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October 2013

October 31, 2013

Finding Love on Halloween

All-Hallows Eve originated in Scotland and Ireland as a full day in which spirits walk...

October 27, 2013

Obstruction in Baseball

I know you come here to read theology, not baseball rules. But I was an...

August 2013

August 21, 2013

Watch Jay Bakker Mock My Mustache [VIDEO]

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Memorial Day

A good opportunity for Americans to pause and, regardless of politics, honor those who have...

July 2012

July 14, 2012

Superhero Saints

Italian artist Igor Scalisi Palminteri has reimagined some traditional Christian figures as superheroes. It's pretty sweet.

May 2012

May 21, 2012

Prepare to Have Your Heart Broken in 3 Minutes

Driving home from the cabin yesterday, Courtney and I had the pleasure to hear the...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

Christianity Might Need Some Color

Hindus, celebrating the Holi Festival, have got color in abundance. I'm afraid our religion is...

February 2012

February 18, 2012

French Court: Scientology Audits Are Bogus

Scientology is having a hard time in France, that bastion of open-minded liberté: A FRENCH...

January 2012

January 18, 2012

Where Are All the Trees?

I'm a big fan of trees, and this map shows every tree in the...

December 2011

December 31, 2011

A Big Year Comes to an End

This year, I finished my Ph.D., and I got married. Two great accomplishments, of which...

December 26, 2011

Merry Christache

For Christmas, I gave Courtney and my kids a gift better than anything O. Henry...

December 12, 2011

Crowdsourcing My Beard

"The hair of the chin showed him to be a man." -Saint Clement of Alexandria...

November 2011

November 26, 2011

Look Who’s a Methodist Poster Child!

Here's the current homepage at UMC.org: I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille: I have...

November 06, 2011

The Nest [POEM]

With twists and turns she builds the nest; it's perched above her ear, and coiled...

November 05, 2011

Prairie Home Companion without Tom Keith

Tonight, Prairie Home Companion will take the air without its venerable sound effects man, Tom...

November 01, 2011

Generation X Is Tired

In fact, I have been feeling rather tired lately. For this post to be more...

October 2011

October 29, 2011

Sign of the Apocalypse: Tebowing

Tebowing - (vb) to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone...

October 25, 2011

If God Sat Next to You in 1st Grade

That's the experience for some kids in Kathmandu, where a five-year-old boy has been proclaimed...

October 22, 2011

John D’Elia Says Goodbye to a Friend

John pastors the American Church in London. He and I were seminary classmates. He's written...

October 08, 2011

Beard-on-Beard Violence

I'm currently growing out my beard, in a Minnesota-lumberjack-Bon-Iver kind of way. So you can...

October 04, 2011

Does evil exist? Neuroscientists Say No

From Slate, Neuroscientists say that "evil" does not actually exist: That is the real "problem...

September 2011

September 27, 2011

Dalai Lama Prepping for Reincarnation

The Dalai Lama is apparently not leaving his reincarnation to chance. Taking a page from...

September 20, 2011

The Future of Hipster Glasses: Wood and Stone

A pair of handmade spectacle frames by Austrian brand Rolf Spectacles is made with natural...

September 06, 2011

Photo: Married Amidst Crosses

A newly married couple is photographed on the Hill of Crosses in Lithuania, a...

August 2011

August 19, 2011

Supposedly, Postmodernism Is Dead

So says the UK's Prospect Magazine: I have some good news—kick back, relax, enjoy the...

August 09, 2011

Get Cheap Glasses

I read an column last week by a guy who was venting that his eyeglasses...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

The Worst Call in Baseball History?

As a former umpire, I took special interest in this story this week. In the...

July 28, 2011

Why Is Zappos Shouting at Me?!?!

I bought a pair of Crocs recently. So sue me. Well, they followed up, as...

July 14, 2011

I Got Married Yesterday…

...so I'm taking today off from the blog. :-)

July 05, 2011

I Am “Literally” Sick of These Words

At the Guardian, a host of writers and thinkers have submitted words and phrases that...