http://www.qideas.org Q facilitates resources and experiences intended to allow you to draw conclusions and discover answers based on your theology, experience, cultural context, dialogue and learning. en-us qideasfeedhttp://feedburner.google.com The news trucks have not left our streets since November, since the Penn State child sex abuse scandal broke open and revealed the junk in Happy Valley. For those outside of State College, PA, it’s been a sensational news story. For those in our community, it’s been a gut-wrenching season. The question now before me, a pastor, is the question of redemption. How do we partner with God to live as agents of redemption in our very broken city?<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/finding-redemption-at-penn-state.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=dn59i9J7cN4:zrh46wAbpHQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=dn59i9J7cN4:zrh46wAbpHQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=dn59i9J7cN4:zrh46wAbpHQ:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=dn59i9J7cN4:zrh46wAbpHQ:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=dn59i9J7cN4:zrh46wAbpHQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=dn59i9J7cN4:zrh46wAbpHQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/finding-redemption-at-penn-state.aspx Dan Nold http://www.qideas.org/blog/finding-redemption-at-penn-state.aspx Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:13:22 GMT My son Cade is a survivor. Eleven years ago this week, Rebekah and I celebrated the birth of our first-born. Despite his Down syndrome diagnosis, we were overjoyed to welcome this new life into our family.<br /><br />But not everyone welcomes children like Cade. It’s no secret. People with Down syndrome have been targeted for extinction...<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/to-cade-and-the-eight-percent.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4YxooLXkXYU:KS2IdaKLYMo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4YxooLXkXYU:KS2IdaKLYMo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4YxooLXkXYU:KS2IdaKLYMo:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4YxooLXkXYU:KS2IdaKLYMo:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4YxooLXkXYU:KS2IdaKLYMo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=4YxooLXkXYU:KS2IdaKLYMo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/to-cade-and-the-eight-percent.aspx Gabe Lyons http://www.qideas.org/blog/to-cade-and-the-eight-percent.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:25:19 GMT Romans 8:22 says, "For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now." In light of this revelation, what does stewardship look like for followers of Jesus in the midst of global climate shifts and natural disasters?<br /><p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/curbing-enviornmental-corruption.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=Y2qKN_m35jU:7S63gaYEbZA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=Y2qKN_m35jU:7S63gaYEbZA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=Y2qKN_m35jU:7S63gaYEbZA:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=Y2qKN_m35jU:7S63gaYEbZA:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=Y2qKN_m35jU:7S63gaYEbZA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=Y2qKN_m35jU:7S63gaYEbZA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/curbing-enviornmental-corruption.aspx Gary Bergel http://www.qideas.org/blog/curbing-enviornmental-corruption.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:33:47 GMT Sitting in a meeting in our hotel’s conference room outside of Kathmandu, Nepal, I found myself distracted and disengaged. A wave of anxiety, the afterbirth of the release of that odious phrase “dominant culture,” had crept up and smothered me. These two words, uttered just moments before, were reverberating like an obstinate pinball through the alleyways of my mind. And though the air continued to buzz with discussion and thought on the role of North Americans in the mission of Word Made Flesh, I remained silent, held prisoner by my worry... <p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/humility-the-starting-point.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=q8DqGNnxIRA:LJWMadyAFQo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=q8DqGNnxIRA:LJWMadyAFQo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=q8DqGNnxIRA:LJWMadyAFQo:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=q8DqGNnxIRA:LJWMadyAFQo:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=q8DqGNnxIRA:LJWMadyAFQo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=q8DqGNnxIRA:LJWMadyAFQo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/humility-the-starting-point.aspx John Koon http://www.qideas.org/blog/humility-the-starting-point.aspx Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:03:51 GMT A common misbelief about sex trafficking is that the United States is <i> only</i> a destination country, that all of the victims of sex slavery within the U.S. have been carried across international borders. The truth is that literally untold numbers of U.S. citizens are trafficked within our own borders and in our neighborhoods every year.<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/sex-trafficking-is-closer-than-you-think.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=jp4JlPvVeFA:Q0dz25BSFrQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=jp4JlPvVeFA:Q0dz25BSFrQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=jp4JlPvVeFA:Q0dz25BSFrQ:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=jp4JlPvVeFA:Q0dz25BSFrQ:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=jp4JlPvVeFA:Q0dz25BSFrQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=jp4JlPvVeFA:Q0dz25BSFrQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/sex-trafficking-is-closer-than-you-think.aspx Caitie Hlushak and Ted Sangalis http://www.qideas.org/blog/sex-trafficking-is-closer-than-you-think.aspx Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:55:57 GMT The Bible depicts the early church as a flourishing community: a body of individuals devoted to Christ and committed to each other. Believers were of one heart and one mind, sharing everything that they had–even going as far as selling their land and houses in order to redistribute wealth to those who were in need. Imagine that. Imagine your world today: your house, your car, your laptop, and your cell phone shipped to a stranger, becoming homeless so someone else can be housed... <p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/the-appetite-of-north-america.