Monthly Archives: October 2012

“. . . a lot of us are guilty of making canned arguments designed only to further entrench those who already agree with us against those don’t.”

“I’d highly recommend that you wait until you have some time alone before reading this. Unless, that is, you don’t mind others seeing you get teary-eyed in public.”

“The presence of a satirical religious figure at some of the Zombie Walks provides hints that these events can at times reveal more than an expression of fun or performance art.”

“But when I listen to Vital as a whole, I can’t help but forget all that and remember the music that my 16 year old self was passionate about.”

“If we truly love one another — if we truly seek to be His disciples — then we ought to be gladly willing to do the hard work of building community.”

“We are entertained by Hurricane Sandy.”

“Emergency situations require preparedness beforehand and the acting out of our faith during and afterward, to show our love for our neighbors as we do for ourselves.”

Rituals of meditation, prayer, service, moral acts, and so on do nothing for bringing the dead to life.

Once again, something that once was squarely in the domain of science fiction has crossed the line over into reality.

Nick Rynerson takes a look at the history and value of Christian political disengagement.

“These days if the other guy ties his shoe with a bow, you have to act shocked and then extol the virtues of the double knot.”