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Church Sign Epic Location Fails (Vol. 29)

This week we’re featuring a handful of victims of geographic circumstance. Some churches are established in towns whose names should never appear on a church sign, and yet here they are… Church Sign Epic Fails, WTF Edition Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume 27 Church Sign Epic Fails: Faith vs Reason Throwdown Church Sign Epic Fails, [...]

Meet the Superhumans: An Ad for the Paralympics

I LOVE this commercial for the coming Paralympic games in London. I like how it doesn’t shy away from the physical differences, but rather shows them as a symbol of empowerment. And I guess it’s working; I heard today that the games are completely sold out. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that the soundtrack is [...]

Church Sign Epic Fails, WTF Edition

This week, we’re featuring church sings that make you go “What the…” Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume 27 Church Sign Epic Fails: Faith vs Reason Throwdown Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume 25 Church Sign Epic Fails, Vol XXIV Church Sign Epic Fails, Christian T-Shirt Edition Church Sign Epic Fails: “Festival of Tolerance” Edition Church Sign [...]

Theology of Sports, Travel Hacking, Blue Like Jazz & Olympics

Christian Piatt and Jordan Green have cranked out another edition of the HomebrewedCulture podcast, this time with special guest Chad Gibbs, author of the book, God & Football, and the soon-to-be-released Love Thy Rival. Both books explore the culture of sports, fanaticism and faith, and Chad also drops a few gems about “Travel Hacking,” a strategy he and his wife use to [...]

Lance Armstrong and the Way of Fallen Idols

I, like many people, was shocked when I heard today that cyclist Lance Armstrong gave up his fight against doping allegations, effectively forfeiting his seven Tour De France titles, his prize money, medals and perhaps his honor as the greatest cyclist ever to ride. Beyond his personal collateral damage, his Livestrong nonprofit stands to take [...]

SNAP / Food Stamp Challenge, Day 4: Piatt FAIL

I don’t mind failing as much as I do admitting I’ve failed. And technically, we haven’t blown the SNAP Challenge just yet, but I know for a fact we will by the end of the week. I went to the store last night for another loaf of bread and a frozen pizza for dinner, which I [...]

SNAP / Food Stamp Challenge, Day 3: Slip-Ups

“We should go to a restaurant tonight,” said my three-year-old daughter, Zoe, over breakfast today. “I can take some of my money and play some games.” “Sorry honey,” I said. “No restaurants this week.” “But why?” “Because,” Amy said, “we’re trying to learn something this week as a family, and that means spending less money [...]

SNAP / Food Stamp Challenge, Day 2: The Shelf

I’m not making friends among my family members with this challenge. Because it was my idea to do this for a week (living on the equivalent budget of food stamps for seven days), everyone ends up coming to me to “check on the rules.” basically, this means they ask me about ways they might work [...]

SNAP/ Food Stamp Challenge, Day 1: Broke vs. Poor

“So what are food stamps anyway?” my eight-year-old son, Mattias, asked as I drove him to his summer camp this morning. “Are they, like, stamps that you eat that taste like different foods?” “Not exactly,” I said. My family was less than thrilled when I presented the idea of living on the equivalent of what [...]

Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume 27

This week, we have a healthy mix of the good, bad and…well, badder. Buckle up, raise and lock your tray tables and hang on! Church Sign Epic Fails: Faith vs Reason Throwdown Church Sign Epic Fails, Volume 25 Church Sign Epic Fails, Vol XXIV Church Sign Epic Fails, Christian T-Shirt Edition Church Sign Epic Fails: [...]