March 2010
1 post
WatchThere are times when I genuinely ask God why I have to be associated with some people. Paul got to draw really clear lines and call people antichrists and blasphemers, can’t I?
November 2009
2 posts
Praying the Wrong Way for Obama
The shirt says Pray for Obama, the verse says “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” It started out as a joke, but people are taking it seriously and now you can buy the actual shirt online.
Our politicization of Christianity is getting a little overwhelming - as a practice we ignore those verses that say God allows each ruler to rule and that we should obey the...
Devil on My Shoulder - This American Life →
This American Life highlights the popular church practice of putting on Judgement Houses or Hell Houses at Halloween. Taking the classic haunted house as a starting point, these houses attempt to build a narrative about how if you sin on earth, God will send you to hell. As my wife put it, “If we can’t love them into the Kingdom, we can at least scare the hell out of ‘em!”
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