tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-337756782012-01-30T17:27:26.671-08:00Davidthirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213166123036395180noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33775678.post-16254381285250948252010-02-14T15:26:00.000-08:002010-02-27T09:35:22.672-08:00

As a Christian I believe that morality exists. I believe that there is a metaphysical definition of right and wrong that transcends culture and personal preference, and I believe that people ought to do what is right. But morality isn't popular in all circles (even the word morality has taken on a negative connotation). In particular morality and ethics are unpopular in business and economics.

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I heard this guy named Shane Claiborne speak at the Urbana Missions Conference last week. (he's been getting pretty popular with the Christian social justice crowd lately). I was impressed: he spoke truth with conviction about money and justice and being a Christian. Praise God for his work.He made one suggestion that resonated with me, especially in the context of business school. Banks and

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My friends, I took a break from blogging. I probably should have told you before I took the break rather than after. Please forgive me. :)But now I'm back at it, though with a different purpose. Absurdly Happy in Constant Trouble was a place for me to express my thoughts and opinions and to get feedback from you. Are my ideas good or not? Are they interesting or not? And as a Christian,

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If you are a poor creature--poisoned by a wretched upbringing in some house full of vulgar jealousies and senseless quarrels--saddled, by no choice of your own, with some loathsome sexual perversion--nagged day in and day out by an inferiority complex that makes you snap your best friends--do not despair. He knows all about it. You are one of the poor whom He blessed. He knows what a wretched

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The Wall Street Journal did a great interview with Alain de Botton (link on the title). He's sort of a philosopher of everyday life.For me the most interesting part of the interview:When college graduates are trying to figure out what careers to pursue, what should they ask themselves?The process demands such a vast amount of thought that it's hard to summarize other than by saying: take this

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Friends and Readers: I apologize for my recent absence from Absurdly Happy. LA has had a bad case of June gloom, and I, whether consequently or not, have had a bad case of writer's block. Please pray for my recovery.Really, there are much more important things to pray for...but I'll take the prayers that I can get. :)In the meantime I wanted to share an excellent piece by my friend and coworker

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A couple of weeks ago I posted about the quarterlife crisis, and the post has bothered me ever since. I think it needs more explanation. Here's part of what I wrote:We grew up with big dreams, but the reality of adult life is not like our dreams--and it takes us a few years to sort through the professional, relational, and emotional letdowns. It doesn't really matter what generation we're a

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I gave in. My friend Edward gave a seminar on Twitter this past Tuesday, and I felt like it was time to sign up. It seems like a good way to share news and an easy way to update my Facebook status.But I have one big reservation: I don't want to know what Ashton Kutcher (or anyone else that I'm not close with) does throughout the day. It feels like I'm intruding, like I don't care enough that I

Davidthirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213166123036395180noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33775678.post-35550159503127813692009-05-19T21:40:00.000-07:002009-05-19T21:41:34.074-07:00

(I'm going to business school in the fall, so I thought I would write a business related post. But please, let me know if it's just boring, and I won't do it again.)Americans have started to save money. In March we saved about 3.5% of the money we earned--and some economists are freaking out. Saving means less spending, and less spending means slower growth (at least, that's what it means in

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Here is an article that ties together Malcolm Gladwell's ideas with the ideas from my last post about the quarterlife crisis. Enjoy!And so that you guys don't think that I'm all work and no play, here's a ridiculous video to enjoy.

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Right. Though I hoped to avoid it I feel I was bound to post of the quarterlife crisis. I'm sure you've heard too much of it, particularly if you are quarterlife crisis-ing currently. So forgive me, but I have a point that I would like to make.(For those of you unfamiliar with the term "quarterlife crisis", here is a link to the wikipedia entry)Without meaning to, I read a couple of novels

Davidthirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213166123036395180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33775678.post-44319797475105521742009-05-01T18:57:00.000-07:002009-05-01T20:05:09.242-07:00

Forgive me while I psychoanalyze...I'm reading Christ and Culture by H. Richard Niebuhr--I'm about half way through and it is excellent. Niebuhr pieces together historic Christian approaches to how Christians ought to live in the World (which he calls culture and spends a chapter defining. Niebuhr in short: the World is the value systems, philosophies, art forms, politics, and economics that

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I apologize for my lack of posts over the past month or so. My brother and I took a trip to Europe, and it's taken me a while to get back in the blogging groove. In the interim I've been working on a couple of videos about our trip. Here is the first one. The sound is not great, but hang in there because I've got some great shots of the alps at the end.And I should have a fresh post for you

Davidthirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213166123036395180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33775678.post-82040062672625198762009-03-18T22:40:00.000-07:002009-03-19T11:41:52.883-07:00

(Ladies, I apologize in advance: I will address men directly in this post, but I neglect to address you directly. So..I decided to give you all this special note at the top of my post. Thanks for reading. I do appreciate it. Let me know what you think about masculinity and bromance.)I'm editing a new video blog about getting glasses. I want to get it posted before I leave for Europe (on

