St. Paul’s Dramatic Illustration

“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord:  for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ”  — Philippians 3:8 (KJV)
Does it seem like we fervently believe this on Sundays only [...]

A Picture of Isaiah 6:6-7

“Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. He touched my mouth with it and said, ‘Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.’“
(I didn’t touch the burning coal [...]

Antonella Barba, a Clarion Call to us all

I attended the University of Texas at Austin between 1995-1999 (yes I did graduate.) My time there was not all well-spent. Certain excesses were taken (most notably alcohol) and there are some moments I’d just as soon forget. These embarrassing moments live in memories now and perhaps a few scattered photographs to [...]

The Atrocities of Christendom

Currently reading “The Four Loves” by CS Lewis (probably my favorite extra-Biblical writer) and in a moment of candor, the Oxford Don [this moniker must put gravel in Richard Dawkins' craw] relates the following:
“Large areas of ‘the World’ will not hear us [Christians] till we have publicly disowned much of our past. [...]

James Cameron’s Titanic Discovery

Well fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, let’s pack it in. Let’s lay down our faith for James Cameron’s new documentary proves that Jesus of Nazareth didn’t really rise from the dead (Click here to read the TIME article). Yes, the same James Cameron who resurrected Celine Dion’s career, thanks for that…
If [...]

The Grey’s Anatomy Havens

After watching last night’s episode of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, I was trying to understand where the writers were going with the ‘afterlife’ they portrayed.
Was it supposed to be purgatory?  Anyone else who watched it have any thoughts?

Scruples do exist in the Porn “Industry”

Nightline’s Martin Bashir’s has become my favorite late-night fixture outshining the likes of Mr. Letterman and Mr. Leno (still lagging behind Mr. Seinfeld’s re-runs though).
In this report, he outlines some of the things that are ‘threatening’ the runaway porn “industry”. Threatening is a relative term seeming how this “industry” raked in $13 billion last [...]

On your marks, get set, Lent!

Anyone doing Lent this year? If you are, what are you giving up?

Byron Hurt’s Hip-Hop Documentary

Byron Hurt is a former college football player who was (is?) a huge fan of hip-hop. Upon closer examination of the content of the genre and the images (and stereotypes) of black males it portrays upon its audience, he started asking questions. Hard questions.
His documentary, “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes”, aired on [...]

Where the line is drawn on Global Warming

Ok, Ok, so the world is getting warmer and perhaps there is a 90% chance that it’s our fault. Our reckless and selfish habits are driving us (no pun intended) into a cataclysm of biblical proportions, or so some might have us believe.
Like a good citizen of the world I might be willing to [...]