The definition of a geek according to Merriam-Webster:
3 : an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity (i.e.- computer geek). Its etymology is from the term for a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake.
The definition of a [...]
On Wednesday night, I went out to an Irish bar with guys from my Sunday school class for over two hours. I was the youngest of the six there by about four years. We talked about the failures of the American school system and how many of us planned on home schooling. Two of us [...]
Various topics break the surface during our small group discussion on Sunday nights. As typical with any Bible study guide, there are some topics that are bigger problems (e.g.-sins, bad habits, etc) for the group as a whole than others. We are all either newly weds or parents with small children and are more likely [...]
Sometimes, when we have not the strength to look up, we will see in a reflection a faint glimmer of what is above.
An entertaining conversation with Ghoul Rocker, Alice Cooper on Fresh Air.
A humorous note about Terry Gross, the host of Fresh Air, “…Because of her short haircut and the number of guests from arts and entertainment (some of whom are gay), Gross said in her autobiography that she is sometimes asked whether she is gay or [...]
I personally haven’t thought about “gay marriage” in over a year, and just like the recent news about partial birth abortion made me reflect on the topic, anew I have new experiences to bring to this discussion since I am now married.
This is a rather old article/podcast (from 2004?) from Speaking of Faith, (which was [...]
I’m all about old stuff right now and most topics with some level of erudition. Church fathers, being set apart, tradition revitalization– maybe it’s the current cultural intercourse with Islam or just plain post-marriage/pre-kids existential thought.
Whatever the cause, I’m liking introspective old stuff right now. Its validity seems greater than my current add-God-to-my-Facebook informality with [...]
God had a sense
of humor that he didn’t share with His angels
entertaining Adam and Eve as they created Seth.
Laughter was heard on a wedding night
between the pain and the pleasure:
ingredients for a sticky sauce
that adheres family portraits and
slippery noodles to a single, circular wall.
America at a Crossroads series of 11 documentaries is scheduled to launch on Sunday, April 15 and will run nightly through Friday, April 20, 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. (ET). Additional films will air as specials following the premiere.
America at a Crossroads is a major public television event premiering on PBS in April 2007 that explores [...]
Where the evangelical right has come from and where is the going politically? More international, more environmental?
Journalist Dan Gilgoff is the author of the new book The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America Are Winning the Culture War
‘The Jesus Machine’ Tracks James Dobson’s Rise, Fresh Air (NPR)