{"id":3443,"date":"2010-07-11T00:30:29","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T05:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2010-07-11T00:30:29","modified_gmt":"2010-07-11T05:30:29","slug":"recap-july-4-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2010\/20100711-3443.htm","title":{"rendered":"Recap (July 4-10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n<!--\nupdatepage();\n\/\/--><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<h3>On bekahcubed<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Book Reviews:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"books\/goldman_w-princessbride.htm\"><i>The Princess Bride<\/i><\/a> by William Goldman<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Book lovers everywhere are known for snootily announcing after watching even a particularly fantastic movie: &#8220;The book was better.&#8221; I almost always agree that the book is better&#8211;although perhaps for different reasons than most.<\/p>\n<p>You see, I don&#8217;t GET movies. Even when I&#8217;m applying my whole brain towards understanding them (which I rarely do, being an inveterate multi-tasker), I still generally fail to understand the nuances of screen plot-lines. Turn on subtitles and my comprehension soars. Finally, the characters are speaking my language&#8211;print. Books are even better, because I have not only the dialogue, but the setting and action in print as well. This is probably why I enjoyed the book The Princess Bride even better than I enjoyed the movie.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read <a href=\"books\/goldman_w-princessbride.htm\">the rest<\/a> of my review.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<h3>On the web<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Books for the TBR list:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justintaylor\/2010\/07\/02\/the-church-history-abcs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>The Church History ABCs<\/i><\/a> by Nichols and Bustard<br \/>\nI <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossway.org\/churchhistoryabcs\" target=\"_blank\">flipped through<\/a> this children&#8217;s picture book at Crossway and I&#8217;ve absolutely got to get myself a copy. Who can resist a picture book with mini biographies of Christian giants.  &#8220;C is for catfish, castle, and John Calvin, champion reformer.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justintaylor\/2010\/07\/06\/faqs-on-war-peace-and-christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>War, Peace, and Christianity: Q &#038; A from a just war perspective<\/i><\/a> by Demy and Charles<br \/>\nGreg Boyd takes a non-combative position in <i>Myth of a Christian Nation<\/i>&#8211;and the argument for Christian pacifism (for lack of a better term) certainly has some Scriptural support.  I&#8217;d be interested to hear Demy and Charles&#8217; take on the matter (apparently from the other side).  A quick <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossway.org\/product\/9781433513831\/contents#extra\" target=\"_blank\">browse<\/a> (I *love* that feature of Crossway books) reveals that this book is likely to support what I&#8217;ve been thinking while reading Boyd&#8217;s book.  Which can be good and can be bad.  <i>Lord, give me grace to see and think clearly and to come to conclusions based upon Your word rather than upon my preconceptions.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News to take note of:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2010\/07\/07\/oxygen-facebook-study\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young Women Check their Facebook First Thing in the Morning<\/a><br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;More than half of young women (57%) say they talk to people online more than face-to-face. A full 39% of them proclaim themselves Facebook addicts, while 34% of young women make Facebook the first thing they do when they wake up, even before brushing their teeth or going to the bathroom.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I still talk to people more face-to-face than I do online, but I am guilty of checking Facebook first thing in the morning.  (At least, first thing after making my bed.  Making my bed is still a stronger compulsion than Facebook!)<br \/>\nHT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/a-la-carte\/a-la-carte-78-1\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Challies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Thought-provoking posts:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.9marks.org\/ejournal\/how-pastors-can-equip-women-ministry\" target=\"_blank\">Thoughts on how pastors can equip women for ministry<\/a><br \/>\nI especially appreciated this comment:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Women want to be passionate about the gospel, and they thrive when they are surrounded by men who set the pace.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I can definitely say for myself that I thrive when men around me challenge themselves for the sake of the gospel&#8211;and challenge me to think deeply and live passionately for the gospel.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justintaylor\/2010\/07\/07\/what-questions-should-christians-ask-about-global-warming\/\" target=\"_blank\">Questions Christians should ask about Global Warming<\/a><br \/>\nA terrific set of questions to help Christian greenies (like myself) think through the issues related to global warming.  In short:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1.  Is the earth warming?<br \/>\n2. Are we causing the earth to warm?<br \/>\n3.  Is it a bad thing if the earth is warming?<br \/>\n4. Would the advised policies make any difference?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the record, my analysis of the data answers 1. Yes, but not much, 2. Possibly, but other explanations are more likely (sun cycles are the best explanation I&#8217;ve heard), 3. Difficult to tell, 4. I doubt it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Videos worth seeing:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J.J. Heller sings &#8220;Your Hands&#8221;<br \/>\n<object width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9862852&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9862852&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/9862852\">K-LOVE &#8211; JJ Heller &#8220;Your Hands&#8221; LIVE<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/kloveradio\">K-LOVE Radio<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>HT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/a-la-carte\/a-la-carte-77-1\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Challies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Something completely other:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.likeawarmcupofcoffee.com\/home\/2010\/07\/putting-women-in-a-box\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jasmine Bauchum talks about Biblical womanhood as she sees it<\/a><br \/>\nI see it a bit differently, but I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this one statement she made: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I realize that the term &#8220;barefoot and pregnant&#8221; is fighting words\u2026 I\u2019ll let you throw the first punch while I fantasize about reading Orwell between laundry loads while my burgeoning baby belly blocks the sight of my bare feet from wistful eyes.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the record, I&#8217;m not all about the &#8220;stay-at-home-daughter&#8221; thing&#8211;but I am all about being a homemaker.  And even at my busiest 70-hour-a-week-hold-down-three-jobs-and-go-to-school-full-time, I relished my role as a homemaker.  So THERE!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On bekahcubed Book Reviews: The Princess Bride by William Goldman &#8220;Book lovers everywhere are known for snootily announcing after watching even a particularly fantastic movie: &#8220;The book was better.&#8221; I almost always agree that the book is better&#8211;although perhaps for different reasons than most. You see, I don&#8217;t GET movies. 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