the ontological displacement of the church

Have you ever experienced the temporary suspension of being? If you’re a shy person, have you ever found yourself in a situation where a complex set of dynamics converged in a group setting and for one night you were the charming, life of the party? If you’re a hyper and outgoing person, have you ever [...]

does this tattoo have a future?

A few weeks back we were discussing tattoos over on missionalcog. Steve Wright and Dennis Adams both threatened to post their tats with pride. My therapist was even thinking about posting hers. Since I do not currently own a tattoo I could only threaten to get one, then I’d be able to post mine too. [...]

the church that just won’t die

There are few things more fundamentally Christian than facing death, both physically and metaphorically. Jesus spoke of his death as necessary in order to bear fruit; “”Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (John [...]

Field Trip

I went with Eloise to her first school field trip. Her preschool class walked to the downtown post office in Cleveland and then headed over to the old restaurant, “the Spot.” In fact, I went there to eat when I was a child. Here are pictures of Eloise with her friends, Jade [...]

Old Friends and New Friends

Sweet, fun Lillian

who’s castrating who?

Over on Out of Ur there has been an interesting discussion on certain elements of what we might call a men’s movement in evangelical Christendom. The discussion was sparked by a posted response to an article written by Brandon O’Brien over on ChristianityToday.com. O’Brien notes a song that has been popularized at GodMen conferences. One [...]

who’s castrating who?

Over on Out of Ur there has been an interesting discussion on certain elements of what we might call a men’s movement in evangelical Christendom. The discussion was sparked by a posted response to an article written by Brandon O’Brien over on ChristianityToday.com. O’Brien notes a song that has been popularized at GodMen conferences. One [...]

global clock

I found this clock via Floyd McClung Jr.’s webpage. You should really check it out! I took a few minutes to take it all in. Then I clicked on the ‘now’ tab and watched how quickly various things developed. I then checked out the ‘day,’ ‘week,’ and ‘month’ tabs. It was quite interesting, and I [...]

Good Times

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