Reasons I love living in the U.S.A. on our 233rd birthday: 1. The 4th of July. Barbecue, parades, sparklers, fireworks. 2. We have the prettiest flag. 3. You can drive anywhere without asking permission. Even across state lines. And stay as long as you want. 4. Blue jeans. 5. You can love or hate books… Continue reading Livin’ in the U.S.A.
Infrastructure for Souls is sort of a pictorial essay that traces “…the parallel histories of the American megachurch and the corporate-organizational complex.” (via Tony Morgan Live on Twitter.) There’s a lot of criticism of the megachurch in the world today (including some of my own) for using “corporate” strategy to reach people for Christ. But… Continue reading Infrastructure for Souls
The Proposal is a new movie featuring Sandra Bullock as a rather pushy business woman. The Women’s Business Examiner decried this stereotype of the pushy female boss in light of “the difficult tight rope that we walk every day between being too nice and too pushy.” But the real find in this article was a… Continue reading pushy women
In the light of this week’s shooting at the Holocaust Museum, Jim makes a perceptive observation. The article says this about the 88-year-old white supremacist: “When his ex-wife met him in the mid-1960s, he was a wine swiller consumed by hatred.” Please note, that when she met him, he was already in possession of these… Continue reading Why Women Won’t Take Over the World
Q really is pretty unique as far as conferences go. It’s about 4 things: Culture, Future, Church, and Gospel. And it studies our culture’s seven channels of influence: Church, social sector, business, education, government, arts & entertainment, and media. Q’s wide range of speakers address how we as believers can proactively and positively influence our… Continue reading Thots on Q
Yes, I’m an entire day behind, still trying to process all the incredible discussion from Q, and now waylayed by crises on my first day back at work. Will hope to develop some observations later, but for now, a few more thought-provoking quotes from Q day 2: “My faith gives me confidence that my life… Continue reading more Q quoteables
A few soundbites from the speakers on Q Day 1: “The real definition of insanity is trying to achieve dramatically different results by doing the same thing better” ~ Alan Hirsch, author of The Forgotten Ways “We aim at teaching beginners (new converts), but you can’t “program” spiritual growth. That only happens through suffering. So… Continue reading Q quoteables
I’m leaving today to attend the 2009 Q Conference, meeting this year in Austin, Texas. What is Q? “Q is a gathering where church leaders and cultural influencers from the fields of business, politics, media, education, entertainment and the arts are exposed to the future of culture and the church’s responsibility to advance the common… Continue reading headed to Q
R&B singer Chris Brown was charged with two felonies today at his arraignment after punching, strangling, and threatening his girlfriend, pop singer Rihanna. This made me think of the importance of reminding women about the danger of accepting abuse at the hands of a boyfriend. The following is a previously published blog post. I suspect… Continue reading it does not matter
Okay, so I only lasted a little more than a week without commenting on a scientific study. I simply could not pass this one by: Humans May be Primed to Believe in Creation. I think I’ve never seen an article unwittingly provide so many arguments against itself that it gets tied up in illogical knots… Continue reading self-refuting science findings
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