Culture
What’s going on, who we are, and what the big deal is.
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Creationism Isn’t Christian
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3 min read
No, I didn’t watch Bill Nye debate Ken Ham. I’m not interested. Besides, it wasn’t for me. It was for two kinds of people: crazy confused people and people who think they have to listen to crazy confused people to be a good Christian. That may sound pretty crass, but this wasn’t a mainstream debate. This…
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How the 2014 Super Bowl should effect the draft
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2 min read
If this Super Bowl has taught us anything, it is that the cult of the quarterback needs to end. Like John Elway and Tom Brady can attest: your team may have the best quarterback, but that doesn’t mean you’ll win. In fact, history doesn’t side with the better quarterback, but with the better team. Here’s…
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As one who so often sees the how our institutional priorities limit our effectiveness, and more over, the very substance of our ministry, I am encouraged and hopeful by new movement in The Episcopal Church. The Re-Imagining we are undertaking must hold the spirit of our sacramental relationships and expressions as most important. As Robert…
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Fake Christmas
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1 min read
You too can celebrate the authenticity of Christmas with this fake tree, on clearance amid a bunch of other junk, replicating the only real tree amid a lot of fake trees. To fakely celebrate the way a cartoon character celebrated in a beloved Christmas special. Unlike, say, real life.
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A generic response to prejudice
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4 min read
It has come to my attention that someone has recently acted in a prejudicial way. They said or did something that showed prejudice toward one or more minorities. I found these actions deplorable. However, as a Christian, I am confused about how I am to respond. I promise in my baptismal covenant to seek Christ…
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Living all 12 days
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1 min read
The project I’ve been stewing on for awhile is a new blog called Break Sabbath. It is a passion project of mine, dealing with the very root of my faith–the notion that we are challenged to find the source of our faith in spite of its trappings. In my third post, I explore what it means…