The image selection for this week’s post should be credited to Bill Kinnon, who I’m laughing at just a little. This is a special clock for Bill. For Sonja, I’ve got riddles…
- Why did the banana go to the doctor? Because it wasn’t peeling well.
- Why was the baby ant confused? Because its uncles were ants.
- What can you put in a wooden box to make it lighter? Holes.
- If a fire hydrant has H2O on the inside, what does it have on the outside? K9P.
- What can make an octopus laugh? Ten tickles.
I’ve got to stop right there, lest I waste another 3 minutes of Cindy’s life. That, and owing to a chorus of groans, let’s move on to the weekly random linkage, shall we?
- Grace has finally joined us on the dark side of enlightenment.
- I was reading about TurboTithe: Not a Penny More Than You Have To and I kept thinking three years back and just shaking my head. The trouble with religious satire is that there always seems to be a context in which it resembles the truth enough that it’s not funny, just sad.
- I just liked the detailed diagram of Brant Hansen’s brain.
- I found a good source for larger desktop wallpapers, including matched pairs for people with dual displays. You may be sure to find a favorite.
- Monster Cable sent a cease-and-desist to another cable manufacturer for patent infringement… never expecting the response they got back.
- Will Willimon on why Jesus came back from death
- Mark Dirscoll recommends the ESV Study Bible
Photo of the week (via DRB) →- R.I.P. The Compact Disc, 1982-2008? (via Bob Carlton)
- Unusual superheroes… Comic Book Characters Grouped by Religious Affiliation (via The Old Bill)
- Tony Jones tackles “Emerging” vs. “Emergent” and hits it a second time for good measure, downplaying any distinction. Like it or not, many people do make one — Jonny Baker has a good comment on this one. What he said. Update: Steve Taylor responds as well. Sounds like Tony’s alone on this one.
- A Wasted Morning Laughing — not sure you can call it “wasted”, but some of these videos are pretty funny… I like the “Hedge of Protection” one.
- Would you believe the Jason Bourne trilogy as a baptismal analogy?
- I didn’t realize that CAPTCHA is an acronym.
- Paul Fromont: Tom Wright on mission-shaped church
- Becky Garrison of the famed Wittenburg Door and author of Rising from the Ashes: Rethinking Church has interviewed a lot of people — the book is in fact a collection of interviews. Now Mark Van Steenwyk interviews her.
- Bill Reichart sums up the recent material on “The Extinction of the Christian Bookstore?” …but yeah… I don’t really like the whole Christian bookstore thing with the collection of religious artifacts and plastic Jesus junk alongside all the books, most of which seem to be trending away from anything heavily theological more and more. I used to have a few places I could browse through a decent selection of good commentaries. No more.
- J.R. Woodward has a chat with Alan Hirsch about Alan Roxburgh’s response to a definition of missional, then attempts his own Working Definition of Missional Church
- Shawn Anthony does a thorough description of YouVersion, which he calls An Online Bible and Opportunity for Global Collaboration
Well, I think we’re gonna leave it there for this week. Hopefully next week I’ll churn out a couple of book reviews.
What are you thinking of in posting so many great links? How am I to rip myself away from the computer when you supply things like this? Hey, I know! You can come over and clean my house while I sit here and read through the writings these links supply. I’ll even throw in a cup of coffee. Yes, this is the perfect solution!
Why was the baby ant confused? Because its uncles were ants.
Okay … if people would only pronounce their female relatives name correctly this would not even be in there.
The word is “aunt” and is pronounced awhnt NOT ant. Because you say, Pawhl, not Pal and it’s a hawhnted house not hanted house.
But the riddles are still funny and I’m still laughing at the upside down clock … I wonder if Bill’s eaten breakfast yet?
A log cabin in Vermont, Tracy? You might get me there and drinking coffee, but putting me to work is a whole ‘nother story!! Broadband with wifi in the woods would be like a dream.
Is that Sohnya or Sahnya? I think anyone with a mispronounced “j” in her name shouldn’t throw stones at the riddles! Bill’s post was actually a highlight of the week, imagining the comedic drama that unfolded… maybe he’s out looking for one of those 24-hour breakfast places.
hahahahahaha … glad I didn’t have coffee in my mouth when I read that, or it might’ve come out my nose.
It’s Sahnya to you and anyone else who asks. :-) And … the “j” is not misprounced, you just drop it altogether … thanks to the Slavs …
and, it’s still awhnt … heeheehee.
LOL! I enjoyed the jokes and the banter.
I am finding myself in want of further “enlightenment”.
Yes, a log cabin in Vermont! I did, however, rip myself away from these links so that my hubby and I could head to look at six-person hot tubs for the back yard/meadow. A few weeks ago we had a herd of 22 deer out back and got to thinking how great it would be sit, soak, and watch them, the turkeys, and the occasional porcupine eating his way across the meadow. We have our own little wild kingdom going on in this part of Vermont, and how we love it!
I just finished a evening meal with Al and Jane Roxburgh and my dear wife, Imbi here in the Algarve region of Portugal. We are relaxing together for a couple of days before they head home to Vancouver and we head off to the UK for two weeks of mission-shaped interviews. Thanks for worrying about breakfast, Sonja (my dear Sis!). But Imbi and I slept through the free breakfast this morning. ‘Twas an expensive mistake. One we won’t make tomorrow morning.
I grew up with Aunts (ants), Aunts (awhnts) and Aunties (anties and awhnties) and a bushel of Uncles. Now, as an individual married to an Estonian-Canadian, my kids are surrounded by Tadis and Onus – with only one Aunt (ant) and one Uncle.
Sonja, If you just drop the “j” instead of mispronouncing, wouldn’t it be “Sauna”? Of course, that’d go well with Tracy’s hot tub!
Tracy, I’m jealous. Dang.
I had Aunts (Ants) when I was younger, my kids have “Aunties” which is not to say “Anti-” …my wife started that, I think.
Bill, good to hear you’re all getting a couple days of relaxation — I know you can all use it. Blessings upon all of your heads.