I often find myself listening to talk radio during the mid-to-late morning hours. During these fine hours there are two voices that I am able to frequently switch between, both, as is normative for talk radio, are supposedly representative of the conservative/right wing point of view. Please take note of my usage of the word [...]
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 [...]
I’ve made several forays into the healthcare debate. I’ve twittered about it, I’ve made some facebook statements, I’ve read countless articles, listened to the thoughts of the other side (both when they are well spoken, and when they are Glenn Beck level freakouts). I’ve listened to talk radio (not advisable to those with high blood [...]
I had sat down a while ago to write a post about the possibility of morality without religion, but I ended up getting side tracked and the post was left unfinished and forgotten until my Google reader had this post waiting on me this morning from Religion Dispatches. The post, entitled “Imagine No Religion: Sustaining [...]
Interestingly enough, I’m tempted to put in an application for an associate youth ministry job in the area. Two months ago I wouldn’t have given this a second thought and moved on with my life, but with some recent reinforcement from various people as to some various abilities that would be an asset in a [...]
My friend Derek posed an interesting question for me last week. Either way, I have a three-fold question: (a.) what do you think Sin is? (b.) what does it mean to be a “sinner”? (c.) what does the Gospel offer as a solution to sin, and how does this solution play out on a day [...]
The other day I asked: “What is Gospel?” We got a few different answers, so before we begin take a second to read through the thoughts others had in the first post. Anyways… Jesus was born of a virgin, died for our sins, and was raised again. Oh, and there was some teaching mixed throughout [...]
I’ve been attending a series of seminars called “Ancient-Future Emerging Jesus” which is an interesting mix between a spiritual practices workshop and an exploration of the Gospel of Thomas, I mentioned it previously, so if you want more information check this post out. Anyways, one of the questions was “What is Gospel to You?” That’s [...]
I view the act of eating as a religious act. One in which I feel the least number of steps between the ground and our plates is the more religious route, one in which organic food (where the essential rape of the Earth does not play a part in the ‘food cycle’) is the more [...]
Over the next four Wednesday’s (starting this upcoming Wednesday, the 22nd) I’ll be participating in and speaking (on a panel with other speakers) in the Ancient Future Emerging Jesus seminar(s). If you live in the Atlanta area please consider joining us, the event will be held at Unity North in Marietta, and promises to be [...]