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Duck Dynasty, Chick-fil-a, etc.
We are really in trouble. I mean it. When I eat or don’t eat at Chick-fil-A, my decision is fraught with the the thought, “What if my church denomination finds out I’m not eating there?” What if I don’t watch “Duck Dynasty?” Or, worse, what if I do? I am not kidding. We are in real trouble. Putting a coin in…
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Rage
Another school shooting. From the article: The scene unfolded on the eve of the Newtown massacre anniversary, a somber reminder of the ever-present potential for violence in the nation’s schools. I disagree. We need a somber reminder of the ever-present potential for violence everywhere because we are not a peaceful culture. We are a culture of violence and until we admit this…
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Person of the Year
The reasons: HERE. After Time missed it with Malala last year, I think this is a GREAT choice. (And it beats Edward Snowden by light years.)
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Let the Madness Begin
We just can’t seem to help ourselves, so we’ve made the mad rush on Thanksgiving now. No more real days off for holidays that just about everyone could celebrate. Individually, we can choose to not shop. However, so many families will be effected because of family members who have to work on Thanksgiving now. Let the madness begin!
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Spotting the gods of this age
It’s extremely difficult to point out when the gods of this age are really closer to us as believers than we like to admit. As a matter of fact, this one is going to get a LOT of disagreement. So, here we go. The three big behemoth gorilla gods in the room of the American culture (and all too close…
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The end is near! Or… A revival is coming!
Two very different takes on just how Christianity is “doing” in different parts of the world show our tendency toward tribalism. In the Middle East there are dire warnings of Christianity becoming extinct in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Manhattan seems to be on the verge of a new revival! So, which is it? As Anthony Bradley points out on the Manhattan side…
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The narrowness of my evangelicalism
The story is from Birmingham Revolution, but it could be my story. It took place in 1968, but for me it could have been 1988. Edward Gilbreath relates the story of Glen Kehrein, who founded Circle Urban Ministries in Chicago. When he was a student at Moody Bible Institute in 1968, a group of students were on a retreat in Wisconsin…
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What did Eisenhower call it?
I believe Eisenhower, himself a career soldier, warned of the “vast military industrial complex” when he was leaving office as President. Yesterday in a passing conversation with a veteran, he noted his daughter, who served in the Air Force, was not “qualified” to be in the VFW because she served in a small 5 year window when the U.S. happened…
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The Dragon and the Beast
4 They worshipped the dragon because it had given the beast its authority. They worshipped the beast and said, “Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it?” (Rev. 13:4) Every culture and every age has its “beast” and “dragon.” Every culture does not see the thing they worship as a “beast.” Spiritual strongholds are strongholds because we do not…
Category: Culture
