Sin is an interesting topic, but one that I haven’t really given much thought to over the past two years. I’d be ok with admitting it’s one of those subjects I give less thought to than I should, probably because the upbringing I came from put much more thought into it than they should. I [...]
In what seems like a previous life, I was a red blooded patriot, after September 11th I wanted to join the military (I was, of course, too young, and am thankful that I didn’t). I lauded at a friend that said he would never join the military, I told him I thought he was a [...]
In the continuation of the theme of the last post, I wanted to explore how we can approach this topic in a better manner. Shane Claiborne has a list of fourty things you can do to celebrate interdependance day. Some things include: Learn where your utilities come from—the source of your electricity, gas, and water. [...]
Pt 1: Worship. Pt 2: Apologetics. Pt 3: Wave Making Pt 4: Sola Scriptura! (by the way, if you know where that picture is from, then you spend too much time on sites that are bad for your health!) This is the only doctrinal reason that I find myself seeking separation from the evangelical church. [...]
Today’s post is on “Failure to be the change”, part one was on “Worship“, and part two was on “Apologetics” A few years ago I went to a Passion concert thingy. It was back when Louie Giglio was still the 7:22 guy, and Passion was a once a year thing. They had recorded this CD [...]
Yesterday, I discussed a bit about our notion that music is the equivalency of worship, and how this has become a predominant belief (whether admitted or not) in church culture. I had a good conversation with a couple friends on that today, and they brought up some interesting points, which I’ll probably explore at a [...]
Authors note: There are two crowds I want to address before I start into this. The first crowd is much closer to “home” than the second, and in the same vein they’re more likely to read this than the second. To those that would bemoan this as covering the same ground, forgive me, as I [...]
To make this completely straightforward, I actually “go” to a “church” nearly every Sunday, and play guitar (and occasionally sing…) for a Fourth and Fifth grade section of the childrens ministry. I do not, however, attend church services. The last time I did, it was on a whim after we got done playing for the [...]
I stated a few months ago that “If our beliefs do not inform the actions of our everyday lives, they are dead.” When I wrote that post I meant the idea of our beliefs informing our actions as a good thing, but Blake twittered a link that actually leads down the other side of the [...]
A lot has been said, at least in the circle I run in, about the Pew Forum study on the approval of torture. Most of what I have read is a condemnation of Evangelicals for their apparent lack of moral standing on the issue. Beyond that first topic I’ve also read calls from evangelicals to [...]