Here’s what I read online this past week (actually from the past 2 weeks – I took a week off while on vacation in San Antonio) and liked and thought were worth sharing with you…
This post, In Which This Is For The Ones Who Stay by… Read More
I recently walked in to the office and saw a friend of mine sitting there. She looked a little different – I noticed that she was wearing mascara. I pointed to my eyes and said, “What’s this? You have a new look.”
She looked a little embarrassed and said, “Oh, some friends suggested that I try it. I’m not a girl, so I never wear makeup.”
I said, “I understand completely. I’m not a man either. I don’t hunt or fish and I like to cook and decorate and make art…”
We laughed together, a couple of misfits. Then I told her she looked nice.
My “I’m not a man” statement is something that I do feel. I am a man, yes. But the overly exaggerated stereotype of what it means… Read More
When the web is good, I like to give some shout outs. Here’s what I enjoyed reading this past week…
This post, “5 Reasons Christians Love To Get The Book Of Revelation Wrong” by Ed Cyzewski (guest post on Zack Hunt‘s The American Jesus)… Read More
I’m a protestant (which means I’m part of that “branch” of Christianity that isn’t the Roman Catholic church). It’s rather embarrassing to admit that I didn’t even understand that Catholics are Christians until a few years ago. I wrote about this at length in my post “Stuff I Don’t Believe Anymore.”
The word protestant comes from the root protest. That’s what Martin Luther did in 1517. He took issue with the policies, practices, and beliefs of the Catholic church. And when his points weren’t received, he started creating a new church.
I’m beginning to wonder if it’s deep in our protestant DNA to protest; to be protest ants… Read More
This 10 minute video is the story of Ed Dobson – a well-known pastor and author who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2001. When he wanted to give up and just die, his friend Billy called…
“Billy’s phone call was God talking to me in a New York accent… Read More
The following are a few posts I read this past week that I thought were particularly shareable. Hope you enjoy them too…
This post from Andy Jones… Read More
My word of the year is smile. I want to smile more, help make people smile more, and talk more about the smile of God. Here’s a quick experiment (do it)… Read More
I believe we need a greater appreciation for beauty | mystery | wonder in the church today. Pastor and author Brian Zahnd tackles this subject in his book, “Beauty Will Save The World.”
Quoting Zahnd,
The tragedy of growing up is not that we put aside childishness, but that we lose the capacity for childlike wonder. As children we dream of finding our own real-life adventure… and we end up finding a job. Adventure is set aside for a career and wonder is the casualty… The loss of wonder is what we experience as boredom, and boredom is a real problem.
These posts are too good not to share. So, you’re welcome.
This post from Andy Jones – Two Dots Make A Big Difference – where he says, “Let’s use our punctuation properly. Quit leaving awkward pauses in random places… it freaks people out… Read More
In this fascinating NPR story “Good Art Is Popular Because It’s Good. Right?” the question is asked,
Why Is The Mona Lisa – Or Any Piece Of Art – Successful?
Quoting from the piece…
“The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world because people believe that there is something profoundly special about it, some quality so distinguishing that it deserves to be as famous as it is.
But is that true… Read More
