things i like. mostly ridiculous.
As many of you know, there has been a great deal of conversations about immigration and immigration reform within our church communities as well as at the national level. Understanding that there is a great deal of passion and conviction about many aspects of our current immigration system and how best to engage in comprehensive immigration reform, the church must at times take a stand in the midst of the political discourse. With the recent passage of immigration laws in Arizona, many Presbyterians have been seeking...
http://www.azfamily.com/video/featured-videos/Man-says-he-was-racially-target... Xenophobia masked as law and order is disgusting.
Empty your library If you've read one of my books, thanks. I write them to be read, so without you, it would be a pointless exercise. I'm asking a favor: Would you give your copy (or lend, I'm fine either way) of Linchpin away? Go find someone you care about, hand them the book and insist they read it. I'd consider that a gift of the first order, and I hope they will too. In fact, don't just do it with Linchpin, do it with all the books that have changed you, regardless of author or age. They're not...
Inspired by my friend Rocky, I have begun a delightful process of figuring our what kind of music I like. That sounds like a bit of a dumb statement, doesn't? How is it that a 33 year-old singer/songwriter doesn't know what kind of music he likes? How is it that a man who has written several songs that have contributed to the worshipping life of at least one church does not know what to say when asked "So who do you like to listen to?" It's ridiculous. Go ahead - judge me. Rocky's own journey began when his...
As criticism mounts against Obama for failing to keep his pledge to end ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ The Daily Beast looks to see what other promises Obama hasn’t fulfilled. Don't Ask Don't Tell "You don't hear politicians give a one-word answer much," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said when asked last year whether the administration would repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell. "But it's 'Yes.'" It took awhile to get going, but there's been a lot of movement on this front in recent months, with Defense Secretary...
In American history, populism has a specific meaning: It’s our non-Marxist way of talking about class. Being a populist means standing up for the little guy against ruling elites. Hating Washington isn’t enough, or else J.P. Morgan would have been a populist when he fumed that Theodore Roosevelt was busting his trusts. You have to be angry on behalf of the underdog. The Tea Partiers aren’t standing up for the little guy; they’re standing up to the little guy. Which is why we now have scientific proof that Tea Partiers...
I'm not someone you'd probably like. Unless you like people like that...then you'd love me.
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