September 2009
9 posts
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50 Viral Images Part Two Yeah Jakes I’m stealing again. 50 Viral Images (and how they spread)
Sep 29th
A Picture of the Father’s Grace →
A wonderful picture of the Father’s grace toward us. If you have been told that God is not like this, remember that in Jesus he is more like this than you could ever imagine. Let go forever of…
Sep 18th
Plainview #106 - fixed →
Here’s the real link. Thanks Dee. Plainview #106 - part 1 - August 11, 2009 Powered by b2evolution.
Sep 16th
Charles Darwin Can’t Get No Respect (with a Jay... →
And so we turn to the news on a Monday morning: Things are going just fine in the world of dumbed down culture – I just heard a story on NPR suggesting that the writers of Jay Leno’s new…
Sep 15th
Plainview 106 part 1 →
Plain View #106 - part 1 - August 11, 2009  Will to Dentist Summer over So You Think You Can Dance Leverage Burn Notice Lady Eve Blood Simple Film Rant Tumblr subscribe …
Sep 13th
Plainview 105 part 2 →
Plain View #105 - part 2 - August 4, 2009  Doug Benson - I Love Movies The Film Talk Facebook Etiquette Top Books Slumdog revisited subscribe to this podcast! Powered by …
Sep 7th
Seeing Gravity →
For a brief period of time in 2001 I started seeing gravity, and my world turned into a slapstick comedy. It began when a woman dropped a book. The book flew out of her hand and smashed into the…
Sep 2nd
Mini-Doctrine: My Stupid Hard Drive →
Shared by teachersears We know it’s going to happen to us sooner or later. Not looking forward to it. Just an update to let you know I can’t go all in on new videos until I replace…
Sep 2nd
From the Classic iMonk Archives (2002): I Have My... →
Not a piece on atheism, but an honest recounting of doubt and faith in my life. From 2002. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”- Mark…
Sep 1st
August 2009
9 posts
3 Jedi Mind Tricks to Feel Better in a Nanosecond →
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Steve of Freedom Education. This strategy works so well and it’s so simple.  You can do this at home, at work, with friends, family or even with anyone…
Aug 29th
Psychic →
Aug 26th
“What Did You Create Today?” →
In a couple of weeks, both Tess and Tucker will be starting their first day at brand new schools. They’ll know no one, have all new teachers, new surroundings, and, hopefully, new opportunities. I’m…
Aug 24th
With all due respect…. →
UPDATE: Piper “clarifies” his tornado comments by referring to his bout with prostate cancer. The message of every event is repentance: “That is the message of every calamity (Luke…
Aug 23rd
Obama/Duncan’s Reform Blackmail →
Reading this morning’s LA Times article about Governor Ah-nold’s latest recipe for “reforming” education in California, one word kept popping into my brain. “Blackmail.” What do you think the…
Aug 23rd
How to Let Go of Hyperparenting and Learn to Relax... →
“If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves.” - C.G. Jung Post written by…
Aug 20th
Plainview 105 part 1 →
Plain View #105 - part 1 - August 4, 2009  Bolt Slumdog Millionaire Cinema Paradiso Confessions of a Super Hero Oklahoma Woolaroc Bacheloretta Reality Steve I Hate Green…
Aug 12th
John Hugheses I Have Known →
Cameron Frye: John Hughes’ Alter-Ego? 1: The girlfriend who watches ‘Some Kind of Wonderful’ over and over again, as if it contains hidden treasures about the nature of Being that will…
Aug 8th
Plainview 104 part 2 →
Plain View #104 - part 2 - July 15, 2009  Bobby Fisher House of Games Doubt (Mom translator) Dr. Horrible Bachelorette Weird Al Michael Jackson Easy J (Jay Smooth) …
Aug 5th
July 2009
8 posts
Understocked →
Jul 31st
Plainview 104 part 1 →
Plain View #104 - part 1 - July 15, 2009  Harry Potter Kids Reading Projects: Shed & Jerky So You Think You Can Dance VBS Swimming Lessons Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! …
Jul 29th
Lease →
Jul 29th
Now I’m Surprised This Wasn’t Used As A Worship... →
Jul 24th
Plainview 103 part 2 →
Plain View #103 - part 2 - June 11, 2009  Psych Weeds Entourage Leverage So You Think You Can Dance Burn Notice Madmen Blue Shoes Pillars of the Earth Jesus…
Jul 22nd
Plainview 103 part 1 →
Plain View #103 - part 1 - June 11, 2009  Murderball Harold & Maude Galileo (NOVA) Let the Right One In Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Oh, and Robert Downey Jr. was not in Pretty in Pink….
