Many of my friends will understand Aja and my reasons for leaving traditional church settings, but I’m all too aware that to some we seem flighty or even just plain off. In light of this I want to write a little something to explain where we are coming from, if not to persuade others to [...]
I’m so excited. I just got this in the mail today. It’s what Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine, who is my all time favorite guitar player, uses to make reverse reverb. If you don’t know what that is you can hear it on YouTube. I found it on ebay used for less than $200. [...]
I was reading an old book on education today and came across this bit about what intelligence is: “The word (intelligence) sends us back to a phrase of Plato. The person of intelligence is the one who always tends to “see things as they are,” the one who never permits his view of them to [...]
Here’s a great post that says a lot of what I have been feeling for the last several years very well. I wish I could have written it. http://www.studyinbrown.com/brush-strokes/2010/3/22/dear-christian-world.html
Ok so I’m not actually drunk; I’m just feeling very emotional right now so I’m going to say whatever I want like I would if I were drunk. I just got back from seeing “Dear John.” That movie is emotionally intense on so many levels, but what I’m thinking of now is the main character’s [...]
Below is a very helpful done by Trevor Wax with NT Wright. If you don’t know NT Wright is one of the top NT scholars in the world. http://trevinwax.com/2009/01/13/interview-with-nt-wright-responding-to-piper-on-justification/ I’ve copied the bit that I thought was most important (hope that’s ok). Trevin Wax: What is at stake in this debate over justification? If one [...]
I had the best beer I’ve ever had this week. I was looking for something different at Hy-Vee and saw the name Pere Jacques. Pere Jacques is a Belgian monk who is famous for making great bear. Goose Island, which is a brewer in Chicago, made this beer as a tribute to him. I don’t [...]
When I was a teenager my Grandpa used to tell me that the world was my oyster. I used to dream of being a famous soccer player or great musician on stage wowing the world. The problem was those dreams were totally unrealistic. Just fantasizing about something doesn’t make it happen. It comes through hours [...]
Brilliant bit from “A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Slippery Slope” by Lemony Snicket A man of my acquaintance once wrote a poem called “The Road Less Traveled,” describing a journey he took through the woods along a path most travelers never used.The poet found that the road less traveled was peaceful but quite lonely,and [...]
One of my favorite preachers and Christians was killed in a car accident this morning. He leaves behind his wife and 10 children. He was head of IHOP’s adoption ministry (the reason he has 10 children several of whom are handicapped). I’m absolutely devastated by this news. Of all people to die young (he was [...]