Painfully Hopeful

Stuck in the Bubble

Philly just had a big “evangelistic event” here in town that a good number of people I know attended. I understand the attraction of these events. They’re flashy, they’re “big,” they can be exciting, and they are “safe” for Christians to come to with their “unsaved friends.” I kinda think that many of my Chrisitans…

Thought of the day

During my sermon prep I came up with a good illustration as to why Jesus wasn’t/isn’t a revolutionary (at least in the traditional sense). I said, “Jesus isn’t about replacing one version of human with a slightly better one,” where upon I displayed M$ Windows boxes from 3.1 through Vista and continued, “As though all…

If Life Were a Role Playing Game

My mind goes off on odd tangents. I can’t help it, it’s the way I’m wired. It’s also my greatest assest when harnessed well so I don’t worry about it too much. This morning I had a sudden thought, “You know, if my life were a role-playing game, what would my class be?” This, of…

Proud of my Home Town

For years I’ve been listening to the national sports media whining about how awful Philadelphia sports fans are. We’re over-bearing. We’re rude. We’re mean to our stars. We expect too much. Yawn. I’ve been tired of it for a while. Last night, we Philadelphians got to show the nation alsports media how wrong they’ve been…

Olive Tree Is Tweaking Nice

I got on the beta tester list for Olive Tree’s iPhone/iTouch Bible Reader app. As such, I’ve been able to play with the software as it morphs from it’s initial app store release. I’ve been impressed at the changes that have been made, but I didn’t want to write another review until one of two…

Oh the Metaphor Stretching…

I often will catch Christian preaching insane stretches with their metaphors and they cause me to cringe because I am a fellow preacher and seeing one of us crash and burn is painful. I was just reading an article over at CNN today, however, and I have now seen the crowning jewel of non-sensical metaphors:…