Category Archives: 5) Not Quite Sure

Blogs that don’t really fit into one of the other categories.

Four Reasons I’m Not Sending My Kids To A Charter School

Posted on July 16, 2015 by theboeskool

I’m trying to figure out how to write this without offending just about every person I care about. Because this isn’t just about pulling your kids out of public school and sending them to a charter school. It’s about fear … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Ask not what your school can do for you, Charter School Expulsions, Charter Schools, Good Teachers, Homeschooling, Private Schools, The myth of test scores, White Flight | 19 Comments

The One Where I Share Some Music Or Whatever….

Posted on July 13, 2015 by theboeskool

Most people who have only known me since I moved to Nashville don’t know this, but I actually moved here for music. I expected there to be someone at the Tennessee state line who was handing out record contracts…. but … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Hymns, Lyrics, Mad Blogging Skillz, Music, Music City, This Is My Father's World | 13 Comments

America’s Newest Hero

Posted on June 29, 2015 by theboeskool

So just in case you missed it while you were celebrating the SCOTUS ruling on Marriage equality this weekend, there is one more reason to celebrate. The world gained one more hero over the weekend, and her name is Bree … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged #FreeBree, Bree Newsome, Charleston Shootings, Civil Disobedience, Confederate Flag, Hero, South Carolina, Take It Down | 2 Comments

Judge Reveals Real Victims In Charleston: Dylann Roof’s Family

Posted on June 19, 2015 by theboeskool

Over the past day or so, I’ve been accused of being a “Leftist Race-baiter,” I’ve been accused of making things worse for focusing on the reality of racism instead of sweeping the problem under the rug (along with the very real … Continue reading →

Posted in 2) Politics, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged AME Shooting, Ashley Pennington, Charles Cotton, Charleston Shooting, Dylann Roof, Gun Control, Judge James Gosnell, NRA, Race-Baiting, Racism, Scarlet Wilson | 11 Comments

A Quick Quiz To Find Out If You’re A Shitty Parent

Posted on May 6, 2015 by theboeskool

I know, I know…. We’re all a little bit neurotic when it comes to the job we’re doing as parents. We feel bad when we lose our tempers, we feel like we’re being neglectful when we sit them down in … Continue reading →

Posted in 3) Bathroom Humor, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Be a parent not a peer, Call of Duty, How to know if you're a bad parent, Kids and Video Games, Nonviolence, Rated M for Mature, Shitty Parents, Tenchu: Stealth Assassins, Violent Video Games, Ward Cleaver | 11 Comments

A Self-Centered Pictorial Tour Of New York City

Posted on April 27, 2015 by theboeskool

It was my first trip to “The City That Never Sleeps”, and it was every bit as impressive as I had imagined. The skyline, the history…. the references from all those Simon & Garfunkel songs that finally made sense. It … Continue reading →

Posted in 3) Bathroom Humor, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Big Apple Pictures, Fox"News", New York City, New York in Pictures, NYC, Self-Centered Pictorial Tour, What to see in NYC | 7 Comments

Talking To Your Kids About Their Front-Bottoms

Posted on April 22, 2015 by theboeskool

I can clearly remember humping the banister by the stairs of the house I grew up in. Come to think of it, as a kid I also had an occasional romantic relationship with an area of sunlit carpeting near our bay window. … Continue reading →

Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Anatomically Correct Terminology, Child Abuse, Front-Bottoms, Humping The Banister, Prevention, Talking to your kids about sex | 4 Comments

Living Generously, Even When God Isn’t Angry Anymore

Posted on April 13, 2015 by theboeskool

Earlier this year, the Church my family and I attend made an official statement of inclusion for the LGBT community. You can read about it in a post I wrote titled “What Happened When My Church Decided To Start Marrying Gay People.” Though … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Generousity, Giving, Gracepointe Church, I desire mercy not sacrifice, Jesus, Jesus Facepalm, LGBT, Love me or else, Memories Pizza, We are better than this | 5 Comments

Top 10 Things a Pastor Can Do With His New Gulfstream Jet

Posted on March 13, 2015 by theboeskool

Being a mega-church pastor is a very demanding job. With all those fundraisers, and book tours, and real estate deals…. Sometimes it seems like it’s almost impossible to find time to get on TV to ask people for money, let us … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Bill Johnson, Creflo Dollar, Gulfstream Jet, Hypocrisy, Jesus, Prosperity Gospel | 11 Comments

The Coolest Way To Save Someone’s Life

Posted on February 26, 2015 by theboeskool

Yesterday I saw what is probably one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen. It wasn’t of a sunset or of some untouched mountain lake…. It was a picture of a woman–a mother–embracing a young woman and pressing her ear to her chest. … Continue reading →