Christmas Photo 2011. Andy, Amy, Ryan (6), Jacob (4), and Allie (18 months). Here is the Picasa link where you can download it.
Church Leadership Conversations
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Setting up the Pins by Sara Groves music video about drudgery and meaning in parenting
Ever feel like you are just "setting up the pins and knocking them down" in parenting?
We like this song and video by Sara Groves. (I have recommended it before but found the video tonight). Groves keeps us sane. We highly recommend all her stuff. The video is of her and her family. Most of her stuff is serious and reflective. This is one is cute and fun. Double-click to get the full screen view. It is also at YouTube.
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Tweets from May 2011 to November 2011 on writing, Karl Barth, John Howard Yoder, and random musings
I have posted my latest batch of tweets from Twitter for the last six months below. I have tweeted about once every other day: 180 days / 100 tweets. This 100 includes "Retweets" which are tweets by other people that I thought were worth passing along. I have been doing most of my “blogging” on Twitter the last couple of years. I basically try to share quality insights so I think the tweets may have some enduring value but I also post them here for myself because saving my tweets on the blog helps me to access them easily through search–Google searches the blog but not Twitter.
- You can "follow" me by setting up a Twitter account. You yourself need not actually post any tweets, you can just follow people.
- Or, you can subscribe to my tweets by RSS feed such as Google Reader which I am using with Feedly.com these days.
- Or you can just click on my Twitter page and scroll through my posts.
- For more tweets see my Twitter category on the blog.
So, here are my tweets from June 2, 2011 when I last pasted my tweets into my blog and today November 16, 2011.
Warm greetings to any readers.
Andy
Goannatree Anna Blanchwhat PhD stands for – newton.kias.re.kr/~choims/Fun/Ph…Retweeted by AndyRowell
AndyRowell Andy RowellWriting tip: Include the alternative word you were considering [debating with yourself about] using in brackets and keep writing [going].AndyRowell Andy RowellRT: Thanks for a Great Three Years: On Vanhoozer’s Departure from Wheaton College by @JeremyTreat5 @WheatonBlog wheatonblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/tha…
AndyRowell Andy RowellDissertation-persistence means swatting away the common garden-variety demons of procrastination, distraction, and self-doubt. #AcBoWriMo
JosephBottum Joseph Bottum“The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it’s difficult to determine whether or not they are genuine.” ~Abraham LincolnRetweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy RowellI listed a bunch of Theological and Biblical Audio Resources at my blog: bit.ly/syp7D7AndyRowell Andy RowellAudio & video of Eugene Peterson's Oct 2011 lectures at Seattle Pacific University are online for free #SAF11 bit.ly/vUYQNN @SPUnewsAndyRowell Andy Rowell"A cup of coffee followed by a 15-minute nap may be more restorative than either one alone." @nytimeswell nyti.ms/smGwgtAndyRowell Andy RowellThe kids will enjoy the "Trick or Treat" song by Justin Roberts. myspace.com/justinrobertsm… Roberts is our favorite for kids' music.AndyRowell Andy RowellCostumes cause children under 4 to cry. Chocolate lessens the crying but the smeared face detracts from the sought-after-cute-photo.AndyRowell Andy RowellLooking for Karl Barth pumpkin carving patterns. #dissertationprocrastinationAndyRowell Andy RowellThe announcer, "C u tomorrow night for Game 7 of the World Series." Ryan (6) asks, "Can we go, dad?" "No, but that is the right response."AndyRowell