Tag Archives: Jesus

Eskimo Poets and Rich Christians

Posted on April 19, 2012 by theboeskool

There are a group of people in this world that would probably only recognize me as a furry, poetic Eskimo named “Nanook.” Nanook was a character that would come out as an “interrupter” during Young Life Club (Young Life, for … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Americanized Church, Eskimo Poets, Financial Breakthrough, George Costanza, Greg Boyd, Jesus, Jesus T-shirts, Jesus was homeless, Nanook, Prosperity Gospel, Pyramid Schemes, Rich Christians, Shane Claiborne, The Church, The love of power vs the power of love, The Myth of a Christian Nation, Young Life | 11 Comments

Billy, The Bully, and Me

Posted on April 3, 2012 by theboeskool

I know that you will probably find this hard to believe about someone who does something as cool as BLOGGING, but when I was a kid, I was a complete dork. At recess in elementary school, if people did things to me … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged Being Cool, Bully the Movie, Bullying, Christian School, Cool Lessons, Drakkar Noir, Jesus, Loving the Unlovable, Napoleon Dynamite | 12 Comments

Jerusalem, Cleveland, and Getting Hit With A Plastic Dinosaur

Posted on March 13, 2012 by theboeskool

Part of what I do for my day job is I go into schools and teach first graders problem solving skills. After doing a program that demonstrates kids solving a problem, we ask them to help us solve a problem. … Continue reading →

Posted in 4) All Of The Above | Tagged Cleveland, David Wilcox, Gaza, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, Loving Your Enemies, Palestine, Peace, Prophecy, Three Brothers | 5 Comments

Sorority Pillow Fights, and Why I Blog

Posted on February 29, 2012 by theboeskool

I went to a college without any fraternities or sororities–The closest thing that we had were dorms with very Dutch names. My dorm was Boer-Bennink…. Well, more specifically, it was 1st Boer (The “1st” specified our floor. The floor that … Continue reading →

Posted in 4) All Of The Above | Tagged Boer-Bennink, Fraternities, Jägermeister, Jesus, Politics, Sororities, Tappa Kegga Brew, The Barna Group, UnChristian | 15 Comments

Gay Marriage and Green Eggs & Ham

Posted on February 24, 2012 by theboeskool

When I was young, my mom once made us some Chinese food for dinner. Well, “made” might be a little too innocent a word…. Concocted? Maybe “devised.” She devised us some Chinese food. It should be noted that my mom … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Chinese Food, Christians, Ellen Degeneres, For The Bible Tells Me So, Gay Marriage, Green Eggs and Ham, Homer Simpson, JCPenney, Jesus, Rick Santorum, The Church | 46 Comments

Forgiveness, Compassion, and Writing Stories

Posted on February 15, 2012 by theboeskool

The other day, I had an epiphany. I was waiting tables (as I do two nights a week to support my blogging habit) and I saw things clearly–And it was all thanks to a dumb ass. I was tired, I … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 3) Bathroom Humor | Tagged Austin Powers, Compassion, Ed Hardy, Forgiveness, Jesus, Road Rage, Sojourners Magazine, Thich Nhat Hanh, Tipping, Writing Stories | 7 Comments

Jury Duty and a Death Sentence for Newt

Posted on January 31, 2012 by theboeskool

Turns out I LOVE jury duty. Everybody talks about it as if it were this excruciating thing, but there is something about being me that goes really well with being a juror. Maybe it’s my thirst for justice, maybe it’s that … Continue reading →

Posted in 4) All Of The Above | Tagged An Eye For An Eye, Homer Simpson, Honey Badger, Jesus, Jury Duty, Newt Gingrich, NObama, The Death Penalty, The Green Mile | 4 Comments

Rob Bell and Puppies in Hell

Posted on January 23, 2012 by theboeskool

“If millions and millions of people who have never heard of Jesus are going to be tormented forever by God because they didn’t believe in the Jesus they’d never heard of, then at that point we will have far larger … Continue reading →