A few days ago my friend Elmo (no, not the one one From Sesame Street) posted this article on Facebook about the power of Introversion. It’s a thought-provoking piece and, coming from the Philippines, one which spoke to my friend about the nature of Western Civilization (particularly the USA). The scales in this culture are…
Month: January 2012
CAIrB iFAQ
Last night I founded a new, informal baptist, association – the Caffeinated Association of Irregular Baptists. I’ve had some comments about it, so I’ve put together this iFAQ (imagined Frequently Asked Questions). How did you come to the idea of starting CAIrB? Simply put, I was having a conversation with a friend and made a…
Wounded Animals
If you haven’t heard of SOPA (and PIPA in the Senate) then you really need to. Supposedly, it’s about protecting IP from revenue-destroying piracy. In reality, it’s about old-school cabals desperately hanging on to a buisiness model which afforded them monopoly-like profits. In so doing, it will give the Federal government a Orwellian like ability…
Individualism
Human beings are distinct persons, created in the image of God. The idea of an “autonomous individual,” however, is a little lie we tell ourselves in order to make the modern world work — there is no such thing. We human-beings are social creatures, and every action we take is done under the auspices of…
Worship
I guess people could argue that this should read, “It’s about being changed for service,” but I don’t agree. All service (both in and out of “church”) is worship, and as we serve we’re supposed to look more like Christ. In a culture where worship is often rated according to, “What I like,” I…
Feeding
If we want to make this super-spiritual I guess we could say that this poster secretly means, “If you feed them the word of God, they will come.” I love preaching and teaching the Bible, but that’s not what I mean in this poster. It seems in this world people are looking for a place…
