1. Some things have changed; some things have stayed the same: Personalities, aptitude trajectories, appearances.
We Need a Cure for Ebola, and a Cure for Ann Coulter
This isn’t the first time Ann Coulter has gone over the line.
[I refuse to link directly to her site, so here is a link to another site summarizing her.]
I’m beginning to lose count of the times she has defecated out of her mouth. If anything is a sign of the darkness of our times, it’s the tremendous following she has, the number of asinine barbarians who spout her views.
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What is a Christian T-Shirt?
What is a Christian T-Shirt?
It’s a question the answer to which helps us see how notions of how to show Christ to the world has changed and is still changing. How do I represent Christ, and how to I behave like him? Clothing, gear, things purchased—this is as much of the conversation as it was in the first century. Can the answers people give tell us a lot about how they prioritize the morality of Christian behavior?
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My Experiment with Coconut Oil
This past week marks my first trial using coconut oil as a tanning lotion substitute.
I came across this article recently recommending coconut oil as a substitute for sun tan lotion.
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Book Review: Created Equal by Joshua Berman
“All men are created equal.”
It’s one of the foundational beliefs of our country, one that nobody dares question. But some things we sometimes can’t help but question: What does it mean to be equal? If we are born different, how are we still equal? Where did we get the idea that all men [and women] are created equal? This question becomes important when we consider that when this phrase was written into the US Constitution, “men” was defined as white, land-owning males. So how we define equality and how we put it into practice are important questions. And for some reason, we have this idea that the idea of everyone being equal is new. Like, within the past 200 years new.
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How to Write an Episode of 24 in 24 Seconds
I understand 24 ended again the other day. Wanna find out how they write their episodes?
You can do it in 24 seconds.
Muscle and a Shovel: A Book Review by Garrett Best
Muscle and a Shovel: A Book Review by Garrett Best
A book has been circulating in some church circles called “Muscle and a Shovel”, claimed by some to have “converted 10,000 people”. Garrett Best gives an honest and salt-seasoned review of the book.
All Three Names —a new silly poem
Three types of people
We call by name all three
Presidents, poets, psychotic serial killers
(Or so this poet claims)
And if you don’t believe me:
John Quincy Adams
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Wayne Gacy.
“Why the Founding Fathers’ Faith Doesn’t Matter” By Carl Jenkins
Carl Jenkins on Why the Founding Fathers’ Faith Doesn’t Matter
Nerdy Bereans: Bullying Against Nerds (or anybody) Should Never Happen in Churches
“You’re such a nerd.”
I was one of those kids who was bullied from time to time in school, often because I fit the description of a nerd. And although I wish I could say otherwise, sometimes this bullying took place not just “in the world”, but in and among my own Christian friends.
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CALEB COY 