My annual list updated for 2010. 1. Treat it like the unrecognized, under-appreciated “pre-holiday” holiday that it is, and decorate your entire house and yard with orange lights, pumpkins, spiders, coffins, cobwebs, ghosts, and scary music. 2. Turn off the porch light and go out for a nice, uninterrupted dinner. 3. Find a church with… Continue reading halloween options for christians
For the past three weeks I’ve been working with a local church on communications for an inter-faith panel they hosted over the weekend in their regular services. Under the heading “Are all Religions the Same?” representatives from five major world religions – Buddhism, Judaism, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church), Islam… Continue reading the inter-faith panel
Fast Company reports an eerily optimistic story about iris scanners being installed throughout a large city in Mexico. Here are a few of the creepiest excerpts: “Every person, place, and thing on this planet will be connected [to the iris system] within the next 10 years,” he says.” “To implement the system, the city is… Continue reading iris scanners create “secure” city
Earlier this week Christianity Today posted a timely article: What Is the Gospel Response to the Prop. 8 Decision? – a collection of observations by Christian thinkers, primarily academics. I’ve read through it several times, and find myself feeling… well, disappointed. But if there’s one thing I know absolutely about Prop 8, it’s that it’s… Continue reading thoughts for christian leaders on prop 8 decision
I was having lunch with a friend the other day, and we were discussing living and working in the new economy. As many of you know, I was laid off a full-time job over a year ago, and have been making ends meet through the benevolence of friends and a lot of freelance writing. I… Continue reading the resume gap advantage
The visual input we receive every day about who women are or should be is overwhelming. The messages we receive in our churches are much more subtle, but often still difficult for many. How can a woman confidently find her unique identity in the flood of conflicting images? The following is a re:view of a… Continue reading re:view – other women
I’ve done a lot of job hunting over the last year. With the national unemployment rate near 10%, and closer to 14% in California, there are lots of people giving advice to job-seekers on this subject. Clearly it’s a buyer’s market. Yet the poor employers bemoan their fate, reviewing 300-400 applications for one job and… Continue reading 5 ways to lose the perfect job applicant
It’s been a tough year here in America – a great recession, wacky politicians, and an epic oil “spill.” I repost and update this list every year because I think it’s easy to forget many of the simple, yet important reasons why America is still a great place to live. So here you go –… Continue reading Livin’ in America
Last weekend, Andrew Marin and friends from the Marin Foundation intentionally spent time at the Chicago 2010 Gay Pride Parade. You might not guess it but Andrew, author of Love is an Orientation, is a conservative Christian determined to build a bridge between Christians and the gay community. The team wore t-shirts that simply said,… Continue reading love is an action
Fast Company has an interesting article by Dan Heath, author of Switch – How to Change Things When Change is Hard. The article, Want Your Organization to Change? Put Feelings First takes on the traditional school of thought which says that you must educate people to get them to change, and suggests that instead you… Continue reading feelings first
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