Collecting amazing and interesting things on the web.
August 6, 2011
24-7prayer / islam / prayer / spirituality
This piece from the 24-7 Prayer organization reflects on the role of public, corporate prayer in the recent, and probably upcoming, changes in the Muslim world and thinks about how this can be a place for followers of Jesus to create communities of prayer among them.
August 6, 2011
celtic / church history / spirituality
In preparing for the Celtic retreat, Christine Sine reflects on the attraction to, and the characteristics of, Celtic spirituality. There’s a lot here that has deeply impacted my own life.
August 6, 2011
books / celtic / church history / spirituality
I’ve been deeply impacted by the stories and practices of the Celtic church over the past six years or so of my life, and have mentors who are deeply rooted in that tradition. So it’s lovely to see such a list. Can’t recommend highly enough.
August 5, 2011
content strategy / information architecture
A content strategist reflects on how her discipline helped her organize her closet, and it worked. Also reflects very nicely back on the web process.
August 5, 2011
Wired reflected last month on how the Khan Academy is affecting education. Even public education, and it could be a powerful thing.
August 2, 2011
bible / jesus / kathy escobar / new testament
I always say that I love the Beatitudes. And I hate the Beatitudes. Because they’re hard.
August 1, 2011
This piece, even though it’s about Maundy Thursday and this is August, struck me deeply.
August 1, 2011
In design, if you want to reach a certain level of quality – or simply exist -, you need to go through complexity, chaos. It is a necessary step where you might feel lost for a moment. Things start to be confusing, you have too much stuff on the table, you’re not sure anymore that these inputs make any sense. Be reassured, that’s a good thing, you’re on the right path.
July 27, 2011
What we should learn both from the New Testament and—illustratively, at least—from Norway’s experience is that discipleship needs to be driven by a sense of corporate identity and purpose shaped by a prophetic awareness of historical context. What is our coming day of fire? What crises lie on our horizon? What threatens our existence? What sort of communities do we need to be in order to survive with integrity?
July 26, 2011
css / design / javascript / programming / responsive design
Skeleton is a small collection of CSS & JS files that can help you rapidly develop sites that look beautiful at any size, be it a 17″ laptop screen or an iPhone. Skeleton is built on three core principles: responsive grid, fast to start, style agnostic.