http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress posts, links, and whatever else Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:17:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I knew it was only a matter of time before the facade of Joel Osteen's prosperity gospel would begin to crumble. It's clear to me that he's all sizzle and no steak. At some point, all the sugary sweet, "Jesus wants you to be rich and happy," talk was going ... http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/08/19/pastors-go-postal/ A-11 offense could be the future of football Kurt Bryan, Piedmont (CA) High School's head football coach, and Steve ... http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/08/07/daily-links-deliciouscom-3/ A few months back, I dedicated some time to examining some of the on-the-record statements that Barack Obama has made about his spirituality. At that time, I linked to Cathleen Falsani's interview with Obama from four years ago, along with some other primary texts. Now, Falsani is reacting to this article ... http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/08/06/is-barack-obama-a-christian/ Trading Places: The demographic inversion of the American city In the past three decades, Chicago has undergone changes that ... http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/08/03/daily-links-deliciouscom-2/ Lost in Space What really happened to Russia's missing cosmonauts? An incredible tale of space hacking, espionage and death ... http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/08/02/daily-links-deliciouscom/ Skin Deep - It’s Botox for You, Dear Bridesmaids AFTER the band was chosen and the napkins color-coordinated to match her shoes, Kacey Knauer, a bride-to-be, had another critical matter to address: her skin, and the skin of the nine women in her bridal party. Silent spring: Deep in the radioactive bowels ... http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/07/25/daily-links-87/ The weird science of stock photograph These suppliers of the world's commercial imagery are making bets on what life will look and feel like in the near future. Which made me wonder: What else, besides an ongoing technological dystopia, do they imagine waiting ahead? (tags: photography design stock) http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/07/16/daily-links-86/ The Monster Collection of Moleskine Tips, Tricks and Hacks (tags: moleskine productivity gtd lifehacks hacks) http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/07/10/daily-links-85/ Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on the fate! We know what Master laid the keel, What Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils rang, ... http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/07/04/232-years-old/ This is either the most frightening or the most hilarious response I've read to the question, "What do you see as the greatest challenge for young Christians in the next 10 years?": Mark Driscoll: There is a strong drift toward the hard theological left. Some emergent types [want] to recast Jesus ... http://www.thegimmick.com/wordpress/2008/07/04/what-do-you-see-as-the-greatest-challenge-for-young-christians-in-the-next-10-years/