Andy RowellEnjoyed hearing @chapclark @jonestony Sharon Ketcham, Mike Langford, @RootAndrew @JeffKeuss at #ayme2011 (aymeducators.org/?page=Conferen…)AndyRowell Andy RowellI heard Eugene Peterson speaking tonight at napce.org/conference.html and spu.edu/depts/theology… @napce #SAF11AndyRowell Andy RowellAndyRowell Andy RowellAndyRowell Andy RowellAndyRowell Andy RowellAndyRowell Andy RowellAndyRowell Andy RowellAndyRowell Andy RowellAndyRowell Andy RowellAmy and I are excited for Sara Groves @grovesroad Greensboro concert tonight. missionals.org/saragroves/ Cf @CTEntertainment: christianitytoday.com/ct/music/revie…AndyRowell Andy Rowell@@PLeithart I'm enjoying your tweets: biblical, theological, and historical treats. Thanks!AndyRowell Andy RowellFrom now on I will put my tweets on Google+ as well as Twitter. plus.google.com/u/0/1111212355…AndyRowell Andy RowellRichard Mouw says Mormonism not a cult but not Christian. Jehovah's Witness and Christian Science are cults. bit.ly/qa56RE H/T @ahcAndyRowell Andy RowellReview by @jasonclark of @DougGay "Remixing The Church…Emerging Ecclesiology" bit.ly/pJoC2H Compare @jonestony "The Church Is Flat"AndyRowell Andy RowellAn online index of John Howard Yoder's work has begun: yoderindex.com by John Nugent, et al. Cf. N's Y. resources walkandword.com/yoder/
DavidDark David Dark"I wasn't saved to run." Fred Shuttlesworth on.wsj.com/oQOIvjRetweeted by AndyRowell
abcreligion ABC ReligionVery exciting piece of news: @WestLondonMan appointed as Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Div School, replacing #Hauerwas in 2012.Retweeted by AndyRowellabcreligion ABC ReligionLeading Christian theologian Stanley #Hauerwas on why greed still deserves its place among the deadliest of sins. bit.ly/o6uaPqRetweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy RowellAssemblies of God position paper on "Endtime Revival" (2000) is useful resource regarding charismatic manifestations. ministers.ag.org/resources_ag_d…AndyRowell Andy RowellD.H. Williams at Duke. "Never refer to yourself as a 'scholar.' Let others do that. Refer to yourself as a 'student' of this or that area."AndyRowell Andy Rowell"Theology" is rooted in but reflects on more than Systematic Theology topics (doctrine of God, creation, Christology, eschatology, etc).AndyRowell Andy RowellUVa conference topics give glimpse of theology today: Xian reflection on politics, economics, medicine, educ. and race. democraticpiety.wordpress.com/call-for-paper…AndyRowell Andy Rowell"Complete Your Diss. in 2 Semesters or Less" gives blunt crass advice but "Writing Your Diss. in 15 Min. a Day" is more freeing & healthy.AndyRowell Andy RowellGet a bunch of award winning books if you are bored reading to your kids: archive.hbook.com/resources/awar… & Read-Aloud Handbook: amzn.to/o2UKkSAndyRowell Andy RowellThe War by Ken Burns (2007). Good overview of American side of WWII. Get DVDs from library or stream from library, Amazon Prime, or Netflix.AndyRowell Andy Rowell"Complete Your Dissertation or Thesis in Two Semesters or Less" gives blunt logical directions for getting it done. amzn.to/mQ1fR5AndyRowell Andy RowellWriting Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day is an encouraging writing book–a salve for anxiety. "Write first." amzn.to/rg5IBT
ahc Andy CrouchUnfortunately, due to my fiduciary responsibilities as a Fuller trustee, I can't tell you what a fantastic time I had at @regentcollege. 🙂Retweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy Rowell@@agnologist Barth and Thurneysen secretly visit Brunner's church when he is preaching and then tell him how bad it was afterward. Ouch!AndyRowell Andy Rowell@@agnologist In John W. Hart's Karl Barth vs. Emil Brunner (Peter Lang, 2001). Brunner does not look too good.
