{"id":4464,"date":"2010-08-28T23:59:07","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T04:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2010-08-28T23:59:07","modified_gmt":"2010-08-29T04:59:07","slug":"recap-august-22-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2010\/20100828-4464.htm","title":{"rendered":"Recap (August 22-28)"},"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\/meacham_j-americangospel.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>American Gospel<\/i><\/a> by Jon Meacham<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> ****<br \/>\n<b>Category:<\/b>History of America&#8217;s Civil Religion<br \/>\n<b>Synopsis:<\/b> Meacham explores America&#8217;s civil religion through the words and writings of the Founding Fathers and other American leaders<br \/>\n<b>Recommendation:<\/b> If you like history or political topics, you&#8217;ll like this title.  It&#8217;s quite well written.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Read the <a href=\"books\/meacham_j-americangospel.htm\" target=\"_blank\">rest of my review.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"books\/boyd_g-mythofachristiannation.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>The Myth of a Christian Nation<\/i><\/a> by Greg Boyd<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>\n<b>Rating:<\/b> **** stars <br \/>\n<b>Category:<\/b> Religion and Politics<br \/>\n<b>Synopsis:<\/b> Boyd argues that &#8220;the quest for political power is destroying the church.&#8221; <br \/>\n<b>Recommendation:<\/b> Many may find this book offensive (I know I was definitely tempted to take offense)&#8211;but I think Boyd&#8217;s thesis is certainly worth grappling with.  Christians (particularly those who are interested in politics) would do well to read this book and wrestle through the ideas found within.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Read the <a href=\"books\/boyd_g-mythofachristiannation.htm\" target=\"_blank\">rest of my review.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"books\/lee_h-tokillamockingbird.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><i>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/i><\/a> by Harper Lee<br \/>\n<blockquote><p><b>Rating:<\/b> 5 stars <br \/>\n<b>Category:<\/b> Juvenile Fiction<br \/>\n<b>Synopsis:<\/b> Scout and Finch learn about life, justice, mercy, and racism when their father is appointed to defend an unjustly accused black man. <br \/>\n<b>Recommendation:<\/b> An absolutely amazing treatment of the topics of human dignity, justice, and mercy&#8211;without ever being pedantic.  This is a must read.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> Read the <a href=\"books\/lee_h-tokillamockingbird.htm\" target=\"_blank\">rest of my review.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Photo Albums:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"photos\/2010baptisms\/ats00000.htm\"  onClick=\"return popup(this, 'photos')\">Baptisms<\/a> (Kayla, Caleb, Gabrielle, Ben, Brandon, August 15)<br \/>\nMy photos were of pretty poor quality, but I figure something is better than nothing, right?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"photos\/2010swimparty\/ats00000.htm\"  onClick=\"return popup(this, 'photos')\">Swim Party<\/a> (Family and Friends, July)<br \/>\n<img src=\"photos\/2010swimparty\/images\/atsa00007.jpg\" alt=\"Swim Party\" \/><\/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:\/\/seth.heasley.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/wordful-wednesday-the-baseball-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>The Baseball Codes<\/i><\/a> by Jason Turbow<br \/>\nA history of baseball and the written and unwritten codes that govern it.  Baseball is my favorite sport (although I&#8217;m still not a hard-core fan) and this book looks like an interesting intro to the stories <i>behind<\/i> baseball. (<a href=\"http:\/\/seth.heasley.net\/blog\/2010\/08\/wordful-wednesday-the-baseball-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Recommended by Seth Heasley<\/a>)<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skrishnasbooks.com\/2010\/08\/book-review-escape-carolyn-jessop-tss.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Escape<\/i><\/a> by Carolyn Jessop<br \/>\nA memoir from a woman who escaped from the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ for Latter Day Saints, a Mormon sect.  This sounds like a hard read, but one that might be good. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.skrishnasbooks.com\/2010\/08\/book-review-escape-carolyn-jessop-tss.html\" target=\"_blank\">Recommended by S. Krishna<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News to take note of:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.slashdot.org\/story\/10\/08\/22\/1346244\/Smart-Trash-Carts-Tell-If-You-Havent-Been-Recycling\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland goes fascist with &#8220;smart&#8221; trash cans<\/a> (HT: <a href=\"http:\/\/pajamasmedia.com\/instapundit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instapundit<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reformation21.org\/blog\/2010\/08\/one-thing-needful.php\" target=\"_blank\">Catholic Dinesh D&#8217;Souza appointed president of King&#8217;s College, New York<\/a><br \/>\nCarl Trueman has some interesting reflections on what this says about King&#8217;s College&#8217;s <i>real<\/i> priorities.  Ostensibly, this Protestant\/evangelical school seeks to &#8220;[train] young people in terms of a Christian worldview and then [send] them out to be cultural leaders.&#8221;  But D&#8217;Souza, as a Catholic, does not hold to many of the central doctrinal tenets of the Protestant\/evangelical worldview.  This suggests that the school&#8217;s true priorities have more to do with conservative politics than with Biblical worldview.<br \/>\nHT: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.challies.com\/a-la-carte\/a-la-carte-823-0\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Challies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Videos worth seeing:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Everything in the Bible is basically about Me.&#8221;  (No, not me.  Him!)<br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LkNa6tLWrqk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/LkNa6tLWrqk?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\nHT: <a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/justintaylor\/2010\/08\/26\/the-bible-is-not-basically-about-you\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Taylor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Related to previous posts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>On similar lines with my &#8220;Heresy Hunter&#8221; case study (<a href=\"blog\/2010\/20100809-4002.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Part 1<\/a> and <a href=\"blog\/2010\/20100810-4072.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin DeYoung continues talking about the &#8220;Ministry of Rebuke&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/kevindeyoung\/2010\/08\/18\/the-ministry-of-rebuke-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">When to Rebuke<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/kevindeyoung\/2010\/08\/19\/the-ministry-of-rebuke-3\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Rebuke<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sandra Peoples talks about <a href=\"http:\/\/sandrapeoples.blogspot.com\/2010\/08\/judge-not_19.html\" target=\"_blank\">What &#8220;Judge Not&#8221; really means<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On bekahcubed Book Reviews: American Gospel by Jon Meacham Rating: **** Category:History of America&#8217;s Civil Religion Synopsis: Meacham explores America&#8217;s civil religion through the words and writings of the Founding Fathers and other American leaders Recommendation: If you like history or political topics, you&#8217;ll like this title. It&#8217;s quite well written. Read the rest of &#8230; <a title=\"Recap (August 22-28)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2010\/20100828-4464.htm\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Recap (August 22-28)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4464"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4464\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}