Now, I understand that if you're a big fan of the current President, you're going to have an aversion to the tea-party tax protests that went on the other day. But, the sheer incredulity I heard from several "journalists" yesterday who couldn't understand why people other than those in the...
Have you noticed how the Boy Scouts have changed their money-raising methods to match the state of the economy? Now, instead of going door-to-door selling 10-pound tubs of caramel corn, they're blocking the entryways of grocery stores, asking you both on your way in AND out if you'd like to...
If you had to have heart surgery, you'd want to know if your surgeon was experienced or not, correct? Because, statistically, the failure rate for first-time surgeons is significantly higher. However, if no one allowed themselves to be the guinea pigs for first-time surgeons, all of the experienced ones would...
...does not mean that everything that happens was supposed to have happened, as if it were a perfect part of God's sovereign plan. The "reason" could simply be that people suck. "Why did I get hit by a car, Mommy?" "Well, it must have been God's plan, sweetheart." Or it...
I'm not looking to judge here. We all think it's stupid. That's why you don't ever baby talk to your boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse in public, and why you have two completely different phone voices depending on who's around at the time. I'm legitimately curious in the psychology behind it. Is it some...
So, I understand how Good Friday got its name. The idea that now, we look back at Christ's death through the lens of the Easter resurrection, and therefore see this horrible act as a pure act of love, through which we now have hope for the problem of sin. But,...
I just ate a warm grilled salmon filet on top of cold iceberg lettuce. What a terrible idea. This isn't like ice cream and hot fudge where the contrast makes sense. It's just making my salad warm, which is gross. Listen up restaurants.
I used to recommend The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel to my friends, even before the Bible, because of my belief that the resurrection is the primary hang-up they have to get through before considering the Bible shouldn't be treated like Aesop's Fables. But, I've had a couple of...
...does NOT get you off the hook for being a jerk. You do not have an uncontrollable propensity for swearing, arrogance, bitterness or the like. These things can be controlled. If not immediately, then over time. You are not trapped in your former self. Stop the cop-outs.