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Here are a couple of videos that comment on the real friend/Facebook friend confusion. Hope you enjoy!This video is a preview of a BBC show called Facebloke. My friend Jason found it while exploring his interest in British slang...There's this woman named Christine who posts videos under the name Happyslip. All her videos are excellent--very high quality. Here's one she recently did on

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(this post draws extensively from the February 28 Economist article linked above. read it. it's great.)Well actually, that's not true. As of today, March 10, 2009, I have 340 friends. Pretty sweet, huh? :)But according to this Oxford professor named Robin Dunbar, a person cannot sustain a network of more than 148 friends and acquaintances. Apparently, it's just too stressful. Dunbar

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(A couple of weeks ago I posted about the parable of the shrewd manager in Luke 16. I meant for this post to be the start of a three part shrewd manager series. Here's part 2.)Davidthird comes from my position in my family. My dad's name is David, my grandfather's name is David, so I am David the third. Davidthird.This post is about David the first, David Edgar Dilworth, or Grandpa D. He was

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...apparently they're back! New EP in March. Here's a video I found on YouTube, embedded with love for my friends from Claremont.

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When I was eight I asked my dad which city was the most polluted. He told me that it was probably LA. I didn't believe him--"What about Chicago," I said, "that places seems dirty." My dad told me about the Chicago winds and how they blow pollution out of the city, but I remained skeptical.I never had high expectations for Chicago, which is probably a good thing. As has been the case with all

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I joined a Bible study in the basement of my dorm during my first semester at Pomona College. But I'm not entirely sure why. I guess I was spiritually interested. I was involved in a lot of different activities as a freshman, and Bible study seemed like a good addition.My church in Portland had been a liberal Presbyterian church. We didn't study the Bible much, and there were a lot of members

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(A couple of weeks ago a wrote a post discussing the source of Malcolm Gladwell's brilliance. This post does the same but for Saint Augustine.)I picked up Saint Augustine's Confessions just before Christmas for some vacation reading. Augustine is a doctor of the faith, incredibly influential in shaping Christian theology, so I thought that I should read one of his works. The politics major in

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I'm not usually struck by political cartoons, but this week Kevin Kallaugher did a really thoughtful sketch for The Economist. Obama is extending his hand to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a bunch of Ayatollahs--and in response the Iranian leaders shrink back in fear.Our president has proposed greater diplomacy to counter the terrorist threat--particularly in regard to Iran. Diplomacy sounds nice

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I worked the best overtime of my life last Wednesday. My boss needed someone to go to a nonprofit event in order to count cash receipts and make sure money was transported properly--typically a boring task. But when I read the description of the event, I almost peed my pants. Kai Ryssdal (you know, the guy with the awesome voice and biting questions that hosts Marketplace on NPR) was going to

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I have terrible news. Dwight Schrute has been assassinated.Each day for many, many days, I have come to my cubicle and been greeted by Dwight Schrute, cheerfully bobbling his head. It was a great way to start the work day and inspired me to never cede control of the motherland.But now Dwight is beheaded.It was a terrible scene: a ferociously cute three year old came to my cubicle looking for

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Hey everyone, Happy New Year! I know its a little late, but I've been meaning to get this video up since the first of the year. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day came along, and I finally made some time.I had so much fun making this video. I hope you enjoy it. Please let me know what you think, and it would be great if you make a video response!Here's the YouTube link if you need it.

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I mentioned my recent love affair with YouTube in my last post. Truly, I have become a YouTube addict. For me, YouTube completes the holy trinity of online convenience (joining Google and the numerous sites that offer me great online shopping deals the week before Christmas so that I don't have to go to the mall).YouTube is so much more than the Numa Numa Guy. I use YouTube everyday and for a

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I was having dinner with a few friends last week, and the topic of my future came up. I told the group that I aspire to be a sage. I want to sit in an office, read, blog, and talk with people (if they feel inclined to talk). Oh yeah, and I want to get paid.My friends were remarkably encouraging, considering the monk-like nature of my ideal career. I have good friends. They encouraged me to

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I have not written for a long time! Fear of making un-keepable New Year resolutions keeps me from promising a change. But I do want to say Merry Christmas.And I would like to give you two gifts.First, a video by a great Portland band called the Decemberists!Were any of you in Model UN?Second, my favorite Christmas-ish scripture:A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with

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I love that I am male. It just makes me happy. I like that my body is strong (well, kind of), and my mind can push away emotional problems and needs in order to pursue something important. I like that I am visually stimulated, that I think spatially, and that I have strong problem solving capabilities. And I'm so grateful to be the complement to women--who are much more attraction and

Davidthirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213166123036395180noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33775678.post-1161646578061479362006-10-23T16:25:00.000-07:002006-10-23T16:36:18.073-07:00

I read the most interesting religious op-ed I've seen in a while the other day in the LA Times....read it here...http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-stein17oct17,0,7811463.column?coll=la-opinion-columnists (if the link doesn't work, the article is by Joel Stein and it's called An Athiest Tries Jesus)I like this article, because this guy, Joel Stein, is authentically experiencing church.

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This could have potential...

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