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AvidlN5kZn4:9i9cYsMflSU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AvidlN5kZn4:9i9cYsMflSU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AvidlN5kZn4:9i9cYsMflSU:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AvidlN5kZn4:9i9cYsMflSU:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AvidlN5kZn4:9i9cYsMflSU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=AvidlN5kZn4:9i9cYsMflSU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/the-appetite-of-north-america.aspx Kyle Luck http://www.qideas.org/blog/the-appetite-of-north-america.aspx Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:46:46 GMT Engaging ideas that you don't agree with is a crucial aspect of intellectual maturity and demonstrates the posture of being provoked and not offended. In <i>Left, Right &amp; Christ</i>, Lisa Sharon Harper and D.C. Innes explore how the Christian faith speaks directly to American politics but often leads to different applications. In this chapter excerpt, Ms. Harper (from the Left) and Dr. Innes (from the Right) explore the topic of Health Care in the United States. Please make sure you read both of their excerpts before adding your voice to the conversation.<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/he-said-she-said-on-health-care.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=pF86tYhU2CU:Tkb97bRVafM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=pF86tYhU2CU:Tkb97bRVafM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=pF86tYhU2CU:Tkb97bRVafM:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=pF86tYhU2CU:Tkb97bRVafM:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=pF86tYhU2CU:Tkb97bRVafM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=pF86tYhU2CU:Tkb97bRVafM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/he-said-she-said-on-health-care.aspx D. C. Innes and Lisa Sharon Harper http://www.qideas.org/blog/he-said-she-said-on-health-care.aspx Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:27:03 GMT Chris Seay is among the most creative and surprising pastors in America. His church, Ecclesia, is in Houston's Montrose District, but it is really much more than a church. It's a multifaceted and creative community that is part of the fabric of their neighborhood. Here, Andy Crouch interviews Chris about what happens when a Church is more than a Sunday commitment.<br /><p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/local-church-transforms-city.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AOaE3pTQ01Q:9eLkuHPewMg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AOaE3pTQ01Q:9eLkuHPewMg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AOaE3pTQ01Q:9eLkuHPewMg:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AOaE3pTQ01Q:9eLkuHPewMg:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AOaE3pTQ01Q:9eLkuHPewMg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=AOaE3pTQ01Q:9eLkuHPewMg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/local-church-transforms-city.aspx Chris Seay http://www.qideas.org/blog/local-church-transforms-city.aspx Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:52:31 GMT Social critic H. L. Mencken once quipped that “puritans,” referring to serious-minded Christians, are “people who have a deep, foreboding fear that somebody, somewhere, might be having a good time.” Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once observed that Christians “have no joy.” He also said, should he ever come to believe in God, he would only believe in a “God who danced” (40). Sadly, he was never able to locate such a God...<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/a-serious-theology-of-play.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=st0o18IwRZs:YfowM4X4PR8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=st0o18IwRZs:YfowM4X4PR8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=st0o18IwRZs:YfowM4X4PR8:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=st0o18IwRZs:YfowM4X4PR8:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=st0o18IwRZs:YfowM4X4PR8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=st0o18IwRZs:YfowM4X4PR8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/a-serious-theology-of-play.aspx David Naugle http://www.qideas.org/blog/a-serious-theology-of-play.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:26:13 GMT It’s a sad irony, really. December 8th was the thirtieth anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision, <i>Widmar v. Vincent</i>. In <i>Widmar</i>, the Court firmly set out the constitutional principle that government may not exclude religious groups from public spaces and other benefits on account of their religious speech or activities. And yet, only a few days before, on Monday, December 5th, the very same Court declined to review the Bronx Household of Faith case...<br /><p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/nyc-churchers-forced-to-vacate-neighborhoods.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=53TmHR5HuDQ:Fgacq7pqw3U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=53TmHR5HuDQ:Fgacq7pqw3U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=53TmHR5HuDQ:Fgacq7pqw3U:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=53TmHR5HuDQ:Fgacq7pqw3U:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=53TmHR5HuDQ:Fgacq7pqw3U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=53TmHR5HuDQ:Fgacq7pqw3U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/nyc-churchers-forced-to-vacate-neighborhoods.aspx Stanley Carlson-Thies http://www.qideas.org/blog/nyc-churchers-forced-to-vacate-neighborhoods.aspx Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:18:48 GMT For anyone following the conversations about faith and science, it is obvious that one of the major trends—and a matter of great contentiousness—is how some scientists are doing deep research to dismantle the Darwinian notion that changes evolving in God’s creation happen randomly, by utter chance. Networks of scientists and philosophers of science, such as those loosely affiliated with what has come to be called the Intelligent Design movement, are increasingly respected, known for rigorous research...