Surprised by Hope

I’m not in the mood to write much, but you should know know that I have recently read, without question, one of the best books about theological topics I have ever come across.  It is called Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church written by N.T. Wright (no surprise [...]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Our family went to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) concert last night.  It was outstanding – the word “outstanding” doesn’t quite cover it.  It is a feast of lights, fire, sound, and story that is simply a joy to behold.  
A few people have asked something like, “so, how was the orchestra?”  I think that they thought [...]

The Blue Parakeet & Narrative vs. System

My friend at Monkwater asked a question about my Blue Parakeet post. I thought the question was good enough for a nice long answer and I though the answer was worthwhile enough to deserve its own post. So here you go. The original question and my answer:
 
Monkwater asks, “Assuming most of us [...]

The Blue Parakeet

I just read an awesome book: The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible by Scot McKnight. It is provocative, helpful, enjoyable, understandable, and I say that it belongs on everyone’s “must read” list.
 
What’s the deal with a the phrase “Blue Parakeet”? It is a metaphor for difficult, dangerous, misunderstood, [...]

I Love Costco

I suppose the title of this post exposes the fact that, despite my best intentions, I am a consumerist. But that is a different post. This post is about a TV.
 
About two years ago Shar and I purchased a sweet new LCD TV (our old one, you see, broke and we were forced [...]

More on The Shack

The story in The Shack held my attention and got my emotions going – a “page turner” in that once I got going, I wanted to know how things worked out. But the way this book deals with important theological concerns makes it stand out as a “must read” for everyone. And [...]

The Shack

I just finished reading The Shack by William P. Young. I liked it more than I thought I would. It is an entertaining book but, more than that, it is a deeply theological book. I was amazed with how much theological ground it covered and how well. As I have time [...]

Of Fitness and Not

Today was free donut day at Krispy Kreme, so (naturally) we went!  We decided to visit the new Costco for dinner before we hit the glazed goodness and while we were there the store received a new shipment of Wii Fit games.  So (naturally) we got one!  (We actually got two, one for us and [...]

Prince Caspian (pt. 1) and Really Living

We went to watch The Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian a few days ago. I liked this movie better than The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe (though in the books it is the other way around). These stories by C.S. Lewis create deep spiritual impact on me. The major things felt after watching the [...]

New King’s X, XV

I can only think of one person who reads my blog who would be interested, but King’s X has a new CD out tomorrow (and on iTunes already) titled XV. My initial thought: it is very good. No songs were disappointing or lame. Several are very good. Doug, Ty, and Jerry all sing lead vocals, [...]