week-long camp at Kentucky Christian College called “Summer in the Son.” Each night featured a concert from a big-name CCM artist. I remember being excited to see Audio Adrenaline but...
September 19th, 2008 | Blog | Read More
Fund Raising Update
$1,200 in just three days.
On Monday Jordan posted a Letter from the Editor and a blog post about our fundraising campaign. Our goal is to raise $10,000 in the next few weeks, and you all have come through. This confirms for us that now was the time to step out on faith and take the Writers Collective...
September 18th, 2008 | Blog | Read More
The Proud
We’ll probably see a couple posts about nine-eleven today. Before we hear from our writers and editors, I wanted to post some lyrics from a song I was listening to this morning. The song is “The Proud” by Talib Kweli. The lyrics are from the third verse. (Here is the video.)
September...
September 11th, 2008 | Blog | Read More
Sarah Palin’s "Demon Haunted Churches" [Updated]
I’m loathe to post this video for four reasons:
1. The production quality is terrible.2. The video uses a narrative structure with which I’m not familiar.3. It is comprised of dozens of clips that may be taken completely out of context.4. I’m not sure this should be relevant to the...
September 8th, 2008 | Blog | Read More
New Mission Statement
Here is the new Burnside Writers Collective mission statement:
We are a community of storytellers, relating and retelling the stories that surround us and bind us together, the stories that are born every day, and the Story that has always been and is unfolding even now. We are a community of readers...
September 3rd, 2008 | Blog | Read More
Brian McLaren: Justice, Power & The Kingdom
For as much time as I spend thinking about it, politics can be pretty gross. There’s too much doublespeak, positioning for advantage, too much room for cynicism and outright meanness. Lately, I’ve been going back to read some of Brian McLaren’s writing on politics, justice, and the...
September 2nd, 2008 | Blog | Read More
Anniversary
Regardless of your political affiliation, this is cool:
August 28, 1963
August 28, 2008
August 28th, 2008 | Blog | Read More
Focus on the Family: Pray for Rain
We’re starting a new feature here on the BWC Blog. Originally we were going to call this series “James Dobson Watch” and use it as a tool to keep tabs on and lovingly tease our brothers and sisters in the Religious Right. It didn’t take long for us to remember that there is plenty of ridiculousness...
August 26th, 2008 | Blog | Read More
Geopolitical Chess
Immanuel Wallerstein has written an illuminating column arguing that since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 the United States has misunderstood the new rules of geopolitical chess:
[The U.S.] proclaimed itself, and was proclaimed by many others, the lone superpower. In terms of chess rules, this...
August 15th, 2008 | Blog | Read More
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When The Church Became a Building
May 25, 2013 05:05
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A Theological Minute: How do you live?
May 23, 2013 08:05
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But Then Elijah
May 22, 2013 09:05
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My Mother-in-Law’s Garage
May 20, 2013 08:05
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The Day of First Fruits: Ripening (A Poem for Pentecost)
May 19, 2013 05:05
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Richard: Since pastoral counseling should be Biblical counseling you are inferring that the Bible can't possibly have the answers...
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laura parker: Such a fantastic post! Thanks for writing it. Oh goodness, this: Maybe the hardest step is to just open the door and ...
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Christina: Good work Dawn. Clever, whitty and real. Thanks for sharing your heart!...
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Stephanie Niko: oh, i like this!...
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Colleen: Kelley. Wow. I don't kow what to say, and we both know how rare that is. My heart goes out to you and your wonderful ...
