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Top Movies of This Year

I am a huge fan of music and movies. While some people are trying to trim down the amount of time they spend watching TV, I plan to spend more time watching great TV and movies in 2011. It’s something that just really brings me joy, I think because it’s something I can do eitherContinue reading “Top Movies of This Year”

O is for Orthodoxy

I am currently blogging, along with my daughter, all the way through the alphabet. Check out how the idea started, and get the rules here. Don’t be afraid! The word Orthodoxy probably scares a lot of people. Orthodoxy is simply the state of holding right beliefs. Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence,Continue reading “O is for Orthodoxy”

N is for Narcissism

I am currently blogging, along with my daughter, all the way through the alphabet. Check out how the idea started, and get the rules here. I am a narcissist. So are you. I don’t mean I have a psychiatric disorder. I don’t mean I stand in front of a mirror admiring myself for hours every day.Continue reading “N is for Narcissism”

L is for Love

I am currently blogging, along with my daughter, all the way through the alphabet. Check out how the idea started, and get the rules here. When we say God is love, and when we claim to know what love looks like, is that God or not? The Apostle Paul went to great lengths to describe loveContinue reading “L is for Love”

O Hilarious Holy Night

I don’t know the story behind this song, whether it’s real, fake, or whatever. I only know that I can’t think of anytime in my life that I have ever laughed so hard as when I first heard it. You can listen to this song as much as you want, and are free to downloadContinue reading “O Hilarious Holy Night”

Magical or Mystical

It seems to me the fundamental divide in the Christian church right now comes down to whether we see God as working magically or mystically in our lives and in the world. In a magical religious understanding, I say some prayer of repentance, “accept” Christ as my Savior, and God stamps my ticket into heaven,Continue reading “Magical or Mystical”

K is for Kids

I am currently blogging, along with my daughter, all the way through the alphabet. Check out how the idea started, and get the rules here. I never wanted kids. I didn’t grow up with a dream that someday I would get married and have children. I did want a wife — an adult companion to shareContinue reading “K is for Kids”

J is for Judgmental

I am currently blogging, along with my daughter, all the way through the alphabet. Check out how the idea started, and get the rules here. Judgmentalism (not technically a word, but highly useful) is an aspect of the “false self” that we put on because we don’t feel good about who we are. This falls underContinue reading “J is for Judgmental”

I is for Inspiration

I am currently blogging, along with my daughter, all the way through the alphabet. Check out how the idea started, and get the rules here. “NEXT WEEK ON GREY’S — A TWO-HOUR TELEVISION EVENT… YOU’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.” “THIS WEEK, ON THE BIGGEST LOSER — YOU’VE NEVER SEEN A CONTESTANT THIS HUGE” “PRICESContinue reading “I is for Inspiration”

H is for Hell

I am currently blogging, along with my daughter, all the way through the alphabet. Check out how the idea started, and get the rules here. I have never written about hell. I have never delivered a sermon about it. I have never taught a single lesson on it. There are two reasons for this. The firstContinue reading “H is for Hell”