a different perspective from alan hartung on the emerging church, politics, faith, and life
With the Patriot Act coming up for renewal, I’ve been obsessing a little bit about personal liberties. I’m kind of ticked off, because I know in my gut the recent London bombings are going to be enough fuel to the fire to get the Patriot Act renewed (14 of 16 provisions permanently, and the other [...]
Indie rock! You’re my most favourite type of music… Your music channels lots of emotion. On the top it seems simple, but underneath there’s always a deep meaning… As your name you’re independent from most of music! Stay that way! Good on you! There’s so much variation in your style…from deep and thoughtful like The [...]
A recent comment caused me to think more about why I am a pacifist. One part of the comment was that “it is the christians responibility to stand up and yes even fight for it, even if it is not popular.” The words “even fight for it” especially stick out. I wonder, if the United [...]
More often than not, critics of the emerging church smack the “liberal” label on those engaging the questions of today. While I believe looking at political beliefs there’s a tendency towards liberal thoughts in some areas, the liberal versus conservative angle is not the best framing for the emerging church. Right versus left just doesn’t [...]
I’ve had a lot of auditions for commercials lately… and I really need something to come through! I went straight to callbacks today for a commercial, and I have another auditionn tomorrow. Things are kind of tight right now, so I’d appreciate prayers for my acting career!
I can’t harp on this one enough. Wal-Mart bad, very, very bad. Check out this article.
John O’Keefe recently posted an article, “are we ready to be a movement?” For the first time, I began to understand some of the legitmate claims for trying to avoid the “movement” label. That being said, I think John is using a very strict definition of the word movement. For example, he writes: in a [...]
Watch the PBS spot on “The Emerging Church.” It’s not too surprising that “Emergent” over “Emerging” in general seems to be emphasized, and in my opinion confused with the greater movement as a whole. We on the fringe should not expect to get much press or attention. Maybe that’s a good thing.
A felony this man is charged with no less… Amazing that the man not smart enough to encrypt his wireless network thinks the solution is to call the cops on a guy sitting in his car with his laptop open. If this guy gets convicted, it will be a sad, sad day. Many people purposefully [...]
Check out the trailer for Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride! For me, Tim Burton is hit or miss. This one, however, looks terribly interesting to me. Corpse Bride is bound to deliver some morbid comedy and interesting commentary on what exactly makes a quality relationship…