ivpacademic IVP AcademicRegistration is open for the 2012 Wheaton Theology Conference, "Bonhoeffer, Christ and Culture" sponsored by @ivpress. http://ow.ly/6Hm2uRetweeted by AndyRowell
jr_briggs jr_briggsDuring a coaching session a pastor told me he just read Nicholas Sparks' book "The Rise of Christianity." I think he means *Rodney Stark*Retweeted by AndyRowell
JimBelcher Author, Deep ChurchUpdate: Back in Cali after 15 months. Moving to South Florida in one month to be head of practical theology at Knox Seminary. Excited.Retweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy RowellPrinceton Seminary's Kenda Creasy calls Sustainable Youth Ministry by @markdevriesYMA "the most sane book on youth ministry ever written."AndyRowell Andy RowellSustainable Youth Ministry by @markdevriesYMA is a phenomenally wise and readable introduction to church ministry. amzn.to/p66B6kAndyRowell Andy RowellRegistration for Oct 10-11 Pastor's Conference @DukeDivinity with Jeremy Begbie and Marilynne Robinson ends tomorrow. bit.ly/oqNwrZAndyRowell Andy RowellJ.I. Packer's church, one of the largest Anglican in Canada, finally got evicted from their building by their Diocese. stjohnsvancouver.orgAndyRowell Andy RowellPractical Ministry faculty opening at Pepperdine but one must be associated with "acapella Churches of Christ." seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/faculty/AndyRowell Andy RowellI loved Moneyball the book (way back in 2003)–the only baseball book I recommend (& I played college baseball). The movie comes out Friday.AndyRowell Andy RowellErik Larson's NYT best seller "In the Garden of Beasts" is useful background on Bonhoeffer and Barth bit.ly/pgGxRGahc Andy CrouchSome provocative ideas from Skye Jethani (@skye_jethani) on the "recipe" for a better kind of church bit.ly/qwXikjRetweeted by AndyRowell
ERBks EnglewoodReviewOfBksReview: John Howard Yoder: Spiritual Writings – su.pr/1NUxfW //"A Xian life marked by both the politics&the spirituality of Jesus"Retweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy RowellRoman Catholic Nicholas Healy says in ecclesiology "we need to begin with scripture." bit.ly/pwRcpmAndyRowell Andy RowellRoger Olsen is quite a blogger: takes on Al Mohler, Rob Bell, evangelicalism, Calvinism, the Masons, and Kierkegaard. patheos.com/blogs/rogereol…
CTmagazine Christianity TodayReport: Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to quit next yr tgr.ph/pNGz5C An earlier CT piece bit.ly/r2caO2Retweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy RowellSummary by @PLeithart of Robert Jenson's critical review of Nathan Kerr's Christ, History & Apocalyptic bit.ly/mQj4hM HT: @agnologistAndyRowell Andy RowellWendell Dietrich told Hauerwas that Barth said Yoder was his brightest American student.AndyRowell Andy RowellYoder gave Barth the pamphlet "Karl Barth and the Problem of War" before his doctoral exams. B. said to Y., "You Mennonites are bellicose."AndyRowell Andy RowellPervasive interpretive pluralism is fine! says @dwcongdon on Gundry's @booksandculture review of Christian Smith's book bit.ly/n0eSiMAndyRowell Andy RowellHauerwas is impressed with papers for tomorrow's Duke Law event: Theological Argument in Law: Engaging with S. Hauerwas bit.ly/nRbpj9AndyRowell Andy RowellTwice Hauerwas has read that aloud to me. It summarizes what Protestants need-massive theological reflection–if they aren't to become RC.AndyRowell Andy RowellIn response to "the ecclesial problem" . . . "Peterson became a Roman Catholic. Barth wrote the Dogmatics." Hauerwas, With the Grain, 178.AndyRowell Andy RowellStanley Hauerwas and Curtis Freeman are my co-directors. Allen Verhey and Will Willimon round out my committee. Now, 250 pages to write.AndyRowell Andy RowellI passed my dissertation proposal defense! The title: "Exemplary Church: John Howard Yoder’s interpretation of Karl Barth’s ecclesiology."AndyRowell Andy RowellI'm dying to read the brand new "Karl Barth and American Evangelicalism" edited by Bruce McCormack & Clifford Anderson amzn.to/oLMEexAndyRowell Andy RowellWell-written history is as fun to read as the newspaper and much more useful. I'm reading Evangelicalism & Barth (1995) amzn.to/r5sSKFAndyRowell Andy RowellI commented on W. Vander Lugt's review of B. Conner's "Practicing Witness: A Missional