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happy saturday: mavis staples
Using my Facebook status on Wednesday I asked folks what their post-election song of choice was. The responses were obviously made by folks who were happy about the election results: Come Hither To Go Yonder, The Rising, Panic in the Bible Belt, and Walking on Sunshine among others. I found myself listening to the new…
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(post-election) links
There’s been a bit too much election and political stuff on this blog lately, but I hope you’ll humor this collection of some favorite post-election reactions. In light of all the talk of Dr King’s dream being fulfilled by an Obama administration, Skye Jethani wonders about the nature of the dream. The election of an…
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just because obama won…
In lieu of Barack Obama’s election yesterday, The Root has two funny and approriate lists: Five things white people shouldn’t do if Obama wins and Five things black people shouldn’t do if Obama wins. My favorite from the white people list: “Don’t start crossing the street in order to walk next to a black person. …
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jesus for president
On this election eve, I’m linking to a series of reviews for Out of Ur I wrote earlier this year on Jesus for President, the provocative book by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw. While preparing for yesterday’s sermon on Acts 2:14-39, I was reminded how dangerous and significant it was when the disciples claimed that…
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happy saturday: you can vote however you like
Some bi-partisan singing from the 7th and 8th grade students of Ron Clark Academy in Atalanta. For more about the Ron Clark Academy and this song, check out this ABC News story.
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