Jul 15th
A Visit from Thomas Berry in the Rockies →
I was in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado with my family last week. To describe the trip, I could show this photo and write about how I had an intensely mystical experience with God in the…
Jul 9th
What do the best Christian Theologians say about... →
Bill Moyers does an outstanding job getting the voices of these outstanding theologians out.  Cornel West, Serene Jones, and Gary Dorrien (Dorrien drops the word down here) all bringing some…
Jul 8th
June 2009
6 posts
facebook tag →
My Firsts! I got tagged on facebook with this, but I’m think I’m phasing out my facebook activity, and I can’t find my notes on there, so I put it here. 1. Who was your FIRST prom date? Lisa…
Jun 27th
Plainview 102 part 2 →
Plain View #102 - part 2 - March 1, 2009  New cat Hair cut couth Communion med Grad speech Park and Rec Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! Powered by b2evolution.
Jun 24th
Prophetic Comedians →
Jon Stewart’s the cover boy for Sojourners magazine this month – [full disclosure: I’m a contributing editor.  But I’d like the magazine even if I wasn’t] – engaged in conversation with Jim…
Jun 19th
Plainview 102 part 1 →
Plain View #102 - part 1 - March 1, 2009  Will: Oreo and The Spy Who Loved Me Milk The Mentalist Madmen Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! Powered by b2evolution.
Jun 12th
church picnic video →
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Jun 12th
Graduation Address →
A few weeks ago I had the honor of delivering the address to Adrian’s graduating class of 2009. Here’s what I said. Thank you. Hi everyone. I’m going to speak real briefly to everyone here, and…
Jun 11th
May 2009
4 posts
Plainview 101 second try →
Alright, hopefully this one will sound better. Plain View #101 - March 27, 2009 Powered by b2evolution.
May 7th
Maly's Piano Recital Yesterday →
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May 4th
Plainview 101 →
Plain View #101 - March 27, 2009  Tropic Thunder The Circus Transamerica T.V. The Man Who Loved Clowns Educational Stuff Field Trip Will’s B-Ball Tourny Maly’s Glasses …
May 3rd
My Brute →
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May 2nd
April 2009
1 post
Discount Atheism →
Andrew O’Hehir has a characteristically smart and helpful review of Terry Eagleton’s response to Dawkins and Hitchens (whom he delightedly re-christens ‘Ditchkins’; images of an amusing…
Apr 30th
March 2009
2 posts
Communion Med →
The other day I’m driving down 71 with MaryEllen and Maly, and Maly wants to sing. We tell her to go ahead and we’ll try to join in. So she launches in to Piano Man by Billy Joel. Between the three…
Mar 29th
Plainview 99 - part 1 →
Plain View #99 - part 1 - Feb 15, 2009  Boil Order 9 Years Old The Bachelor D.S. Will B-ball Facebook Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! Powered by b2evolution.
Mar 15th
February 2009
5 posts
Plainview 98 →
Plain View #98 - Jan 2, 2009  Man on Wire Hamlet 2 Christmas New Year’s Rock Band Facebook Tumblr subscribe to this podcast! Powered by b2evolution.
Feb 17th
louis ck →
“We live in an amazing, amazing world, and it’s wasted on the crappiest generation of spoiled idiots.” Powered by b2evolution.
Feb 14th
me: from a recent email conversation regarding... →
This is what makes these discussions so frustrating. (I talk a good game with doctrine isn’t everything, but I get cranky when people don’t agree with me too.) Christians read, and pray, and…
Feb 6th
Communion med from last week →
A couple years ago my brother and I came to an agreement about Christmas. We agreed that we both had more than we needed or deserved and that our Christmas money could be better spent elsewhere. Se…
Feb 5th
Bubbling Brew →
I’ve never needed a blowoff tube until now. Brewed Saturday night. Old ale, a strong malty beer that won’t be ready to drink for about 4 months. Sunday morning the airlock was already bubbling away….
Feb 2nd
January 2009
12 posts
Bump in the Night →
“Marsh, your roll,” said Mike. Marshall picked up the dice and shot them across the board. “Six.” Marshal moved his counter across the game board. “One, two, three, four, five, six. That does it….
Jan 28th
God Hates Shrimp! →
Shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, mussels, all these are an abomination before the Lord, just as gays are an abomination. Why stop at protesting gay marriage? Bring all of God’s law unto the…
Jan 25th
Why I'm Happy, Why I'm Not Satisfied →
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Jan 20th
Bishop Robinson’s Invocation →
Invocations are a touchy subject these days. Here’s Bishop Gene Robinson in the NY Times on the subject of prayer at inaugural events: Bishop Robinson said he had been rereading…
Jan 20th
Why does this make me feel better about the world? →
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Jan 15th
Call and Response →
Go here: http://www.callandresponse.com/trailer.html and click on the last trailer - “Horror” Tailer. “I am ten.” This shit makes me want to get on a plane and go do something now. Powered…
Jan 15th