Saturday, July 14, 2012

The Weekly Round-Up for July 14, 2012

Happy Bastille Day!! When I was living in Paris long, long ago, this was a most happy day of parades, street festivitals and a huge fireworks display over the Eiffel Tower. Happy memories! The Weekly Round-Up is filled with interesting items for your reflection and conversation. Here we go.....

Best Editorial of the Week
Roger Bradbury, The New York Times

A World Without Coral Reefs

The Next Best Editorial of the Week
The New York Times

More Pain for the Working Poor

Best Foreign Newspaper Coverage of the Week
Tara Sutton, The Guardian, London

Syria's Widows: Hungry and Homeless, But Undefeated

Best Practical Advice of the Week
Rachelle Gardner, rachellegardner.com

7 Ways to Give Away Your Power and How To Avoid It

Nice Reflection on Returning to God
The Roundabout Way

re-turn

Spiritual Advice Coming Out of the Recent Heat Wave
Kristen Tennant, Halfway to Normal

Sweating as a Spiritual Practice

Best Rachel Held Evans Piece of the Week
Rachel Evans, Author Speaker Blogger

Christian Bookstores and Their Chokehold on the Industry

This One Will Make You Think
Linda Adams, sojo.net

Confessions of a Poverty Pimp

This One Will Make You Think Too!
Christian Piatt, sojo.net

Nine Christian Cliches to Avoid

Best Use of Music to Help Others
ScienceDaily.com

Music to My Eyes

Best Advice for Those About to be Married
Lillian Daniel, Huffington Post

10 Signs You Should Not Be Getting Married in the Church

An Additional Rachel Held Evans Post
Rachel Held Evans, Author Speaker Blogger

Can God Speak Through Myth

Best Cultural Piece of the Week
David Bauder, Associated Press

Study: Most Memorable TV Moment (No Walking on the Moon?!!)

A Piece to Make You Feel Good
Trevor Scott, sojo.net

Leo and the Special Olympics

The General Convention Wrap-Up (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly ~ You Can Decide)
From a Collection of Sources

Gene Robinson: A Point of Personal Privilege

Crusty Old Dean: Smoke Rises From Structure Committee

Ian Markham: General Convention Needs Genuine Diversity

Bonnie Ball

Kendall Harmon: A Conservative Response to the General Convention

NYT: Approving Rite to Bless Same Sex Unions

Stephen Gracey: Radical in Hospitality

Elizabeth Kaeton: Postcard from the Whirlwind

Planting Central: New and Innovative Ministries

WSJ: What Ails the Episcopalians

Arizona Bishop: Response to the WSJ Article

Most Viewed Post at the John 13:34 Blog this Week
Thursday, July 12 (Go Figure?!)

General Convention from a Distance- Part Two

Always End With Children, Pets, or Adults Having Fun
Second Half of the Baseball Season Began This Week
Youtube


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