Apr 1, 2008 | General, Pop Culture, US Politics
I recently re-read an article written by one of the greatest theologians of modernity. The article is entitled Our Secularized Civilization and the author is Reinhold Niebuhr. Its a little thick. And it is dated 1926. And since he never had a reality television show,...
Feb 4, 2008 | General, Methodism, Pop Culture, US Politics
Well, you came back–or perhaps you are reading this for the first time. If you are new to the blog, read the next entry first, then scroll back up. I’ll wait. Great. Glad you’re back. So here’s the deal. One of the reasons that Bad Things...
Apr 12, 2007 | General, Pop Culture, US Politics
Duke’s lacrosse players are exonerated. Don Imus has been fired. Don lost his job in a matter of days. The falsely accused Duke students lost their reputation over the course of a year or so. What are the differences? Â The wronged parties in the Imus case were...
Apr 9, 2007 | General, Pop Culture, US Politics
Don Imus has made the news for the past few days. While some are calling for his resignation and termination, Don is quite probably enjoying a ratings boost. I’m not calling for a resignation from Imus. I’m doing what I always do: I’m calling for you...
Mar 19, 2007 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture, US Politics
Work and rest. Serious and silly. Past and future. Creativity and logic. People try to balance things all the time. I’m one of them. My work and home lives are intricately bound together, yet I try to seperate them in order to balance them. My kids expect me to...
Mar 15, 2007 | Methodism, US Politics
We have another unfortunate situation. The president of the leading Southern Baptist seminary has incurred sharp attacks from both the left and right by suggesting that a biological basis for homosexuality may be proven, and that prenatal treatment to reverse gay...
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