Linksy Things

Here are a few things I’ve been reading ’round the Internets lately. Just stuff I’ve found interesting, engaging, or funny in the past week or so. I pass them along to you for your enjoyment and edification.

Can A Hipster Love Sports? What a great question – can one be snobby about microbrews and love a good football game?
My friend JR reflects on contracting H1N1 (swine flu) and the subsequent quarantine (not kidding).
My friend Tim wrote a great post on balancing work and family life when you work for yourself.
Scot McKnight recognizes the greatness of the Aeropress (the best inexpensive coffee maker in the world)!
Scot also has some great questions about the apparent intellectual shallowness of a lot of campus ministry.
Seth recommends you just make a decision. Sometimes any decision is better than none.
Tim Keller takes on idols in his new book (including less well-known idols like doctrinal accuracy and family values!)
Make me chuckle: Interview Cheat Code
Jim Belcher wrote a really great article on forgiveness in the local church.
Finally: Bach smoked pipes and wrote poems about how it brought him closer to God. So there.
Actually finally: speaking of tobacco, I am heading to a “church planter round table” thing this week in New York City at a church that does things like “prayer and cigars at 181 St Overlook.” Should be a good time.