Posts Tagged ‘Blog’

Jesus and the Mini-church, a Review of David Platt’s Radical

Warning: David Platt’s new book is not written by Rob Bell, and it is not titled Love Wins. I just want to get that out of the way before we start. I sometimes wonder what the apostle Paul would have written to the church of believers in America. What would he praise us for? How would he rebuke us?...

March 22nd, 2011 | Books, Featured | Read More

Heaven’s Campus

My sweet friend Connie died Saturday. I’ve known Connie longer than either of us have known our husbands. Connie was the first friend I made after relocating to Oregon from Georgia. We met at Metropolitan Baptist Church. It was an odd church, tucked up on the hillside overlooking the Beaverton/Hillsdale...

June 23rd, 2009 | Blog | Read More

A Sound Track for "Room to Shop"

Daniel Amos’ Mall All Over the Word

June 23rd, 2009 | Blog | Read More

Spirits in the Material World: All Truth is God’s Truth

In 1633, the following conversation took place somewhere in the Vatican. Galileo Galilei: Hey, Pope Urban VIII! I discovered that the earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun! Pope Urban VIII: No, it doesn’t. Galileo: It totally does. I can prove it. Look, I brought schematics. Pope:...

June 17th, 2009 | Blog | Read More

Focus: Priceless

There’s a new book out about the stupefying of America and the basic thesis is that we’re growing dumber because we’re unwilling, or unable to pay attention and focus on one thing at a time. What do you think of this thesis? (excuse me a moment, my cell’s ringing and it’s...

June 12th, 2009 | Blog | Read More

Just tickled to be here…

I’m new on the block here. Several of you have waved, rather neighborly of you I must say. Jordan Green even brought over a plate of snickerdoodles and a faded copy of a book, something about Jazz. He said “welcome” and then rode away on his fixie. Nice fella. I do look forward...

June 11th, 2009 | Blog | Read More

Elegy

Police Lt. Gen. Worapong Chewprecha told reporters that Carradine was found with a rope tied around his genitals and another rope around his neck. ”The two ropes were tied together,” he said. “It is unclear whether he committed suicide or not or he died of suffocation or heart failure.” Long...

June 5th, 2009 | Blog | Read More

More Than Enough

“It is not that what is is not enough, for it is; it is that what is has been disarranged, and is crying out to be put in place.”- Madeleine L’Engle, Walking On Water In the current Christian subculture, “more” is the order of the day. Cries like “Isn’t...

May 29th, 2009 | Blog | Read More

To the Class of 2009

Benjamin Button: [Voice over; letter to his daughter] For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best...

May 19th, 2009 | Blog | Read More