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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
Trusting in the Emmanuel
Posted in Culture, Philosophy, Theology, tagged advent, emmanuel, god, heart, jesus, mind, mumford and sons, presence, resisting, trust, virgin birth, winter winds on December 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Behold, a virgin shall conceive in her womb, and she shall give birth to a son. And they shall call his name Emmanuel, which means: God is with us.” -Matthew 1:23 This statement by an angel, to the frightened carpenter Joseph, is one of the standard issue Christmas verses. And lately, it won’t get out [...]
45 Most Powerful Images, Violence, and Rene Girard
Posted in Art, Culture, Philosophy, Theology, tagged beauty, images, mimetic theory, peace, power, rene girard, scapegoat on December 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A couple days ago I shared a link that was going around on Facebook. It is 45 of the most powerful images from events in 2011 as gathered by buzzfeed.com (check them out, here) This was my comment when I linked it: 20 of these 45 images depict violence or are a result of violence. [...]
New Eyes to See the Old
Posted in Art, Culture, Uncategorized, tagged arizona, art, beauty, creation, desert, nature, oregon on November 11, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I grew up in Oregon. Where it’s green, lush, and there’s always something beautiful to see. Whether it’s the towering green of the ever present pine, or the amber and orange of the autumn altering maples, or any number of creeks, rivers, mountains or hills. In almost any direction you drive there is an ever [...]
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