A child dies every 20 seconds from lack of clean water. That means if it takes you five minutes to read this post, 15 children would be gone. Me? Sometimes I take 2 showers a day, and I have a filtered water pitcher so I don't even drink the clean tap water that I have running from at the least 9 places in my home. There is no reason that people shouldn't have clean water, and you can do ...
Christianity
On Negativity
I realized yesterday that my last two blogs concerning Christianity have been negative. While what I had to say may have been true, it certainly wasn't uplifting. I was struck by this as I read Ephesians 5 last night - 8 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making ...
Yoga – Hard? Yes. Anti-Christian? No.
Time magazine recently quoted Albert Mohlers, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who stated that yoga was anti-Christian, and comes close to labeling it pagan. You can find the Time post here and Dr. Mohlers' post here. Ok, with all due respect to Dr. Mohlers, let's get serious. Yoga, in its typical American form, is mostly jut some serious stretching. It is about as ...
Strippers vs. Christians?
Strippers vs. Christians? That is the title of a tweet I saw from @ShrinktheChurch today. Definitely got my attention. Before you read any further, check out the story here from AP News. It seems to be the most unbiased account - http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100827/D9HROVM00.html I cannot condone the church's actions. Sure, they may disagree with the morality of a strip club, but how it ...
What If the Church…
A friend of mine helping to to start a new organization called "What if the Church." Right now, they are focused on bringing clean water to those who need it around the world. Check it out if you get a chance - The Crisis is Real from Water Missions on Vimeo. ...
Resurrection
This video, produced by Mark Bell around Easter, is a very cool take on the resurrection. Resurrection: Rob Bell from The Work of Rob Bell on Vimeo. ...
Why the Easter Bunny?
So Easter is tomorrow, and I have always wondered what the deal is with the Easter bunny. I'm not a veterinarian or a psychologist, but on any other day of the year, if somebody told me a bunny left eggs in the yard, I would be concerned for their sanity. So, in case you ever wondered where the whole Easter bunny idea came from, here it is - The Origin and History of the Easter BunnyEaster is one ...
Deleted Scenes
Recently after watching a movie, I decided to check out the "Deleted Scenes" at the end, which, as usual, turned out to be a waste of time. If it wasn't good enough to even make it into the crappy movie I watched, I don;t know why I thought it would be worth my time. However, watching these got me to thinking. Often, these scenes help the audience to understand the background ...