climate change …
For those of us who believe Everything Must Change ... this state-of-the-art report on Climate Change in the US will be of interest. (Thanks, Gary!)
An important reuters news story after the jump. (Thanks, Dorjee!)
AND LATE NOTE: Today the US House of Representatives passed (219-212) the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) - AKA cap-and-trade. While many of us feel this is only a first small step ... it's an important step.
ACES aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 83% by 2050. It still has to pass the Senate, but this marks a sea change in the fight against global warming in the US Congress.
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the swallow-tailed kite
For some people it's a stained-glass window or a church bell or a Bach fugue that immediately fills their heart with a sense of grace and worship. For me, those are all wonderful ... but few things surpass in grace and beauty the swallow-tailed kite.
Several times in recent days my breath has been taken away by one of these creatures, one of God's millions of masterpieces.
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Two passings …
While the world mourns two talented celebrities, two other passings will go largely unnoticed. You can read about one of them here.
And another - an amazing man named Ray Anderson.
Ray taught theology at Fuller Seminary and wrote many books. Often when I meet Fuller students, I ask about their favorite professor. Most often, they name Ray. I met Ray when I taught a short course there. He came out of retirement frequently as a guest lecturer, and he did so for our class. I was quickly won over by his enthusiasm, intelligence, and beautiful mix of piety and scholarship, of reverence and willingness to tip some sacred cows.
You can read a warm tribute here. If I were to recommend one of his books, it would be this one - An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches.
Thank God for this good and wise professor, author, mentor, and friend!
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Links roundup
I'm so enjoying my summer writing and marriage sabbatical (for both, not from both!) in Southwest Florida ... deep into revisions for A New Kind of Christianity (which it looks like will be released in early February 2010 instead of March as previously announced?) and as always, struggling to catch up with a mountainous backlog of unanswered emails. Meanwhile ...
Regina Spector - what a gifted singer/songwriter! - engages in some fascinating theology in this song. (Thanks, Rachel!)
The synchro-blog on sexuality yesterday apparently got a lot of attention and evoked some of the kind of red-faced fury that Regina sings about. For some good religious dialogue on sexuality, check this out from Andrew Marin at theooze.com, and check this out from Jim Wallis (with Stewart and Huckabee) at sojo.net. And don't miss the honest and poignant postings here.
The pre-order page for A New Kind of Christianity is now up at amazon. And here's The Justice Project pre-order page available at amazon and Barnes and Noble.
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