These are uncertain times, economically speaking. But according to a recent poll by American Research Group, Inc., Americans this year will still spend close to $500 per person extra this Holiday season — mostly on gifts. We will spend beyond our means and receive items we don’t even need, while non-profits serving our communities struggle [...]
Archive for November, 2008
24 Nov
Bishop Tom
I am finishing up a story for the Globe today, but I’ll be back to blogging and commenting as soon as I get a little bit of free time. I’ve also been hosting my beloved former professor, Kent Smith, this weekend. In the meantime, check out the sermon N.T. Wright delivered last week at Park [...]
17 Nov
the future of religion
Earlier this year, I read Sam Harris’ The End of Faith, in which the renowned atheist called for an end to religious belief on account for the evil it makes us all do to each other. All religion, Harris argues, is at best fundamentalist and sectarian by nature (claiming it is the sole path to [...]
13 Nov
Empty Speech
Great paragraph over at Mark Love’s blog that made me think: So, the post-election question for me is how to speak in a world of debased speech. And we have little choice about the matter. We are a Word faith. We believe that God creates through speaking, and that his work of redemption comes through [...]
6 Nov
Why I Voted
I blogged about politics a lot this year. Our Christian faith bears heavily on our ability to put much or any hope in earthly governments. At one point, I believe I even said I wouldn’t be voting on November 4. Well, here’s the shocker: I voted yesterday. It basically came down to my desire to [...]
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