<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/q-review--science-and-origins.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=sZzRZcfQQJU:Tis55PYVEF8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=sZzRZcfQQJU:Tis55PYVEF8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=sZzRZcfQQJU:Tis55PYVEF8:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=sZzRZcfQQJU:Tis55PYVEF8:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=sZzRZcfQQJU:Tis55PYVEF8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=sZzRZcfQQJU:Tis55PYVEF8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/q-review--science-and-origins.aspx Byron Borger http://www.qideas.org/blog/q-review--science-and-origins.aspx Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:30:06 GMT What does it take to save the lives of 30,000 children waiting in line for lifesaving heart surgery? Or to pursue peace between at-odds groups in a country at war? Jeremy Courtney draws from his last five years as a Christ-follower in Iraq’s most dangerous cities to establish “preemptive love” as the way to unmake violence, establish an enduring peace, and remake the world around us to the good of humanity and the glory of God.<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/preemptive-love.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=ooiTrtgr3Zw:AaYkS1okNMU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=ooiTrtgr3Zw:AaYkS1okNMU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=ooiTrtgr3Zw:AaYkS1okNMU:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=ooiTrtgr3Zw:AaYkS1okNMU:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=ooiTrtgr3Zw:AaYkS1okNMU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=ooiTrtgr3Zw:AaYkS1okNMU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/preemptive-love.aspx Jeremy Courtney http://www.qideas.org/blog/preemptive-love.aspx Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:58:36 GMT We live in an age of innovation, and a debate is raging about whether technology is improving our lives or making them worse. But Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired Magazine, says we’re not asking the right questions. He believes we need to find out what technology is really after. Can technology be a force for the greater good, and if so, how do we thoughtfully engage new inventions? Kevin will attempt to construct a radically fresh answer to one of culture’s nagging questions.<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/video/what-technology-wants.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=2tYv98pzQlI:USFNPsuN9WA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=2tYv98pzQlI:USFNPsuN9WA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=2tYv98pzQlI:USFNPsuN9WA:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=2tYv98pzQlI:USFNPsuN9WA:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=2tYv98pzQlI:USFNPsuN9WA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=2tYv98pzQlI:USFNPsuN9WA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/video/what-technology-wants.aspx Kevin Kelly http://www.qideas.org/video/what-technology-wants.aspx Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Films serve a number of purposes in our society. Mostly, they tell stories, entertain audiences, and help us imagine the world in new and creative ways. The creators and distributors of films also contribute to our economy. But an often-overlooked purpose of film is that it should serve the common good. As a form of mass communication...<br /><p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/do-our-favorite-movies-tell-the-truth.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=V00pq2_Rwf0:reW7-T4KvDA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=V00pq2_Rwf0:reW7-T4KvDA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=V00pq2_Rwf0:reW7-T4KvDA:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=V00pq2_Rwf0:reW7-T4KvDA:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=V00pq2_Rwf0:reW7-T4KvDA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=V00pq2_Rwf0:reW7-T4KvDA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/do-our-favorite-movies-tell-the-truth.aspx Greg Veltman http://www.qideas.org/blog/do-our-favorite-movies-tell-the-truth.aspx Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:11:32 GMT Finding spiritual conversations in American culture is not hard, but conversations about the Christian God can be a different story. Consider the Gospel as a 4-part story and be introduced to a new language that can bring Christianity back into the spiritual conversations of our day.<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/essays/spiritual-conversations-understanding-the-cultural-language.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=CDp77AXlOHc:iacknmBex04:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=CDp77AXlOHc:iacknmBex04:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=CDp77AXlOHc:iacknmBex04:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=CDp77AXlOHc:iacknmBex04:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=CDp77AXlOHc:iacknmBex04:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=CDp77AXlOHc:iacknmBex04:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/essays/spiritual-conversations-understanding-the-cultural-language.aspx Ron Martoia http://www.qideas.org/essays/spiritual-conversations-understanding-the-cultural-language.aspx Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:01:00 GMT I’ve counted 24 bosses over the course of my career. The longest I ever worked for one boss was four years. The shortest was for a few months. I’ve had good bosses and bad. I’ve had capable, competent bosses, and bosses who weren’t. I’ve had bosses I liked, and ones I didn’t. I’ve had bosses who were scrupulously fair, and ones who played favorites. Of all the varieties of bosses and boss experiences, there were two – fortunately, only two – that I would call toxic...