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Advent and the Second Coming
So, this just may be our last Advent together! I think we’re trying to get “one up” on the Mayans.
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Who needs reality tv…
when you have Joel Watts and Mark Stevens? I love the way these guys get after each on facebook. I’ve not watched more than 10 minutes of reality tv… ever… but I’m sure if I did, Mark and Joel would be the blogging version of it.
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How Cold is It?
This was the coldest Thanksgiving in a LONG time in Minnesota. To celebrate, we played our annual football game on the frozen tundra. Here is what “cold” means to different people: “Cold” is a relative term. Use the handy list below to overcome the confusion. Degrees (Fahrenheit) 65 – Hawaiians declare a two-blanket night 60 – Californians put on sweaters…
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End of Semester Panic
For my Church History students…
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Our Delightful Democracy in Action
The day after the election I wrote to all three congressional representatives who “represent” me in Congress: Two senators and a congressman. It was a joke because they never respond with any care any more. I simply did it to see how long it would take to get a canned response from them. To one senator’s credit, they responded back…
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When I Grow Up…
If I can’t be a megachurch pastor or staff when I grow up, I do what I want to be instead: a church agitator. I had a pastor who said, “In the next life I want to come back as a church agitator. It just looks so fun. It has to be… they do it so much and so well.”