Amundsen-Scott Station, Antarctica, is a crazy place. It is consistently one of the coldest places on the face of the earth, with temperatures well below -100 degrees (Fahrenheit) and windchills well below -130 during the height of the Antarctic winter.
The sun does crazy things in the sky over Amundsen-Scott Station, Antarctica, as well. The sky [...]
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Richt of the Antarctic, or Why Nice Guys Finish Dead Last in This League
Posted in Diatribes, Sports on November 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort Lay the Smackdown on Charles Darwin!!!!!
Posted in Diatribes on October 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Your ever-faithful Jono is feeling feisty today.
Why? you may ask. Because Lane Kiffin and Tennessee have just exposed Georgia’s football program as being worth less than the mud on the bottom of my shoes? Because of Atlanta traffic? Because of trouble at home with the imaginary wife and imaginary kids?
No, my friends. Your ever-faithful Jono [...]
Liturgical = Irrelevant? Don’t Think So!!!!!
Posted in Diatribes on September 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Liturgical churches have long been a favorite evangelical punching bag. Those of you who are fellow evangelicals, see if any of these sound familiar: “They’re dead.” “They’re religious.” “It’s all just dead, dry ritual.” “It’s not religion, it’s a relationship, and they just don’t have a clue.” “It’s all just meaningless words and rote repetition.” [...]
The Gospel According to the Four Spiritual Laws
Posted in Diatribes on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t suppose I have any business knocking the Four Spiritual Laws. It was through the Four Spiritual Laws that I came to be a Christian back when I was in college (the first time around). And I would venture to say that a lot of you came to be Christians by way of the [...]
Prayer: The Great Equalizer?
Posted in Diatribes, Re-Embracing the Role of College Student on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As many of you know by now, I am hoping to start graduate school in the fall, in educational psychology.
After several weeks of waiting, I have heard from the school that I applied to. I have been selected for an interview, and this will happen in a couple of days (Wednesday at 2:30 PM, to [...]
A Dead Jew Walking: What the Christian Faith Is All About
Posted in Diatribes on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you will think about it, there is one premise that the entire Christian faith can be boiled down to, and it is this: A dead Jew came back from the dead, so we do whatever he says.
There is a lot of craziness in the Christian faith. Love your enemies? Do good to those who [...]
Don’t Blame Joel Osteen for Not Talking About the Cross: A Good Friday Diatribe
Posted in Diatribes on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a recent interview Joel Osteen said something to the effect of “We don’t talk about the Cross; that’s too negative”. This statement drew a lot of criticism from a lot of people in evangelicalism, including yours truly, because the work of Jesus on the cross is central to the Christian message.
But if you think [...]
What’s Your Agenda for Jesus? A Palm Sunday Diatribe
Posted in Diatribes on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyone who lined the streets had a different reason for waving those palms. Some were political activists; they’d heard Jesus had supernatural power, and they wanted him to use it to free Israel from Roman rule. Others had loved ones who were sick or dying. They waved branches, hoping for physical healing. Some were onlookers [...]
If You Want to Turn Me Into a Bleeding-Heart Liberal, Here’s How to Do It
Posted in Diatribes on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
UPDATE: Apparently I know how to stir up the proverbial hornet’s nest. This political thing is a rather longstanding sore spot of mine.
The rise of the Moral Majority back in the 80s created a culture within evangelicalism where political involvement is expected as a proof of discipleship–knowing beyond the shadow of a doubt what you [...]
Could I Get Some Humility…Please?
Posted in Diatribes on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UPDATE: In reviewing this post it becomes clear to me that it could be interpreted as singling out my church for criticism. That is not my intent. Rather, my intent is to speak of evangelical Protestant-dom as a whole. There is nothing in my church that I would criticize that is not also common to [...]
