Posts Tagged ‘U2’

U2 and the Unfashionable Cross

U2 and the Unfashionable Cross
It seems like everyone I know has been to, or is going to, hear u2 live in October.  They’re out on the west coast doing a tour, and so Christians between 20 and 40 are making the pilgrimage. Before I continue, I’ll offer the caveat that I love u2.  I just returned from running stairs and Bono...
October 30th, 2009 | Featured, Social Justice | Read More

In Which I Try and Tug At Your Hearstrings.

I haven’t made a mix tape for a girl in some time. I think the last one was for my wedding, and I didn’t do them too often before that because I dated Mindy for something like five years, and mix tapes only work for the first bit (after that, they expect you to actually do things). But I...
August 16th, 2009 | Music | Read More

Obligatory U2 Post

10 years ago, the mere mention of a new U2 album would’ve sent me into a flurry of ecstatic, Bono-esque gyrations. And if you’re reading this site, there’s a 97% chance you responded in kind. For 20 and 30-something Christians, U2 are the most important artists in the history of the...
January 23rd, 2009 | Blog | Read More

Lord of the Flies

Swatting flies was, for some inexplicable reason, a topic of unusual interest in the Green home when I was growing up. My dad always likes to tell the story of how I killed a fly with a blowgun from about 15 feet. He claims I pinned it to the fireplace hearth with a dart, but, as I recall, it was cut...
September 2nd, 2008 | Blog | Read More