Links, links, and more links to places where Gospel and culture meet
After a trip through cyberspace here are a few stories that might - might - have some real potential for illustrative purposes. As with the first Weekly Intersections column, I'm going to keep my commentary to a minimum. If you have any ideas as to how to use some of these stories - or how not to use some of these stories - please share them in the comments section.. In the meantime, happy hunting?
What an intriguing column by Time magazine's James Poniewozik.
Here's a great article that asks an important question in our cult of cool culture: "Is Christianity Cool?"
As we look ahead to Sunday's big game, here's a disturbing look at how football players are destroying their brains for our entertainment.
Speaking of the big game, there might be something in this story about Arizona Cardinals' wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr. and his sports-reporter father, Larry Fitzgerald Sr. Somehow Larry Sr. has to objectively cover Larry Jr. on Sunday night. There is also an interesting note about why Larry Jr. wears his hair the way he wears it.
Remember those scientists who were trying to build their own black hole in Switzerland? They told us not to panic - "It won't bring about the end of the world." Well, now they're changing their tune.
Did you hear about the Ohio drum major who violated a band rule when he nodded at Obama while marching in the inaugural parade?
These are the times in which we live: just like that, you can go from $80k a year to eviction.
It's official: most of us can't make it past noon without a lot more caffeine.
Here's a sad story about a group of Mexican women called "the narco wives."
You've heard it a million times: "If it wasn't for the church, I'd be dead." But has anyone meant those words so literally?
And how about this: a 111-year-old reptile just became a dad, while a Nigerian goat has been detained by police for attempted robbery.
Posted by Brian Lowery at 11:44 AM on January 28, 2009
