brian mclaren on dright friesen

i posted a comment at brian mclaren’s conversation at dwightfriesen.blog.com. i debated how much to sound like i know what i’m talking about, and how much to make sure it was obvious i just googled for it. in the end, i just said, “afaict”, and left it up to the reader.

speaking my mind

Currently playing in iTunes: The Logical Song by Supertramp @starbucks speaking my mind i’ve been reading Speaking My Mind by Tony Campolo. i understand that this is a controversial book, but i don’t understand why. he speaks things that, to my mind, oughta be normal thinking for followers of jesus. then again, maybe that’s the […]

emerging backlash starting

conservatives The Conservative Voice – News (thanks ovenmitt.) Before you write me off as a fear-monger, consider these words of Brian McLaren from an interview with Christianity Today: “I don’t think we’ve got the gospel right yet. What does it mean to be ‘saved’? When I read the Bible, I don’t see it meaning, ‘I’m […]

god seeks only self-glorification?

someone, at an .asp site wrote:I understand why you want to worship God, but why does he want you to worship him? Why would God create billions of people, simply for the purpose of self-glorification? i’ll address my take on this. i believe god created us in his image, likeness, and/or form. i think we […]

mowing is embarrasing

i honestly have no idea how everyone is able to keep their stupid yards from having dandelions, and we’re not. our effing back yard is full of them. now, we are at the very end of a court of at least 60 homes, and the wind generally blows the same direction as the street — […]