Christian Piatt's Blog, page 60
February 13, 2013
Where Do Introverts Fit in a Noisy World?
I’m a total introvert. My wife – in fact, the rest of my family – is not. I work most days in an office by myself in the corner of our house, carved out of a part of the old garage. I write, think, read and I have to say I’m pretty damn happy doing [...]
One Sins, We All Suffer
(Another Lenten reflection from the collection I did with Chalice Press, this time looking at the nature of sin and suffering in an environmental context.) “Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins.” -Isaiah 58:1 Alternative energy [...]
February 12, 2013
The Only Way Out is Through (A Lenten Reflection)
(I decided to share some meditations I wrote for Chalice Press a few years ago for their Lenten Meditation book. Here’s hoping these help guide you through this time of reflection, shadow and wrestling with the complexities of mortality.) A day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! -Joel 2:2 Who [...]
February 11, 2013
Drone Warfare, Rogue Cops and Parenting Fails (Homebrewed CultureCast)
After hearing an anecdote about Christian’s massive parenting fail (which cost him $75), we welcome our guest, Ian Ebright, a contributor to Relevant Magazine and Red Letter Christians, and founder of Broken Telegraph. He is currently raising funds on Kickstarter for From the Sky, a film on the Christian perspective of drone warfare, so he’s an [...]
February 9, 2013
VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “Mormons Rock” Edition
Why video? Because sometimes reading can make your brain really hurt! Let me break it down for ya…
February 7, 2013
A Breakdown of Infamous Applebees Pastor “Tip-Gate”
Yes, I just added “gate” to a word that really doesn’t merit it. But honestly, pastor Alois Welch’s “zero” tip at an Applebees recently has become the most talked about non-tip in recent history. Why? In case the stone you’ve been slumbering under doesn’t get wifi, here’s a brief summary of the story. Pastor Alois [...]
February 6, 2013
The Ikea Effect, Slow Church and Laboring Our Way Into Love
A man buys two dogs to live with him in his apartment. They drive him and his neighbors crazy. They bark at all hours, get sick all over the place and cause rifts between him and his neighbors. And yet he insists that, despite the tremendous amount of work and inconvenience they present, he loves [...]
February 5, 2013
Sarah Thebarge, Super Bowl, Top Beers and Beyonce’s “Softcore Porn”
It’s a Homebrewed CultureCast post-Super Bowl spectacular! In the intro, Jordan (you know what? I’m typing this, so I should stop talking in the third person) discusses the top contenders for the Willamette Week’s Top 10 Oregon Beers, so that’s a definite listen for beer nerds. Later, Portland author/really smart person Sarah Thebarge stops in to [...]
February 2, 2013
Church Sign Epic Fails, “Mormons Rock” Edition
Klaus Mein, lead singer of the Scorpions, slapped his balding forehead when he saw this post. Who needs “Rock You Like a Hurricane” when you can Rock like a Mormon???
