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We’re Losing Our Religion

Something is happening in America's religious climate and many churches are feeling it. Whether they are acutely aware of it, or willing to undergo the fundamental changes needed to respond, is another matter. I just read a study from the Pew Report on Religion and Public Life which points to a significant change happening among the younger generation of the western world.

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Little Red Lizard

I told myself, like you told yourself.  This wouldn’t happen again.  Driving away into the night, we muttered the silent promises people do when they’ve reached the end of themselves.  When they have discovered that they really are not just one person.  That we all have to fight a war between the best of ourselves, [...]

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7 Ways To Jump Start Your Personal Spiritual Life

I’m not an official on spiritual things, and can only truly speak from my experience. I’m at a phase in my life, where at least ideally, I value reflection, deeper contemplation of life, its meaning, and my search for a deeper understanding of God.  However, in actual practice, these things can often get lost in [...]

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I’m Sick of Your Religion

I take the risk of sounding preachy here. But I got to get this of my chest!  Self examination displayed publicly can always be misinterpreted, so to be clear, this only applies if the shoe fits. Even while writing this, there’s certainly blood on my hands. I ran across a music video from Jon Foreman [...]

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Do I give a Sh**?

So I ran across this quote the other day.  To say the least, it caught my attention. Tony Campolo, speaking to a group of Christians: “I have three things I’d like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you [...]

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