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February 2013

February 07, 2013

Truth is a Person

I'm working on an article for The Huffington Post right now and I'm reminded of...

February 06, 2013

On Behalf of Iron Lovers Everywhere, This is Appalling…

From NPR today: Scottie the dog is not going to like this news: Monopoly fans...

February 05, 2013

How to Talk to Children About God (Heaven, Hell, Jesus, Salvation, and How it All Works)

About a year ago I got an email from a parent telling me that her...

February 04, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I love the Super Bowl. It doesn't matter who is playing, I...

February 03, 2013

Christianity is Not About Control & Power

So much of what gets called religion is about control, what we think, who we...

February 02, 2013

Pete Rollins: You Cannot Hear the Revelation Without Heeding It

Pete Rollins always wigs me out a little bit. My philosophical vocabulary is sorely lacking...

February 01, 2013

Glenn Beck-land / Libertypendance Park – More Friday Funny

I am not a Glenn Beck follower myself, so I knew nothing about this until...

February 01, 2013

Who’s Your Favorite? A Little Friday Funny

This video provides the answer to the question "What will make you cackle awkwardly in...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Your Religious Alternative to Beyonce at Halftime

For the record - I don't care that Beyonce lip-synced. Back when I was touring...

January 30, 2013

Amazing Quotes & Thoughts From Eugene Peterson’s Memoir

“The life of faith cannot be lived in general or by abstractions. All the great...

January 29, 2013

On the Importance of the Evening Meal

When Kristin and I decided we were ready to have children, we made a few...

January 28, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I'm working at my favorite Panera this morning and I'm sitting next...

January 25, 2013

Facebook Focus Group – Your Friday Funny

When you spend time on Facebook, you have to take the good with the bad....

January 24, 2013

Best Parental Advice Ever: “You Cannot Be Anything You Want to Be When You Grow Up”

I think one of the cruelest things we tell our children is that they can...

January 23, 2013

You Have to Learn How To Die If You Want to Be Alive

"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life...

January 22, 2013

Two Simple Changes that Would Drastically Improve Government

There are two simple steps our nation’s representatives could take which would drastically change for...

January 22, 2013

Work as Mission: Vocation and Learning What to Count

Most of us will spend somewhere around 65% of our waking hours working. If work...

January 21, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional: For The Hope Center & MLK Jr.

I confess that when I was young many adults in my little world held MLK...

January 19, 2013

Ten Great Words You Should Know and Use

I am an unabashed logophile (n. – lover of words). The English language is a...

January 18, 2013

Harvard Sailing Team’s Version of the “Liberal Cause” – a little Friday Funny

The "liberal cause" is a pejorative colloquialism meant to signify an attempt to assist a...

January 17, 2013

They Will Know We are Christians By Our… Guns?

I just waded through 10 minutes of Christian hate on Facebook and had to shut...

January 16, 2013

Wendell Berry On Hell

I ran across a video today of Wendell Berry reading a couple poems from his...

January 15, 2013

If You Know Someone Who Needs Hope, Here’s How Hope Happens

Hope can be elusive. Nothing is more destabilizing to a person than when they reach...

January 14, 2013

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that we finally took down our Christmas tree and decorations this weekend. I...

January 12, 2013

Lance Armstrong is Ready to Come Clean – Here’s Why We Should All Let Him

After reading Tyler Hamilton's gripping memoir about professional cycling and life with Lance Armstrong and...

January 11, 2013

The Truth About Cell Phones on Airplanes: debunking the “turn off all electronic devices” myth

If you've ever flown on an airplane, you've probably wondered what the real deal is...

January 11, 2013

Knife Guys – Will Ferrell & Ryan Gosling – Your Friday Funny

Friday Funny: the purpose of Friday Funny is more than just a cheap laugh (although...

January 10, 2013

The World Is Not Black & White (But It Isn’t Gray Either)

David Burell once said in my hearing that there are two kinds of people in...

January 09, 2013

Jerry Seinfeld on How to Write a Joke

Have you ever tried to write something funny? I'm fascinated by this. Humor writing is...

January 08, 2013

Checks and Balances Disappear in Kansas

I’ve heard it said that the genius of the American Constitution has nothing to do...