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Why I like Wikileaks
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard something about Wikileaks. And chances are just as good that you’ve formed an opinion about the website. Whether it is a beacon of hope or a traitorous organization, the public, and especially the media, has made its opinions known widely and swiftly, with each new unveiling of…
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A pretty good picture of the Kingdom
[The following is a book review of Colors of God by Randall Mark Peters, Dave Phillips, and Quentin Steen. For more information on the book or for other reviews, please check out Viralbloggers.] I’ve had countless conversations about preaching and it seems that people see only two methods: with a script and without; or perhaps…
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First comes before Second
Earlier, I wrote a piece about the Islamic Center being built two blocks from the former site of The World Trade Center (I erroneously referred to it as a mosque–notice the influence of misinformation in the media!) which you can find here. I recently came across a great, similar response by Anglican Minimalist. A statement…
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the importance of Anne Rice’s quitting church
The news that celebrated novelist Anne Rice is quitting Christianity is no doubt be taken lightly by most of the world. In the same way that I reject caring about the gossip of celebretries, it would be quite easy to dismiss this announcement. And there might even be a few people out there that are…
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The Fool
“You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you.” This week’s gospel in the RCL is Luke 12:13-21. It deals with Jesus preaching to this crowd of thousands and he is describing how radical the Kingdom of GOD looks compared with the world we live in. It is a pretty profound message…
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Smart Ass
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
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
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…