Recent Blog Posts
Micro-financing Revisited
post a comment | posted Oct 15
Originally posted at mbjones
Just wanted to highlight this again as today is "Blog Action Day".
Last week I finally bit the bullet and did something I've been meaning to do for quite sometime: join Kiva. For those unaware, Kiva is an organization whose goal is to see worldwid...
post a comment | posted Oct 15
Originally posted at mbjones
Also! I totally forgot my birthday is the month! If you want feel free to send me Amazon.com gift certificates!
Life Right Now
post a comment | posted Oct 15
Originally posted at mbjones
Things have been quiet around here lately because I've been busy in real life. For a quick update, I'M ENGAGED! That's incredibly exciting. It is also keeping me busy with planning and such (the wedding is only about 4 months away). So -- don't...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Obama Ad - Honor
post a comment | posted Sep 16
Originally posted at mbjones
Good answer to the outright lies of McCain's campaign. To think that Karl Rove even called McCain out on this is crazy.
The Blue Parakeet
post a comment | posted Sep 15
Originally posted at mbjones
Zondervan just sent me a review copy of The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight. I'm looking forward to reading it and will be reviewing it shortly...
William Cavanaugh on the Church
post a comment | posted Sep 13
Originally posted at mbjones
"...The church must recover its prophetic voice, but it cannot be merely negative. If the church is going to call people away from idolatry and remind them of their primary allegiance to Christ, then it will have to do more than to rail against the...
Lose Your Home
post a comment | posted Sep 12
Originally posted at mbjones
And Your Right to Vote! Thanks to the GOP in Michigan and Ohio...
Was Jesus Political?
post a comment | posted Sep 9
Originally posted at mbjones
I'm thinking of a doing a series on politics and the Bible because I get asked lots of questions about my political stances. I think it might be helpful to have a resource to point people to when they ask me (particularly the more conservative of ...
National Braai Day
post a comment | posted Sep 8
Originally posted at mbjones
September 24th is National Braai Day in South Africa! Archbishop Desmond Tutu approves and so do I. Honestly the best pork I've ever had was the braai at the Masi Spur.
Frank Schaeffer on an Increasingly Troublesome Point
post a comment | posted Sep 8
Originally posted at mbjones
In this article, Frank Schaeffer (Francis' son) dialogues with an incredibly troublesome piece of the current administration ideology (that the republican candidates would carry on). Specifically, this piece of Palin's acceptance speech:
"Terrori...