There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. - G.K. Chesterton
I do enjoy complaining. It’s a character flaw, I’ll admit. And one day you’ll see me rise above it, soaring to hitherto unknown heights of moral fortitude. In the meantime a good rant is probably never too far away, and the rising of a good rant is always good fuel for conversation. [...]
As I look back at what I learned over the course of 2007, one of the things that immediately springs to mind is something I came to realize over the course of a few months. That is, if you’re going to discuss Christianity in an intelligent way, or attempt to, with an unbeliever [...]
All together now:
Hearing the repetition of a word or phrase enough times causes its meaning to become lost.
Hearing the repetition of a word or phrase enough times causes its meaning to become lost.
Hearing the repetition of a word or phrase enough times causes its meaning to become lost.
Hearing the repetition of a word or phrase [...]
I was walking downtown when I spied a hand-written sign in a store window that read: “Largest wristwatch band selection in NC.” Given that this distinction is not one, to my knowledge, that is highly sought for, I am inclined to accept their claim as being entirely factual.
Not to knock the NC wristwatch band [...]
There’s a little church that occupies space in a light industrial park nearby. Almost like a storefront church, if you’ve ever seen those, except their building isn’t connected to anything. Like most churches they’ve employed the use of the marquee as an inspirational/quasi-informational means of conveying messages to the throngs of rush hour [...]
I was going to rant and rave about a particular story that’s been in the forefront of American mainstream news of late, but instead I think I can best express my thoughts on the matter this way.
It think it’s pretty intolerant, and insulting, of Google to blatantly countdown to Christmas with it’s banner…only to say “happy holidays” at the final day. Seems like the generic thing to do, which is what they’re attempting, would be to avoid counting down to a specific day, and just leave the generic, static, greeting [...]
Dr. Ben Witherington recently blogged about the current relationship between evangelicals and the government. I agree with some of this points, such as from a Biblical perspective, it’s the role of the church to take care of the poor and needy, not necessarily the government. The government helping the poor is good and [...]
When I was a kid taking piano lessons, September was always the time we started learning Christmas music. Christmas would seem such a long way off, and yet, here at last was some faint glimmer of it. Still, it wouldn’t be until around the week of Thanksgiving that Christmas things really seemed to [...]
I just finished a discussion with my senors on whether or not morality should be legistlated.
Or I would have, except half of them didn’t know what “morality” was. Or what “legislate” meant. After explain and discussing, 1/3 still didn’t know…and then got mad and said “this is stupid, none of it matters.”
I am [...]
Teaching Social Studies in the public school system opens the doors for discussions on a wide range of topics. For example, today we covered the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and then plunged headlong into the Da Vinci code. The latter wasn’t my idea, mind you, but it was bound to come up.
Several students [...]
This morning on the way to work I decided to listen to a local talk radio station. I’m not usually one given to talk radio, but the usual five song rotation on the other stations was getting old, and there’s only so many times I can be yelled at by an announcer that a local [...]
One thing that has struck me as I have grown older is how low my tolerance has become for jingles. I’m generally not a music snob, I can tolerate a wide variety of styles and genres. But one thing that I cannot stomach lately has been the jingle. There’s not a whole [...]
I had to yell today. I really do hate yelling. Unfortunately, it seems like it’s the only things some kids respond to. I’ve also been incredibly tired this week. I’m very ready for the weekend.
Otherwise, I have no real news. I get up way too early…usually from the [...]
As some of you may or may not know, I have been singing with an a cappella group for about 5 years now. Not to go into all the gory details, but for the first several years we were a strictly “Christian group”. I use quotes because as I have gotten older [...]
There are certain people who never catch me at my best. One such person goes to my church and attends a men’s small group that I’ve been going to for the last year. And still, every time I see him, I’m never quite comfortable enough to be myself.
Maybe it’s because he’s [...]
“It is the immemorial privilege of letter-writers to commit to paper things they would not say; to write in a more grandiose manner than that in which they speak; and to enlarge upon feelings which would be passed by unnoticed in conversation.” -C. S. Lewis, in a letter to Arthur Graves
Every so [...]
I haven’t felt much like posting the last few days. Between the mess with school and potentially losing a good friend of mine my mental power is pretty much tapped. I feel at peace about it all, but the friend thing still hurts. More about that later.
I was told I wasn’t [...]
November. It’s the time of year when the leaves mimic the color of fire as they dance to earth on gentle breezes…another holiday season peeks around the corner promising good times with family and friends…and the temperature, in anticipation, has dropped to a brisk 80 degrees.
Wait..what?
We’re always surprised when it gets “unseasonably” warm in [...]
I learned a deep spiritual truth at my church’s men’s breakfast this morning.
I hate noisy eaters.
There was a guy who came in late, who ate during the speaker’s presentation, and who would not close his mouth to chew. It went on for several minutes before my brain locked onto the noise…and once my [...]