For Earth Day, here’s a recap of the Blog Action Day participation on Hacking Christianity on the topic of Climate Change. Enjoy! Hacking Global Warming: exploring how our understanding of God as relational can lead to advances in understanding climate change. Hacking Global Cooling: exploring how our human condition of growing closer and yet more frigid towards […]
Archives for April 2010
April 19th Remembered
The fence memorial, with what I believeis First UMC downtown in the background Do you remember when you heard JFK was assassinated? Do you remember where you were when Roosevelt died? Do you remember when Reagan was shot? People whose generations are older than my own have vivid memories of the above dates and times […]
Basically the worst.hack.ever [bad.hack]
Here’s a truth you can take to the bank: You know that basically you are one of the worst expressions of “Christianity” on the planet when even the KKK disavows any affiliation with you (h/t Unreasonable Faith): The text reads: Disclaimer: NOTE: The Ku Klux Klan, LLC. has not or EVER will have ANY connection with […]
Juxtaposition
In our pluralistic world, one of the efforts of atheist/freethinking people is to advertise on buses and billboards. It is then a test for how the religious communities respond. Do they respond with hostility and incredulity at the “offensive” billboards? Or do they respond with grace and hospitality to the efforts of one group among […]
Communion on Easter
Quick Poll: Will your church celebrate Communion on Easter? Why? Communion Sundays are more logistically challenging than other Sundays, and thus combining Easter with Communion Sunday (since it is on the first of the month) adds a another layer of considerations. I’m curious how other churches are handling it and why. If you can’t view […]
Stuff Christians Like [review]
I almost swerved off the road several times yesterday. Not for imbibing or DWS (Driving Whilst Shaving) or DWSML (…My Legs) but because I was listening to an audiobook of Stuff Christians Like. Jonathan Acuff is a blogger on the popular StuffChristiansLike.net and the man is just hilarious. The tagline “100% funnier than The Shack” is […]
Blog has moved
I know, I know…April Fools day is a perfect day to launch a new blog…sigh. I know practically no one will take this seriously. But it’s time. I’ve been working on it for a few months and I’m too excited to wait. Here’s a screenshot of what you’ll find: New Website homepage It’s not too […]