I’m no political expert, and try to tread carefully when making any sort of statement or opinion on political matters, but here is something that has always bothered me about the political climate: Politicians are not allowed to change their minds. Ever. Throughout the course of their political career. And if they do, they get [...]
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Why Can’t Politicians Change Their Minds?
Posted in Culture, Politics on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Part I – UnClobber: A Survey of Homosexuality in the Bible
Posted in Church, Culture, Homosexuality, Theology, UnClobber, tagged bible, christian, clobber passages, fundamentalist, gay, glbt, homosexual sex, homosexuality, homosexuality bible, homosexuality in the bible, lgbt, monogamous relationship, sin, traditional on February 22, 2012 | 13 Comments »
Introduction As announced on Monday, I will be launching a new blog series called, UnClobber: A Survey of Homosexuality in the Bible. My hope is to spend the next few weeks sharing with you some of the insights I’ve gained through my study of homosexuality in the Bible. This could possibly be one of the [...]
An Apology and a Recant
Posted in Culture, Music, Television, tagged apology, bruce springsteen, grammy awards, grammys, recant, taylor swift on February 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Well, it happens to the best of us. I was wrong. And I owe a couple of apologies. Last week I gave my review of the Grammy performances. In it, I said the following: Bruce Springsteen can still rock it, of that there is no doubt. He looks good and sounds good (although when you [...]
Out of the Theological Closet
Posted in Bible, Church, Culture, Homosexuality, Philosophy, Theology, tagged bible, bible and homosexuality, blog series, clobber passages, fired, gay, glbt, homosexuality, homosexuality bible, homosexuality in the bible, lesbian, lgbt, new ground, out of the closet, theological closet on February 20, 2012 | 10 Comments »
Upcoming New Blog Series Those of you who periodically read my blog, tune in to my Facebook, or follow me on Twitter may have noticed a recent increase in activity on posts, comments, links and stories relating to issues of homosexuality. Over the past few months I have been more and more openly dialoguing about [...]
2012 Grammy Wrap-up
Posted in Culture, Music, Television, tagged award show, best and worst, grammy awards, grammy performances, grammys, music, performance on February 13, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Last year I gave my HIGHS, LOWS, and DISAPPOINTMENTS from the 2011 Grammy’s. Not one to walk away from an obvious tradition, I again offer you my assessment of last night’s Biggest Night in Music. I’d like to reiterate my appreciation for how the Grammy’s have evolved: more performances and more action, with only the [...]
Love God, or Love Spouse?
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Theology, tagged college, college student, guilt and shame, love, loving god, loving thoughts, putting god first, richard beck on February 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A month ago or so I received this question from a college student: “Do you love God more than you love your wife? If so, how do you do that?” My assumption is that he was in some sort of relationship, and was wrestling with how to properly align and prioritize his love for his [...]
Opposing the Already Oppressed
Posted in Church, Culture, tagged california, christians, church, gay marriage, gays, jesus, LGBT community, love, marriage, prop 8, washington on February 7, 2012 | 10 Comments »
Nothing says “un-Christian” more to me than the responses of some Christians, organizations and churches to the recent ruling in Washington and to today’s announcement that California’s Prop 8 is unconstitutional. When thousands (millions?) of American-Christians start to rally up the troops once again to combat any progress the LGBT community makes. I just can’t [...]
On Being a Successful Father
Posted in Culture, Uncategorized, tagged boys, dad, family, father, fathering, kids, sons on January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Right now I still don’t have a job. Like many Americans I am unemployed. And a very bright side of being unemployed these past few months has been the significant amount of time I’ve gotten to spend with my boys. My wife and I have, hands down, the best four boys on the planet (no [...]
If you love Jesus, MUST you hate religion?
Posted in Church, Culture, Movies, Theology, tagged hypocrisy, jesus, poetry, religion, spoken word, youtube video on January 13, 2012 | 7 Comments »
So, you’ve probably seen it. This video where the spoken-word poet talks about loving Jesus but hating religion. I’ve watched my FB blow up with people sharing this, and tried to avoid it just because… but I decided to watch it today. If you haven’t seen it, here it is: Since this IS my blog, [...]
The Lord Taketh Away and… Giveth?
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Theology, tagged disappointment, doubt, frustration, grief, loss on January 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The other day I saw someone’s status on Facebook, and it read: God will never take something away from you without the intention of replacing it with something better! I had to read it twice before I was assured that THAT is what they truly wrote. Now, far be it from me to judge someone [...]
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