culture
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Smart Ass
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3 min read
By now you no doubt have seen the video of the Vice President of the United States calling the manager of a yogurt shop a smart ass. If you haven’t, click here. Don’t read the article yet, just watch the video. Imagine that you’re in Mr. Biden’s shoes for a minute. You are constantly assaulted…
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Theology as dialogue
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6 min read
I talk back to my TV. I don’t do it regularly. I also don’t expect my TV to respond. I don’t expect the actors in my favorite shows to stop, mid-script, turn their heads toward me, and respond to my comments or anything. But, from time-to-time, I need to respond. Two shows seem to draw…
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The Gospel You’ve Never Heard
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2 min read
I’ve just started reading Who Really Goes to Hell–The Gospel You’ve Never Heard: What a Protestant Bible written by Jews says about God’s work through Christ by David I. Rudel. An intriguing title in itself but the caption underneath it made me all the more interested: “(A book for those in the church and those…
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I love the NFL Draft. Anyone that has been around me in March and April over the last few years knows that I get pumped for this crazy ritual. I record the whole thing, try to follow along and keep track of where players go. I get into the lives of these guys and what…
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simplicity
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1 min read
Through Lent, St. Paul’s is holding a Lenten Program about Simplicity. The concept, as I see it, being this: We have complicated lives and live in a complex world, but it need not be so. This complexity separates us from one another and from God. To achieve balance in our lives, we must remove what…
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“Lost” and faith
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2 min read
Belief and parable make “Lost” a unique and singularly spiritual show without peer. Inspired by an article by Peter Carey, I explore the profound that is woven into the fabric of the show.