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December 2007

December 23, 2007

Still searching for the “true meaning” of Christmas

I am as crusty as any Christmas traditionalist, I suppose, when it comes to the...

December 15, 2007

Let us prey: Who’s to blame?

Let us prey: Who's to blame? Everybody, nobody? After a long litany of online rants,...

December 08, 2007

Virtual world can lead to real-life problems

Virtual world can lead to real-life problems It's harder than ever before to define what...

December 01, 2007

Good or evil: Do we even have a choice?

Good or evil: Do we even have a choice? There are those rare people we...

November 2007

November 24, 2007

“Fowl Deeds” – A story about our church

Fowl deeds CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/JOHN JAQUES Leif Torgerson, 9, wears a sign promoting turkey giveaways at...

November 24, 2007

Love can be as close or far as one condition away

Christian Piatt column Love can be as close or far as one condition away A...

November 17, 2007

Thoughts on satire, pop culture and the Gospel

Thoughts on satire, pop culture and the Gospel I don't usually use column space to...

November 10, 2007

How “The Golden Compass” ruined my life

It was a Monday, I think. I was minding my own business, doing my best...

November 10, 2007

Candidate selector – who’s yours?

Pretty cool way to see how your views align with candidates. unfortunately it only showed...

November 03, 2007

Romney-Bob Jones alliance a sign of the times

Romney-Bob Jones alliance is a sign of the times When I heard that Bob Jones...

November 01, 2007

How do we respond to violence? (My DisciplesWorld Magazine column)

How do we respond to violence? Christian Piatt In April 1945, Lutheran pastor and noted...

October 2007

October 31, 2007

The two sides of my son

The first pic below is of my three-year-old son on picture day. He picked out...

October 27, 2007

Meaning what you say isn’t always easy

Meaning what you say isn't always easy I have a brilliant friend who, by the...

October 20, 2007

Why Al Gore shouldn’t run

Why Al Gore shouldn't run Former Vice President Al Gore has hit his popular stride....

October 13, 2007

A moral question: Who deserves what health care?

A moral question: Who deserves what health care? Former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm has taken...

October 07, 2007

Looking back on 36 years, and learning to trust

Looking back on 36 years, and learning to trust Tomorrow is my birthday. I'll be...

September 2007

September 29, 2007

A response to my recent column on Dawkins

Quite often, I get letters regarding one point or another in my columns. Sometimes they...

September 29, 2007

Science and faith: Can’t we all just get along?

Science and faith: Can't we all just get along? Anyone who is surprised by the...

September 22, 2007

Defining church is harder that you might think

Defining church, churches harder than one might originally believe How many churches are there in...

September 21, 2007

Chipotle activism in motion

OK, enough messing around. We’ve heard rumors for years about Chipotle coming to Pueblo, but...

September 16, 2007

The last shall be first, except when it comes to worship

The last shall be first, except when it comes to worship There are certain events...

September 10, 2007

MySpace to Sacred Space book update

I spoke this week to the marketing folks at my publisher and was told that...

September 08, 2007

Church should be provocative, but how?

Church can be provocative, but how? One of my favorite games when I was younger...

September 01, 2007

Planting seeds brings growth in unexpected way

Planting seeds brings growth in unexpected way Our friends from graduate school, Ryan and Shanna,...

September 01, 2007

Servant Evangelism (An article mentioning Milagro)

Here's a nice article in today's Pueblo Chieftain newspaper that mentions Milagro, out little ol'...

August 2007

August 25, 2007

Who has authority over scripture?

Who has authority over scripture? Last week, I spent several very intense days in...

August 18, 2007

Is your baby gay? We’ll fix that!

Is your baby gay? We’ll fix that! According to some, the behavioral deprogramming of gay...

August 11, 2007

Gospel is sound according to Alfred E. Neuman

Gospel is sound according to Alfred E. Neuman As a writer, I spend many hours...

August 04, 2007

Addiction? Not in my church!

Churches should address addiction One of the things that we speak about with church leaders...

July 2007

July 30, 2007

Can the Generation Gap be Bridged?

Can the generation gap be bridged? By Christian Piatt The Pueblo Chieftain This week I...