Links of Our Lives: First Week of November

0Josh • 8th Nov 2008 • blog entries, Links

I’ve been busy collecting my favorite websites, news articles, and blogs for the last month – all to share here with you during this edition of “Links of Our Lives”

Local Homeschooler runs away to the woods to find out if he can handle public school

The title says it all, this is the story of a local Lake Stevens boy who after being homeschooled for most of his life, panicked just hours before his first day at public junior high. He left for the woods surrounding his home knowing that if he could hack it out there, public school would be no problem.

Globe Trotter Rick Steves prepares Iran travel special for PBS

I love Rick Steves, his books saved us a ton of time and money while traveling in Europe a few years back and should be at the top of any travelers reading list for your next international destination.  In an effort to bring some humanity in how we see the controversial country of Iran, Steves headed out to recently to film his PBS travel show.  The previews look very interesting, check out his site and look for the special to air in 2009.

What the heck is a “net-book?”

After being introduced just a year or so ago, I believe the “netbook” will the next big item to shift from “gadgety” to mainstream.  Ultra low cost portable computers are a big hit lately, small laptops with limited resources, designed to handle a variety of online tasks, and often not even running windows are changing the tech industry.  At $299 and dropping ($199 by next year) I’m thinking that this will even be a good “second computer” purchase for our family in the near future.

Quest and Its Relationship with the Evangelical Covenant Church

In Fuller Seminary’s fall 2008 “Theology News & Notes” Newsletter, Covenant Pastor Eugene Cho from Quest Church in Seattle contributes a very interesting article in an issue devoted to “Emerging Churches Within Denominational Structures”.  Eugene tells the fascinating story of Quest Church, and how a relationship of trust with the Covenant denomination resulted in the “gifting” of a recent merger with a 60-year old, traditional congregation.  He speaks about Quest’s relationship with the Covenant Church, while doing a good job of also introducing the denomination to those who aren’t familiar with it.

Curb Your Enthusiasm to return in 2009

One of my favorite shows will be back early next year, as “Curb” recently set a production date in December for season 7.  Each year its a no-brainer for HBO to renew the emmy winning series, the return usually hinges on the fickleness of its creator and star, Larry David.