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Old friends leave, new friends come

Well, I have cleared out my blog roll some. Goodbye Dr. John’s Fortress. And by goodbye, I really mean goodbye. Look back at the last post. The last words Dr. John blogged were " Life Goes On Anyway!"
As for “The Happy Couple” AKA Random Intolerance I’m going to miss them too. Dan was sort of my LCMS/WELS doppelganger back when blogs were scary and new and Lutheran blogs were non-existent. The only time I’ve physically been in Random Dan’s presence was at he and Intolerant Elle’s got hitched up in Anchorage Alaska.

Hello to “Esther” the better half of the Evangelical/Lutheran axis of social justice and multi-cultural ministry forming somewhere between Baltimore, Philly, and New York.
Hello to Future Hope, the Sci-fi/faith blog run by Kevin and his brother Craig, both out of Eugene Oregon.
Hello to Mockingbird, the heavily Lutheran-esque, and heavily pop-culture laden, work of Todd Brewer and David Zahl—some relation to my friend Simeon Zahl.

A brief update about your friendly neighborhood Lutheran. I am back in Philadelphia after a wonderful/challenging/growing year in Baltimore preaching The Damn Gospel (registered trademark of LTSP), learning at the feet of a brilliant hyper-intentional supervisor, and figuring out what it means to live into my pastoral identity.
I have moved into a third floor apartment on campus and am currently working on my approval essay.
Peace,
Chris AKA Luthermatrix

A new look and new links

Well, I found out that a few of the blogs etc. I've linked to in the past are dead or extremely different than when I originally linked to them. Thus I've weeded out some links and added others to better reflect that which I find on the internet that engages my intellect.
Peace,
Chris

Something to make folk smile a bit

Mocking God?

According to some folk the video I made in my Dead Sea Scrolls class here at seminary, "constitutes a mockery of God's authority and righteousness."
I'm going to have to give that a think.

Greatest comic ever!

If you're going to play in Fargo

As some of you know I was born in Fargo--went back to Grand Forks last summer to do Chaplaincy--so this is a song for all us snowy scandinavians and those who love us.
:)
Peace,
Chris

blogging is in my genes

Grant is a second cousin. He's very thoughtful, has wrote a book, and writes a column for the local paper.
Peace,
Chris

28% of people looking at my blog are looking for Zorba the Greek Quotes

I just thought that was kinda odd.
Other than that people are looking for Advent and Eschatology. Who knew.
Peace,
Chris

Me... a conservative blogger?

So, I've been offered a spot as a blogger at NetRightNation.
I guess I did say it might be time for me to become a Republican... but I wasn't THAT serious.

A friend's blog

So I like to talk about politics on my blog, some folk may have noticed. Well James here actually knows a little something about the subject. Check him out. Give him some L.Matrix love.
Peace,
Chris

HIPAA and CPE

More than just acronyms these two things can clash, specifically when BLOGGING is involved. Here's the scoop, recently a CPE student (no one I know) blogged about their experiences at CPE, in the process of doing this they divulged private information. That's where HIPAA comes in, HIPAA is the medical privacy act, this blogger violated privacy laws. Each post might cost the person 20,000 dollars...
Can you say oops! I have to admit I can't imagine not stopping to think "hey this is private and privileged information." I guess some people really do assume blogging is an anonymous and private discipline. Strange... I mean I know I've got readers from 6 continents looking at my content.
Anyway its a fair reminder don't publish things that you don't want people to see.
Peace,
Chris

I'm back

I'm going to try and bend the blog to a little more personal/philosophical place, though I'm sure with November 2008 coming up politics is sure to follow.
Oh, and I intend to review the new Batman movie.

The website of my cousin's radio show

My cousin's radio show

So my cousin Harley from up in International Falls is part of a radio show up there, Iceboxradio!
I think its kinda cool!
Peace,
Chris

I thought this was kinda neat, its like choose your own adventures

... except that you can write your own endings.
Peace,
Chris

Odd, Garfield without Garfield

Garfield without the cat, makes for one lonely Jon.
I wonder what would happen to Calvin and Hobbes if Hobbes was eliminated?
Peace,
Chris

An interesting way to look at the world

I thought these flags were kinda neat!
Peace,
Chris

Freerice.com!

Check it out, a cool site, on the one hand you learn vocab, on the other you're helping people!
Peace,
Chris

For information about all your Biblical Studies needs!

Tyndale tech. Good ol' Rev. Dr. David Instone-Brewer gives hints and tips about the computer end of doing Biblical Studies.
Peace,
Chris