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Marriage Equality–The Most American Thing We Could Have Done
There’s this idea out there called “American Exceptionalism.” You may not have heard the phrase before, but you almost certainly encountered the ideology. It’s basically the idea that the U.S.A. is inherently different than all the rest of the countries…. And, … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics
Tagged American Exceptionalism, City on a Hill, Jesus, LGBT, Marriage Equality, Newsroom, Sonderweg, The Church, We're Number One
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Protesters, Police, and A Third Way
There are more than a few different things pulling the tears from my eyes tonight…. More than just watching Macklemore and Ryan Lewis sing “Same Love” tonight on the Grammys while 33 couples got married by Queen Latifah (I know … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus
Tagged A Third Way, Gay Marriage, Grammys, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Same Love, Sergei Supinsky Photo, The Church, Ukraine Protests
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5 Things To Remember When Discussing This Duck Dynasty Mess
“Just when I thought I was out…. They pull me back in.” ~ Michael Corleone If you haven’t already heard, you will shortly: A&E has suspended some dude (I don’t know what his name is, and I really don’t even … Continue reading
Posted in 5) Not Quite Sure
Tagged 5 Things To Remember, Discussing Duck Dynasty., Duck Dynasty, Homosexuality, Jesus, The Church
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Obama Wins and Jesus Loses
They say you should never go to bed angry…. Sometimes, after a particularly intense argument with my wife, we make the mistake of going to sleep without sorting things out (It’s usually because we realize that talking through what just … Continue reading
Why The Lines At Chick-Fil-A Made Me Cry
This whole Chick-Fil-A hullabaloo is so ridiculous. I really wanted nothing to do with it…. but then I went and drove by one today (the unofficial Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day)–in the middle of the afternoon–to see a person outside DIRECTING TRAFFIC … Continue reading
Eskimo Poets and Rich Christians
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
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Gay Marriage and Green Eggs & Ham
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
