I apologize in advance for this, because this post will piss a lot of people off. Please know that I say these things not in judgment of or disagreement with the goal of the #STOPKONY movement. I really don’t like to court controversy, but feel I have to speak my mind on this. The KONY… [Read more…]
February 29, 2012
So, there’s this: I know, this clip has been around forever, but I just haven’t had anything pertinent to say until now. Initially, I was very moved and in agreement with this…author? Artist? Rapper? Don’t know what to call him, but he’s pretty cool. The trappings of religion can often divorce us from the heart… [Read more…]
February 22, 2012
(This post is a follow up to this one, which you can read for a little context.) It seems like it has been a week filled with mea culpas from different individuals or organizations. Reading these apologies, I was struck by the subtle but measurable differences between them and what they actually try to communicate.… [Read more…]
February 13, 2012
Linsanity. Need I say more to set this post up than that? If you don’t know what it is, take a moment to peruse one of any number of major news sites to catch up. But I wanted to point out something about this whole phenomenon that I think has been overlooked this past week.… [Read more…]
February 9, 2012
(A lot of very well respected and intelligent people have already posted their responses to this advertisement – I suggest you read them first, and then come back and read this one if you aren’t satisfied!) So…there’s this: When I saw it, I was shocked and outraged that anyone would have the audacity to produce… [Read more…]
February 1, 2012
Yesterday, I attended a seminar that was devoted to the issue of mental health, and to uncovering the veil that surrounds that topic, as well weakening the stigma attached to it. In all my years of Christian education (seminary, retreats, conferences, etc.), this was the first seminar on mental health that I had ever attended…but… [Read more…]
January 30, 2012
I’ve been reading other blogs to try to get a sense of what makes one blog popular, and not another. And you know what I have discovered drives popularity?…Controversy. The best blogs out there deal with controversial topics, like Marc Driscoll. And the more incendiary the treatment, the more hits that posts gets. So even… [Read more…]
January 26, 2012
I’m sure that more than a few of you have read this article on the NY Times about conditions at the Foxconn factories in China that make Apple products like the iPhone and iPad. If you didn’t see it there, it was also posted initially on This American Life, and other outlets as well. It… [Read more…]
December 30, 2011
so, i’m on the hunt – the job hunt! and i have actually considered a position as a worship/praise director at a church, a role that i have fulfilled a few times before, and i have some experience with. i have to admit that it will be strange to go from preaching every sunday to… [Read more…]
March 7, 2012
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