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Well, since finishing up my thesis (woot!), I have begun to fall in love again with the printed word. While I read over 150 books and other forms of “literature” as sources for my thesis, it is very different to read for a thesis than it is to read for “choice.” So, in the several [...]

One of the beauties of the Internet is that we can be a part of faith communities from afar. We can participate in worship from a distance away. Obviously, it is not the same as being a part of the community in person, but we can get a taste. A few days [...]

I found myself watching Red Dawn a few nights ago. It was spurred on from a Risk (facebook version) game I was playing with some of my buddies. I remember seeing it when it initially came out in 1984 (I guess they didn’t care it was PG-13 when I bought my ticket since I [...]

I got word this afternoon about some major budget reductions from the church I attended in college and who supported me through my ordination process. After many years of great growth and vitality, this church is really struggling with its direction, vision, and participation. I don’t attend there any longer, obviously, since I [...]

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I have been reading xkcd for a while via my newsreader and just found this one today really funny. For those not familiar with XKCD, it defines itself as a “A webcomic of romance,
sarcasm, math, and language.” In other [...]

I read this commentary on CNN.com today by Roland Smith echoing the comments of Sen. Obama on Monday and was struck by his comparison to the current debate to a message delivered by Martin Luther King in 1967. Smith writes:
When Wright was castigated for being anti-American for saying “God damn America!” — which was [...]

I have been struck by the “controversy” over Rev. Wright and his comments while he was pastor of the church that Barack Obama attends. There are many layers of this that are striking, but the most notable for me is the idea that just because Obama attends this church that he must automatically agree [...]

This is just too good to not post…Credit to Gary Brookins of the Richmond Times-Dispatch for this piece of brilliant editorial cartooning…Click image for full-size

Saw the pic of Mitt Romney in today’s story on CNN.com about him stepping out of the presidential race and I immediately thought of Jack Van Impe, who I enjoyed watching during seminary. It was always fun to listen to him and Rexella discuss current events…I’m not sure it was so [...]

Was going through my itunes library the other night in search of a 3 minute song to use with a presentation and came across the song Seasons of Love from the musical Rent. Not only did the song fit with the presentation I was working on, but I cannot get the words out of [...]