<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/how-to-cope-with-a-toxic-boss.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AGL2zqKtESg:IXc5Bxptau8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AGL2zqKtESg:IXc5Bxptau8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AGL2zqKtESg:IXc5Bxptau8:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AGL2zqKtESg:IXc5Bxptau8:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=AGL2zqKtESg:IXc5Bxptau8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=AGL2zqKtESg:IXc5Bxptau8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/how-to-cope-with-a-toxic-boss.aspx Glenn Young http://www.qideas.org/blog/how-to-cope-with-a-toxic-boss.aspx Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:06:19 GMT If it's hard to forgive the guy who cuts you off in rush hour traffic, how much more difficult is it to forgive those who kill your loved ones? What can we learn from the forgiveness that is happening in Rwanda? How can the church get involved in advancing reconciliation? Filmmaker, Laura Waters Hinson talks with Gabe Lyons about her film, <i>As We Forgive,</i> developing the craft of storytelling, and the latest projects she’s been working on. <p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/how-can-you-forgive-a-killer.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=rma0PHeeUJg:kqpSVncRpWo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=rma0PHeeUJg:kqpSVncRpWo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=rma0PHeeUJg:kqpSVncRpWo:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=rma0PHeeUJg:kqpSVncRpWo:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=rma0PHeeUJg:kqpSVncRpWo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=rma0PHeeUJg:kqpSVncRpWo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/how-can-you-forgive-a-killer.aspx Laura Waters Hinson http://www.qideas.org/blog/how-can-you-forgive-a-killer.aspx Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:15:57 GMT With so many global problems at which to aim our collective passions and resources, the work of restoration can become nothing more than a job. As time goes on, even good work can steal our imaginations. How can we rediscover a compulsion for finding creative, audacious ways to discover our dreams? Bob Goff, Founder of Restore International, will help us recover our sense of imagination and know how to unleash it in those around us.<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/video/rediscovering-whimsy.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4AqcKvMmHww:tS8O5xP-eGc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4AqcKvMmHww:tS8O5xP-eGc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4AqcKvMmHww:tS8O5xP-eGc:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4AqcKvMmHww:tS8O5xP-eGc:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=4AqcKvMmHww:tS8O5xP-eGc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=4AqcKvMmHww:tS8O5xP-eGc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/video/rediscovering-whimsy.aspx Bob Goff http://www.qideas.org/video/rediscovering-whimsy.aspx Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Go to most Western Christian bookstores, and you will encounter countless titles claiming to have a prophetic message or a handle on explaining prophecy. Competing extremes claim that the prophetic is qualified by the supernatural and miraculous, or that the prophetic is very grave and ominous with a harsh message and merciless tone.There is a crisis in our contemporary understanding of the prophetic... <p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/what-do-we-mean-by-prophetic.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=MVeQ9afqH8w:MGTWzItvHp4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=MVeQ9afqH8w:MGTWzItvHp4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=MVeQ9afqH8w:MGTWzItvHp4:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=MVeQ9afqH8w:MGTWzItvHp4:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=MVeQ9afqH8w:MGTWzItvHp4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=MVeQ9afqH8w:MGTWzItvHp4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/what-do-we-mean-by-prophetic.aspx Chris Heuertz and Sarah Kim http://www.qideas.org/blog/what-do-we-mean-by-prophetic.aspx Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:01:23 GMT For years, I’ve spent some time at the beginning of the new year thinking about the books I’d like to read in the months ahead. Book lists help me order my reading. They let me dream about what I’ll do in the next year. And even when I end up copy-and-pasting half of last year’s list into this year’s, they help me remember who I want to be in the next twelve months...<p><a href="http://www.qideas.org/blog/what-should-you-read-in-2012.aspx" target="_blank">View</a></p><br /><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=VhoCrsya9eo:vma0kdDAtfc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=VhoCrsya9eo:vma0kdDAtfc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=VhoCrsya9eo:vma0kdDAtfc:zXtfI7Wg8tQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=zXtfI7Wg8tQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=VhoCrsya9eo:vma0kdDAtfc:wuDGEju1Uws"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?d=wuDGEju1Uws" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?a=VhoCrsya9eo:vma0kdDAtfc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/qideasfeed?i=VhoCrsya9eo:vma0kdDAtfc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div> http://www.qideas.org/blog/what-should-you-read-in-2012.aspx Alissa Wilkinson http://www.qideas.org/blog/what-should-you-read-in-2012.aspx Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:58:07 GMT