More reasons I don’t like Crazy Love (the book)

Disclaimer and intro [First of all, I apologize for the length of this post.  Turns out I had a lot to get off my chest!] For more complete thoughts about the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan, see my full review from an earlier post. This is about another issue – one that contributes to the problems [...]

Crazy Love :: Not so much…

My initial reaction to Francis Chan’s Crazy Love First of all, “Crazy Love” is a terrible and misleading title for this book. It is not about love (until, maybe, chapter 10, but by that point it is too late; too much damage has already been done). It is certainly NOT about God’s love for us mortals. [...]

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 [...]

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 read [...]

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, or unwanted [...]

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 I mean that [...]

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 to think more deeply [...]

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 [...]