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April 2013

April 24, 2013

Logical Fallacy of the Day: The Straw-man

In an effort to become a better writer, I'm trying to think critically about the...

April 23, 2013

Bill Moyers Tees Off on “The United States of Inequality”

"If there was a class war... my class won." - Warren Buffett Bill Moyers'...

April 22, 2013

Happy Earth Day! Or As we Evangelicals Like to Call it, Monday! (My Green Monday Morning Confessional)

Evangelicals can be somewhat prone to conspiracy theories. In the late 80s we were all...

April 20, 2013

Great Kids Have Parents Who Do This Well…

While I'm not sure great is a category into which we should be putting kids,...

April 19, 2013

Derek Webb’s “Unblock Me” – A Little Friday Funny

April 19, 2013

In Case You Are Just Waking Up…

I rode into work about 6:30 this morning and turned on NPR on the way....

April 18, 2013

My Son, Dyslexia, John Irving, and A Prayer for Owen Meany

My youngest son has a rare form of dyslexia, fewer than 3% of all dyslexics...

April 17, 2013

Can You Bunk Something… or Combobulate Me? 10 Great Words With Essential Prefixes

Can you bunk something? Can you combobulate me? (that sounds naughty:-)). I saw this list...

April 16, 2013

An 8-year-old boy was among the dead…

Two improvised explosive devices were detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon yesterday....

April 15, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I did not watch a single moment of the Masters this year...

April 14, 2013

Brennan Manning, April 27, 1934 – April 12, 2013: Death of a Ragamuffin

I first heard about Brennan Manning when I heard about his book Ragamuffin Gospel from...

April 12, 2013

I Fear the Day it Happens to Me: “How’re We Ever Going to Tell the Kids?”

My wife knows, of course, so do most of my friends. I mean it's kind...

April 11, 2013

David Kuo: I Will Miss This Voice in American Politics

David Kuo died last week after a ten year battle with brain cancer. He was...

April 09, 2013

The Princeton “MRS. Degree” – I Thought Only Christian Colleges Struggled With This

When I was getting my undergraduate degree at KSU back in the late 80s, I...

April 08, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I'm ambivalent, if not a little bit cranky about the coming of...

April 05, 2013

Drive Through Headless Prank – A Little Friday Funny

I know that I claimed this week in the wake of April Fool's Day that...

April 04, 2013

Ever Count Calories? Casey Neistat Does the Math on Listed versus Actual Calorie Counts

Food is one of those things we consume an awful lot of without thinking too...

April 03, 2013

Do You Hate Your Job? See what this video does to you…

As a pastor, I find myself needing to talk about work and the American workplace...

April 02, 2013

Breaking Beautiful: Is it sad that I have to say this is not a ruse?

I'm not an April Fool's guy. I've never been much of a prankster on any...

April 01, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional – The Post-Easter Hangover

I confess that Easter may be my favorite day of the entire year. I love...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Stephen Colbert Destroys The History Channel’s “The Bible” Miniseries – A Little Friday Funny

My wife and I dvr'd The History Channel's "The Bible" miniseries & we were pretty...

March 28, 2013

Ten Facts About DaVinci’s Last Supper on Maundy Thursday

Every year on this day I wake up thinking about this painting. I've never seen...

March 27, 2013

Brokenness Aside by All Sons & Daughters is Feeding My Soul These Days

A friend of mine posted this on her facebook page a few weeks ago and...

March 26, 2013

Why Do the Rich Give Less than the Poor?

There's an interesting article in the Atlantic Monthly about why the rich are less charitable than...

March 25, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional – Spring Break Edition

I confess that I was a lousy blogger last week because I was out of...

March 24, 2013

Oy Vey, Christian Soldiers – Interesting Article about the Christian Bar Mitzvah Trend

There's an interesting article in the New York Times about the trend of Christians giving...

March 22, 2013

This is the World’s Coolest Grandpa – A Little Friday Funny

Thirty Seconds that will lift your spirits. A little Friday Funny!

March 19, 2013

Theologian Billy Abraham Rips Christian Non-violence, Calls it “Morally Corrupt”

William J. (Billy) Abraham has a new book out called Shaking Hands With the Devil:...

March 17, 2013

The Family is Not a Church – The Church is a Family

For the first time in ages it is a Sunday morning and I'm not in...

March 15, 2013

Mental Floss Debunks 50 Common Misconceptions – A Highly Stimulating Friday Funny

Mental Floss is healthy for your brain - John Green blows 50 misconceptions out of...