AJ Jacobs “The Year of Living Biblically”

I love this book. Have been reading it and can not put it down. Basically it is the experiment of a ethnically Jewish, agnostic, New Yorker trying to live out faithfully, all 613 commandments of the Old Testament for a year. His journey is full of funny stories and interesting moments in [...]

Spiritual Formation at a Jesuit Retreat Center

This is Sacred Heart retreat center. It is a Jesuit retreat center that I recently spent the day at. The day was one big stretch for me as it gave me a place to practice some spiritual disciplines that are altogether alien in my life.
From the moment we arrived we spent the rest [...]

Everyone is a Raging Dirtbag

“Which illustrates the next incontrovertible fact about game theory: In the foreboding world view of rational choice, everyone is a raging dirtbag.”
This quote, in GOOD MAGAZINE’S feature article this month, The New Nostradamus, jumped off the page at me. For those of you who don’t know what “game theory” is. It is a theory within [...]

Middle school gives out birth control

You can read about it here.
Lunch box check, backpack check, contraception check!
Here is a snippet from the story
PORTLAND, Maine – After an outbreak of pregnancies among middle school girls, education officials in this city have decided to allow allow one school’s health center to make birth control pills available to girls as young as [...]

Christian T-Shirts

Normally I despise Christian T-Shirts. But Lark News (the home of Christian satire) has restored my faith that Christian T-Shirts can be cool. To prove my point I present:
Exhibit A
(Heard you got into Christian college: BUMMER)
Exhibit B
(World’s Best Associate Pastor)
Exhibit C
(Jesus loves you, but then again he loves everybody)
AND MY FAVORITE
Exhibit D
(You Suck. Which is [...]

Joel Osteen can kick my ass?

Since Ryan has turned our blog into the Joel Osteen Outpost, I thought I would add my two cents. Or just my random thoughts.
- Did you notice at the end of that 60 Minutes interview they state that Joel puts up 300 pounds on the Bench Press? 300 pounds? Wait, does this mean Joel Osteen [...]

I Promise I will not post about Joel Osteen again

Could have done this as an update to my last post but there is enough here for a post.
1. Joel Osteen was on 60 Minutes last night. I watched this and felt he came off as a really good guy, he even got his cry on half way through. I came away [...]

Joel Osteen Preaches at Mars Hill Church

Well kinda.

If you don’t know this smiley fellow it is America’s pastor. He pastors the largest church in America, that meets in the old arena of the Houston Rockets.
they even have two waterfalls!!
Well Mark Driscoll began his new sermon series this week on the book of Philippians centering around the main theme of [...]

If Awesome was a person it would be Tyrone Wells

Last night Crystal and I went to see Tyrone Wells; who in my limited opinion is one of the best musicians around. His songs are innovative. His lyrics are original and moving. His performance is one of a kind, and his vocals are off the charts. This guy was just born [...]

Confessions: “La, la, la … I can’t hear you”

“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”Romans 12:3

When we moved back to Las Vegas, the plan was to plant a [...]