One of my part-time jobs in high school was working for a Christian book and office supply store (yes, it was both), so this post about the unreal safety of Christian books brought a smile to my face. Though he doesn’t mention the End Times shelf at the Christian bookstore, which might be the most […]
This post has been moved to Times & Seasons. I’ll be removing it entirely soon.
Thinking of taking this online course on media ethics called “Program or Be Programmed” with Douglas Rushkoff. Looks like some good reading and good discussion. Neato graphic summarizing his approach here. Thank god for the honesty of “Broken Buddha.” No need for “Love. Every. Minute.” pietism, no matter what god-talk you dress it up in. […]
Fifteen years ago today, I was sleeping in, skipping class (as was known to happen). A loud boom—and I swore it shook me, but that couldn’t be right—woke me up. I think I was still living directly downstairs from Kristen Chenowith that year, and I added “dropping an anvil in the bathtub while I was […]
This week’s art—a stylized Ten Commandments—and theme—righteous judgment—really threw me off. I was expecting a legalistic selection of texts highlighting, once again, the trope that God punishes you when you sin. Instead, it was a nod not just to avoiding judging others but to our inability to judge each other, rightly, in any case. 2 Samuel 12:1-10. […]
I preached yesterday. Text and audio are up at UUCA. Feel free to comment here since we’ve turned off comments over there.