becoming

“Buildings without relationships have no meaning,” he says. “The vast majority of people will go to church based on an invitation from a friend or family member. A small minority of people will make a decision based on the way the building looks. If it were aesthetics alone, we’d have a lot of beautiful buildings in inner cities that are full. That’s just not the case.”

How true, how true. Read the rest here.

[link: outofur]

Okay. I don’t have this, but I hope I do.

A shelving system designed by Danny Kuo. The top shelves are accessible by using the bottom shelves as steps. It is a ingenious design and highly practical indeed.

My only question is: How many can it hold? You know, my bookcases are all bent with books…

[HT: lifehacker]

耶穌訓言的重要性並非只在於它那前無古人的特點，而主要在於祂把舊約猶太思想中廣泛離散的部份整合成一獨特的面相，以描述上帝統治下的生活。換句話說，耶穌的獨特性在於祂事奉的整個形態和祂自己個人的奧妙中，而非在於祂事實上說過一些沒有人說過的話（雖然祂間中這樣做）。

Chris Marshall，王國降臨（英：Kingdom Come），頁88。

突發遐想，究竟我的左腦發達D，還是右腦？

哈哈，不論

左腦、右腦，

總之就點都輪唔到

四肢。

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補充：給你一點「左腦、右腦」的資料，可作參考。

To follow-up my previous post on the Political Nature of Christianity, here are some books suggested by Byron Borger from Hearts & Minds on Christian responsibility for Politics, Public Life and the Common Good.

Especially worth mentioning is Phyllis Tickle’s new book The Great great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why.

Here’s the blurb:

Rooted in the observation that massive transitions in the church happen about every 500 years, Phyllis Tickle shows readers that we live in such a time right now. She compares the Great Emergence to other “Greats” in the history of Christianity, including the Great Transformation (when God walked among us), the time of Gregory the Great, the Great Schism, and the Great Reformation.

Combining history, a look at the causes of social upheaval, and current events, The Great Emergence shows readers what the Great Emergence in church and culture is, how it came to be, and where it is going. Anyone who is interested in the future of the church in America, no matter what their personal affiliation, will find this book a fascinating exploration.

[link: bakerbooks]

感謝我們的主
感謝你們的禱告

應做的，做了
應說的，說了

一切交給神。

Brian Walsh’s reflection
On the seventh anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001.

[link: empireremixed]

Can’t you see, for that few minutes, that you are part of something bigger?

Something bigger than yourself.

Catholics or Protestants, now, remember that, for the other six days of the week.

[Just want to make it clear that this post should not be viewed as my endorsement to any particular party or candidate.]

[HT: catholicvote.com]