You have to check out this video and post on Pyromaniacs. This is one of the three or four blogs I check regularly (along with Pipers, Driscolls, Justin Taylor, Doug McHugh and Sarah German). The video is funny and convicting all at the same time.
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Be a Better You, chapter 1
Oh my. I realized after chapter one I will never make it through this book - not only because of the horrible theology, but also the style. It is so repetitive. It is so repetitive. Oh, sorry, it's contagious. The introduction actually begins with a paragraph I could hear myself saying, or Bob saying. Joel … Continue reading Be a Better You, chapter 1
I Can’t Believe I Just Did That!
I was just at Borders Books and I bought Joel Osteen's newest book Becoming a Better You. I don't know if I've ever been embarrassed about a book purchase before, but I felt compelled to explain to the cashier that I wanted to review the book on my blog, not ingest it and be a … Continue reading I Can’t Believe I Just Did That!
Silly Church
Francis Schaffer said that the world doesn't take the church seriously because the church isn't serious (Evangelical Ghetto). Ah, yeah!I wish this were the worst example of evangelical silliness, but it's a much deeper issue, and more serious issue than stupid church signs.
God is Not Great, by Christopher Hitchens
Today I was in Borders and saw a hardback in the new realease section. The title, God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. I picked it up and thumbed through it. I didn't buy it, not yet. I read the back cover and the endorsements. One stood out, it's from the New Yorker and … Continue reading God is Not Great, by Christopher Hitchens
God Entranced 