Archive for April, 2007


The Cobalt Season Review

The Cobalt Season (otherwise known as Ryan Sharp & friends) just released their new album . . . In Search of a Unified Theory along with a revamped website. The title of the album . . . In Search of a Unified Theory . . . is what most people refer to when discussing String [...]

Amazing: Westboro Baptist Church

This is amazing. And no it’s not a joke. It’s for real. It’s by by the Westboro Baptist Church. The crazy lady and her church that boycott soldier’s funerals. We did a podcast with her and I had to hang up. She’s loco.
(ht: Casey)
[tags]Westboro Baptist Church, Shirley Phelps Roper, God Hates Fags[/tags]

Corporate Responsibility Mondays

Well I know this will sadden all of you who love this daily dose of negativity. But for various reasons . . . this will be the last week of this series for a bit. I think in it’s place I’ll talk about something happy like puppies. Or what I ate for breakfast. Because those [...]

Weekend Recommendation

The TallSkinnyKiwi uses an excellent metaphor to describe the church.
Very insightful to compare the eating habits of the 80’s & 90’s to the church models and practices of that time as well.

When Jesus said Love Your Enemies We Think He Probably Meant Don’t Kill Them

This is good stuff.
The full ad can be found here.

A Brief History of the United States and Oil: Iran (part two)

Part One: The Backdrop to Operation Praying Mantis
Part Two: The Fallout from Operation Praying Mantis
The one-day war marked the change of relationship between the US and the Arab community. In the eyes of the Iranians and the Arab community as a whole . . . the U.S. had over-stepped it’s boundaries. It was one [...]

Don’t Get No More Redneck Than This Here Redneck

This is what happens when Anna leaves me alone for the evening and I have no car.
I end up sitting outside making beer in a turkey frier . . . listening to Sublime . . . wearing a camo hat . . . reading N.T. Wright . . . and smoking a pipe.
And later [...]

A Song of Imagination

Before Tank became a punk and moved back to Tulsa, he got me listening to Willy Mason. In the vein of my previous recommendation for an Emergent Village Theme Song and the deeply theological “Jesus Are You Real?” by Mason Jennings . . . I’d like to submit a second nomination . . . Oxygen [...]

LOST Recap

Can anyone name a bad episode this season? I mean they’ve churned out close to 20 episodes and I don’t feel like there has been a drop off at all.
There have been rumors spreading that Mikhail didn’t die from the sonic fence zap. It makes me wonder what he’s been doing for the 2 days. [...]

2 Minute Book Reviews

Back on track with my book a week for 2007 plan. Almost half way there. Surprisingly all 4 books got nothing less than an A-.
The Rough Guide To Shopping With A Conscience (A+)
This book isn’t exactly a novel. It’s more or less a “resource” book. Meaning that you can turn to any section and read [...]