Vision of Christian Practices" bit.ly/nqem4kAndyRowell Andy RowellI briefly commented on The Emperor’s New Clothes: A Review of Defending Constantine @theotherjournal re: @PLeithart and YoderAndyRowell Andy RowellI commented on Out to Lunch: A Response to Stephen Webb’s “Against the Gourmands” @theotherjournal bit.ly/nMOCUS re: @michaelpollanAndyRowell Andy RowellI was amused by a school looking for a "Head of User Services" apu.edu/provost/employ… That just sounds funny.AndyRowell Andy RowellBiblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, Novum Testamentum Graece (ed. Nestle-Aland) 27. and Septuagint at academic-bible.com Look out biblegatewayAndyRowell Andy RowellI don't know how long Microsoft Word has had the Table of Contents feature but it is gloriously easier than doing it by hand.AndyRowell Andy RowellThe title of Karl Barth's major work is not The Church Dogmatics but rather the Church Dogmatics. At my blog: bit.ly/opRykhAndyRowell Andy RowellChristian Smith and I commented on Biblicism and Barth at bit.ly/r1WNXM Cf. Smith's comment #46 @scotmcknight ow.ly/6fisWAndyRowell Andy RowellI commented on some nonfiction audiobooks from the library I have recently listened to and what's on the docket next bit.ly/nidlWlahc Andy CrouchWhy I charge so much, and so little, to speak http://ow.ly/6c1exRetweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy RowellI posted a few reflections about Christian Smith, Biblicism, and Barth at my blog bit.ly/r1WNXM
bhavenconcerts Brookhaven ConcertsSara Groves announces her Reason to Gather Tour! Our Raleigh house concert is a featured stop. Check it out. bit.ly/nZIm8nRetweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy RowellI wrote up a few theological reflections on the pursuit of greatness, excellence, success, and parenting at my blog bit.ly/r0TMel
ivpress InterVarsity Press"This is a must-read for parents with young children" http://ow.ly/69KRHRetweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy RowellI continue to enjoy and recommend ayjay.tumblr.com by Wheaton College English professor @ayjay It is witty, intelligent, and diverse.AndyRowell Andy RowellGood piece by @Jasonbyassee "Here's my latest Faith & Leadership essay, worked for months on this one." bit.ly/r9OPZD.AndyRowell Andy RowellGood writing advice from 23 authors assembled by @stevesilberman You have to page down to get to the bulleted advice. bit.ly/ig6FBIAndyRowell Andy RowellThis summer Amy and I enjoyed listening to and recommend The Omnivore's Dilemma by @michaelpollan CD's from the public library–good stuff!AndyRowell Andy RowellI recommend The Genius in All of Us by @dshenk Similar to Outliers. Critically reviewed at bit.ly/fnIROq but most of it stands up.AndyRowell Andy Rowell"I will routinely rewrite a sentence, paragraph and/or chapter 20, 30, 40 times." David Shenk, Genius in All of Us. bit.ly/qgbgrI
davidswanson David Swanson“@ebertchicago: My review of "The Interrupters." There may not be a better documentary this year. bit.ly/nrrCSc” / Seeing it on Sat.Retweeted by AndyRowell
spulliam Sarah Pulliam BaileyI feel inspired to write today thanks to Slate. RT @magger I read all the research about how to write faster: slate.me/qliW03Retweeted by AndyRowellAndyRowell Andy Rowell@@agnologist Christian Smith has 2 new books out: The Bible Made Impossible amzn.to/oZknUr & How to Go from Being amzn.to/ojQcrqAndyRowell Andy Rowell@@jr_briggs God in Action is a good first exposure to Barth. See my review at amzn.to/mPa6ca See also my advice: bit.ly/bZr0YMAndyRowell Andy RowellIf you like Winston Churchill's courage, oratory, humor, wit, and grumpiness (1874-1965), Karl Barth (1886-1968) has all that and more.AndyRowell Andy RowellI found a paper my dad wrote for Gordon Fee at @WheatonCollege in 1972 on Raymond Brown on John. I had Fee 30 years later @regentcollegeAndyRowell Andy Rowell"The average American watched 34 hours 39 minutes of TV per week in Q4 2010." @NielsenWire http://feedly.com/k/jlLRjhAndyRowell Andy RowellAnother Year (92% positive reviews Rotten Tomatoes; 4 of 4 stars Christianity Today) and True Grit (96%, 3 1/2 stars) DVDs at Redbox today.AndyRowell Andy RowellIn his 80's in 1961-1968, Barth refers to Ratzinger now pope 84, Moltmann 85, Küng 83, Pannenberg 82, Eberhard Jüngel 76, & Billy Graham 92.