The State of the Union, a Pope resigns, for many Christians Lenten observances commenced, musicians are probably smarter than the rest of us, and there is always news from Downton Abbey. Wow! We are living in amazing times for this past week was full of interesting and historic events. The Weekly Round-Up follows below.
Congress - not Email - Destroyed the Postal Service
A Warning to College Profs from a High School Teacher (The Washington Post)
What is Over Parenting? Madeline Levine Provides Answers (ThinkBig.com)
Elizabeth Warren Asks the Most Obvious Question Ever and Stumps a Bunch of Bank Regulators (upworthy.com)
Spiritual Piece - I Am Letting the Anger Drop
Spiritual Commentary: Ashes to Where? (the8thday.posterous)
Spiritual Commentary: Ashes and Hope (sojo.net)
Spiritual Commentary: On Our Behalf: Reclaiming Repentance As A Progressive Christian (patheos.com)
Spiritual Commentary: Dont' Get Caught in the Lent Trap (huffingtonpost.com)
Religious Freedom and Its Place in the Public Square (religionandpolitics.org)
The Church is Christ's Bride - Not His Baby Mama (thegospelside.com)
The Pope Resigns! (Marian Ronan Blogpost)
A Pope Lets Go (NY Times)
Papal Retirement - A Matter of Conscience ( (A)Theologies)
Matthew Fox: With Pope Benedict's Resignation, It's Time to Move from Religion to Spirituality (huffingtonpost.com)
Progressive Christianity is as Broken as Evangelicalism: Here Is How To Fix It (redletterchristian.org)
Music - Top cellist Has His Bow Snapped By US Airport Security (artsjournal.com)
Study Finds Musician Probably Smarter Than the Rest of Us (huffingtonpost.com)
Top Secret Drum Crops..... (wimp.com)
The Nineteen Indignant Faces of Downton Abbey (thebuzzfeed.com)
Is God the Missing Character in Downton Abbey? (sojo.net)
Love One Another - Brian
Hi Brian,
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking to my post. Lots of good stuff here!