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December 2011

December 02, 2011

Soundgarden, John Mayer, Bowling Alleys and Advent

My eight-year-old son, Mattias, just recently had his eighth birthday, complete with a magician, bunnies,...

November 2011

November 17, 2011

PETA Porn: Humans are Animals Too

Most people I encounter on a daily basis recognize People for the Ethical Treatment of...

October 2011

October 12, 2011

Wrestling With Ethical Food Choices

I’ve always been a fan of the philosophy that if God had meant for humans...

October 10, 2011

From Prosperity Gospel to Disparity Gospel?

I'm not going to spend too much time or energy expressing my disdain for Prosperity...

April 2011

April 11, 2011

Pueblo Going Nuclear? (NewSpin)

Newspin Pueblo Going Nuclear? (Originally printed in PULP) Everyone’s aglow about the prospect of nuclear...

December 2010

December 06, 2010

House of the Rising Stench | P.U.L.P: Pueblo Colorado

NewSpin: House of the Rising Stench Written by Christian Piatt December 2010 There's a home...

March 2010

March 31, 2010

When Social Marketing does more harm than good

My wife, Amy and I were watching TV the other night, and a series of...

March 06, 2010

Free Speech for People, not Corporations – Do something!

Concerned about recent action by the Supreme Court that endowed corporations with the same free...

March 05, 2010

Tire-Burning, Corporate “Citizens” and the Supreme Court

We have millions of tires that have to be disposed of every year, one way...

January 2010

January 07, 2010

Docker’s Man-ifesto and a great womanist response

So, I've been working on this book about postmodern male identity for some time called...

November 2009

November 26, 2009

Prosperity vs. Abundance

I’ve been fortunate to work from home as a contract consultant to nonprofits for the...

July 2009

July 26, 2009

Porn Nation podcast is now posted

My newest podcast, called "Porn Nation," is taken from a chapter I wrote for a...

May 2009

May 20, 2009

Wolfram Alpha may change the world

I came across this site, sent to me by a friend today, and I'm still...

May 01, 2009

Lent: Celebrating to Common (from the April PULP issue)

I actually had a college student friend of mine say recently that Lent is her...

February 2009

February 18, 2009

On the economy, faith, consumption and the future

Consumers have built their lifestyles upon debt, as has the government, and the economy, which...

February 13, 2009

Pomegranate phone says a lot about us

Why is everyone talking about the Pomegranate phone? well, can your phone brew a cup...