“A growing number of people are leaving the institutional church for a new reason. They are not leaving the church because they have lost their faith. They are leaving to preserve their faith.” (Reggie McNeal) From the author of Pagan Christianity: Why I Left the Institutional Church
Movie Review: Wall-E
I went and saw Wall-E tonight, and I’m actually going to write about it. (It’s been a long time since I can remember doing a movie review.) Before I start I want to mention that the short they had before the feature was quite entertaining as well. It features a magician trying to work with
Memories
I think I may have had a bit of a revelation today. I’ve spoken in the past of how I often find memories—even good ones—to be haunting. Interestingly, a thought hit me today even though I wasn’t thinking about this subject: maybe memories are meant to be shared. Let me explain. I’ve felt like I’ve
Why I’m Leaving Church
As of a little over a year ago, I was attending two church services pretty much every Sunday. I had one church I went to in the morning and another I went to in the evening. I had been involved in two churches at a time since around 2000, and had grown up going to
Link
This is a good blog I read: Finding Jesus At A.A.
Blog Link
I just recently discovered a great writer. Reading through his blog, I wanted to share nearly every one. Here are some quotes to whet your appetite: “God called. He wants his church back.” “Instead of being ‘In the World, but not of it’ we have become the Church who is ‘Of the world, but [not]
Hermeneutics Quiz
Hermeneutics Quiz Score 67 Evaluation You scored between 66 and 100, meaning you’re a progressive on The Hermeneutics Scale.
Shortcomings in Contemporary Praise Music
An excellent article can be found here on the some of the problems with contemporary praise music. The article focuses on lyrical content, and makes some great points. I think this is half of the reason I’m not a fan of most contemporary praise music myself. The other half is that the musical style/genre isn’t
Link: The Music Industry’s Extortion Scheme
The Music Industry’s Extortion Scheme
Earthquake
This morning just after five-thirty (about 5:37) I happened to be partially awake due to the fact that a fire truck (I believe) had just driven right by my apartment building. I was lying there with my back to the door when suddenly I had the sensation that someone was pressing in through the door