called to stand here

An email from my son arrived with this simple subject line: thought you might like this. And then a link in the body, with this statement: "I found it fascinating." http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2012/06/22/the-wrath-of-god-satisfied/ To which I answered that I would spend some time considering what I found there. Here are my thoughts. The discussion McKnight launches in his blog posting is intriguing for its theological significance and the richness of his readers’ thoughtful and civil responses (for the most part, until the bitter end where it decays somewhat). On that topic, I’ve apparently been stuck in too much popular culture or higher ed article feedback loops with ornery or angry respondents; this community is really refreshing for the level of respect they have for each other. What most intrigues me about this discussion is how it draws me close to the core of the gospel message: that Jesus came to pay the price for my sins that I had no resources to ...

Gerry McGovern has been writing and teaching for many years about the usefulness and functionality of good web sites and how they're designed. In his blog post last week he takes a step back and looks at the function of good design and how it gets out of the way of elegant function.