Here are some great posts from around the internet this past week. Seriously worth your time to read ‘em…
This one from Jamie Wright - “This Is My Brain On Hugs.” It makes me happy that I’m not the only one in the world who makes hugs completely terrible… Read More
It’s Friday and I want you to giggle or at least smile a little bit – and maybe even win something from today’s giveaway. Let’s get started with the stuff you could possibly win…
1. FREE—STAEDTLER TRIPLUS BLACKBOX.
From the company that makes my favorite pens – includes: 1 textsurfer highlighter with fluorescent yellow ink, 1 fineliner pen with blue ink, 1 fineliner pen with black ink, 1 rollerball pen with black ink, 1 triplus ballpoint pen with black ink, 1 mechanical pencil – line width 0.5 mm. Comment below and you will be automatically entered to win… Read More
There is a notable trend in the modern church today…
It’s a shift away from the blatant prosperity “God wants you to be rich” teaching towards this modified variation of it: “God wants you to be cool and successful.”
People feel cooler because they attend a cool church with a cool band and a super-cool pastor who hangs out with loads of really cool people.
There’s no need to always be talking about money – that’s passé now… Read More
Does Jesus prefer Pepsi or Coke?
Does Jesus like the Seahawks or the Saints?
Does Jesus answer “Dear baby Jesus” prayers?
Does Jesus really look so Caucasian?
Does Jesus always look so… Read More
In my years of growing up in my church’s youth ministry, I heard this question repeatedly, “Is it Christian?”
It was asked about cassette tapes and then CD’s.
It was asked about video games.
It was asked about movies.
It was asked about roller skating rinks.
If whatever we were evaluating did have the label “Christian” on it, then the green light of acceptability was given and we could enjoy the thing.
If it wasn’t “Christian,” it probably wasn’t going to be acceptable… Read More
In yesterday’s message, “We Fight Fair; We Repair,” we watched a 6 minute clip of the season finale of Derek, the BBC comedy produced by Ricky Gervais. I thought some of you might be interested in seeing the whole thing – so here it is (it’s sort of PG-13)… Read More
Listen in on this conversation with Andy Jones and myself – we talk about the “after college slump” and ask the question, “Can we write better stories or were those our best years?”
Here are a couple of posts I read online this week – I thought they were good and would be worth passing on to you. Check ‘em out…
This post from Micah Murray… Read More
It’s Friday and I want you to win something or at least smile (but hopefully laugh out loud and call a friend over to watch the video with you).
Let’s start with the stuff you could possibly win… Read More
Last week, I noticed this Tweet from a local Christian celebrity:
“I like guns, sports, red meat, cage fighting and yelling. It’s called being a man. Deal with it Seattle.”
Honestly, it annoyed me. Why?
Because it’s a reduced, overly-simplified, single story of what being a real man is all about – and it implies that Seattle-area males fit into a different single story (they’re vegan pansies).
I resist this type of single story because I know it does not represent the whole truth. Not even for the guy tweeting it. I believe he also has a gentle, romantic, peaceful, kind, and compassionate side – that is just as fully “man” as his testosterone-laden self-description.
Here’s how I scored on the 5 things you’re supposed to like in order to be called a man… Read More
