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September 18, 2008
We look down upon our youth. We keep from teaching them any sound theology and we are obsessed with making things “relevant” to them. Relevant basically means, “Don’t have sex, don’t smoke, and don’t do drugs… but if you have to do one of those things then smoke.” And this is what we hand them, the most doctrinal truth we give is some distorted view of God’s love or some story about Moses or David that they have heard for years. I kid you not, I once had to go over curriculum with High Schoolers and the questions were “What do you feel Jesus’ view on drugs is?” and “Do you think Jesus would go to parties?” Continue reading →
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September 16, 2008
Bush, Miller and Michelob are still the most famous beers in America, however there is a growing trend of people who are looking for something more from their beer. Beer is no longer simply the beverage of Sunday afternoon football and drunken frat parties of mass quantities. Beer is now being seen as a meal in itself, much like the connoisseurs of Wine view their indulgence. But for those who have only known PBR the task may seem daunting, Pale Ales, Doppel Bocks, Trappists, IPA’s… the list goes on, so I have made a simplified list that may help those who wish to start drinking good beer but just don’t know where to start. Continue reading →
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September 16, 2008
Something is wrong with the church in America. We stifle those who want to serve God and Pastors try to conform people to their own agenda. We have become a business, and those same skills we look for in the business world we look for in our Ministers. The following list is a tirade that I wrote at 1:00 in the morning about the idiotic ways the church looks for pastoral positions or volunteer ministry and seems oblivious about. Continue reading →
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September 10, 2008
Everyone is familiar with the famous classical work by Aaron Copeland, Fanfare for the Common Man, even if you do not recall the title, as soon as you hear the music it is instantly recognizable. For those that need a refresher follow this link “Various – Fanfare for the Common Man” it was written in 1942 for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, it was commissioned by the composer Eugene Goossens who wanted to organize a symphony composed of fanfares, upon hearing the title and music he responded “Its title is as original as its music” and planned playing the piece to correspond with tax season.* Considering the title of this blog I thought it would be fitting to look at the common man. Continue reading →
