Austin was ranked among the best places for start-up companies in the recent issue of Fast Company.

A friend pointed me to this very interesting article in Slate that traces the roots of Contemporary Christian Music to a so-called ‘homophobe’ christian by the name of Frisbee. Read it and comment, especially if you know anything about Frisbee or the accuracy of the documentary covering his life. An excerpt:

In 1993, Frisbee died of AIDS, raising issues that most people in the evangelical community would rather ignore. Though the man had sparked two of the most dynamic Protestant revival movements to appear over the last 30 years—Calvary Chapel and later the Vineyard—his catalytic role had largely been swept under the carpet until Di Sabatino made his documentary.

Argue a skeptic into a corner, and you will not take his mind captive for Christ, but pray for him, proclaim the gospel to him, live out the gospel of peace, walk righteously by faith until he senses your ultimate allegiance and citizenship are vastly different from his own, and you may discover that the power of truth, the convicting and regenerating work of the Holy Spirit, and the glories of Christ Jesus shatter his reasons and demolish his arguments until you take captive his mind and heart to make them obedient to Christ. ~ A Model of Christian Maturity, D. A. Carson

In Mark Dever’s interview with David Wells, author of recent Christ Above All Earthly Pow’rs, Wells reveals his current book project provisionally entitled: The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-lovers, Marketers, and Emergence in a Postmodern World.