I’ve deleted Facebook from my iPad and iPhone again. I find the site ugly. Not aesthetically but culturally. It’s no longer a stream of people lives, which was creepy but cool. Instead, it’s become a stagnant pool of our culture’s fear, bitterness, and paranoia. “Facts,” often without even the least amount of verification, are spread…
Category: Motivation
Motivation
Outraged
American outrage is getting a bit out of hand. One one hand we have the President of Chick-Fil-A making a comment about his objection to Gay marriage and the company's donations which agree with his rejection. It was a statement meant to play to the “home-team crowd,” was hurtful to a great many people, and…
Spiritual Formation
There’s a myth, prevalent in Western cultures especially, which says there is a place for everyone which is perfectly suited for them. When people say, “This is what I’m meant to do,” this is often the myth being played out. In romantic arenas, it leads to talk of a “soul mate.” In any case, I…
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…
