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February 2, 2013
VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “Pass the Ammo” Edition
Every time someone laughs at a Church Sign Epic Fails video, a heretic gets his wings… VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “We Serve Minors” Edition VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “God Likes Weed” Edition VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “Big Ass” Edition “Satan’s Graffiti” VIDEO Edition of Church Sign Epic Fails “Beer in Hell” VIDEO [...]
February 1, 2013
I’m an A-hole Dad
(From my memoir, PregMANcy: A Dad, a Little Dude and a Due Date, on faith, fatherhood and family) Mattias: “Dad, I forgive you.” Me: “But I didn’t do anything wrong.” Mattias: “That’s okay. I forgive you anyway.” -Mattias, 5 years, 1 month I’m a big, gigantic jerk of a dad. My son, Mattias, is a charmer. [...]
January 30, 2013
Jonathan Fitzgerald Talks About Your Mom(‘s Morals)
I’ve suggested for some time that one key distinction between modernism and postmodernism is that, whereas modernism values perfection, postmodernism prefers authenticity. Author, blogger, editor and uber-hipster Jonathan D. Fitzgerald more or less agrees with me, so of course, I dig him. I sat down with Jon (and by “sat down,” I mean I emailed [...]
January 29, 2013
Women Foil Robber by Chanting “Jesus”
See there? Who needs guns when you can scare off the bad guys just by chanting the word, “Jesus?” Seriously, these women may be a little loopy, but you’ve got to give them props for bravery. Kind of reminds me of that scene in “The Apostle” when they stop the bad guy from bulldozing their [...]
New Sincerity, Hating to Love Mark Driscoll & Gun Control
Today’s guest on the Homebrewed CultureCast is Jonathan Fitzgerald, editor of Patrol and Not Your Mother’s Morals: How the New Sincerity is Changing Pop Culture for the Better. Jonathan explains the philosophy of New Sincerity, discussing the impact Christianity has had on the movement, and why, even if it’s temporary, we should enjoy it while [...]
January 27, 2013
Church Sign Epic Fails, “Family Values” Edition
Last time I checked on family values, they were holding fairly steady around $1.75 and an order of tater tots. Church Sign Epic Fails, “Pass the Ammo” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “We Serve Minors” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “God Likes Weed” Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, “Crush China for Jesus” Edition Church [...]
January 26, 2013
Is Gender Equality Killing Women?
I consider myself a feminist, which means (to me at least) I support the elimination of barriers to access for all people, regardless of their gender. But in spite of that, the equality that follows such efforts comes with its own consequences for the culture, and sometimes even for the woman herself. My wife, Amy, [...]
January 24, 2013
I Hate Loving Mark Driscoll
Rev. Mark Driscoll, founder of Mars Hill church, has a true gift. Just when I think I’m making at least a modicum of progress toward tolerance – if not actual Christlike love – toward the guy, inevitably he does something to make me despise him all over again. On the Monday, before President Obama’s inauguration [...]
January 23, 2013
Did Jesus Ever Sin?
Most Christians’ first reaction to this question is to answer this with a resounding “Of course not!” After all, he was the Son of God; he had to be blameless in order to be the perfect sacrifice…right? But what if we consider Jesus crucifixion and resurrection differently? Many today believe Jesus died because of the sins of [...]
January 22, 2013
Why Christians Aren’t Funny (Homebrewed CultureCast)
A couple weeks ago, Relevant Magazine published an essay on Christianity’s tenuous relationship with humor titled Why Christians Aren’t Funny. Christian and Jordan consider themselves moderately funny and definitely students of comedy, so they invited the article’s author, Larry Shallenberger, on to discuss the topic of Christians and their weak-ass senses of humor. Larry is [...]
