Instant Subversion...
- Saturday nights before preaching always feel like the calm before the storm. It's really weird.
- Back to the Future with the Beast. So great!
- The beast rocked his tryout for the Michigan Blue Jays this morning. #prouddad
Subversive Amps…
Culture Archive
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The Most Demonic Movie EVER! Really?
Posted on March 4, 2010 | View CommentsWhen I opened up my RSS reader yesterday and saw Out of Ur’s article on Pastor Mark Driscoll’s comments on Avatar, I was intrigued. I clicked. I watched. I was amazed. I was sitting with my wife and my jaw dropped and she began wondering... -
Magic 150
Posted on February 25, 2010 | View CommentsI am currently reading Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point. It’s a fascinating read. One of the things that has really stuck out to me is the chapter on Dunbar’s number, 150. This is the number of meaningful relationships that a person can have. Human beings... -
To Age or Not to Age
Posted on February 16, 2010 | View CommentsTime/CNN recently published an article about scientists who are trying to figure out the “peter pan” gene. They are trying to understand how to slow down and even cease the aging process. While this sounds like a very cool idea I have to wonder if... -
Why Lost
Posted on February 1, 2010 | View CommentsThere are few TV shows that capture the imagination. There are many that are entertaining. There are many that make you laugh. Occasionally one might make you think. However, I can’t think of many that actually capture the imagination. ABC’s Lost is just that. It... -
CBS to Air Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad
Posted on January 28, 2010 | View CommentsI really enjoy the Super Bowl. I really enjoy Sports Talk Radio. I really like it when two opposing worldviews collide. However, I do not like it when I turn on Sports Talk Radio and all I hear about is the “culture war”. Over the... -
Stop the Snark
Posted on January 2, 2010 | View CommentsI have recently noticed that people who are supposed to be academics, people who are supposed to be representing an intellectual position, are becoming increasingly snarky towards those who disagree with them. I am especially noticing this in the intelligent design/evolution debate that seems to... -
Review: Eyes Wide Open
Posted on December 9, 2009 | View CommentsEyes Wide Open by William D. Romanowski Brazos Press, 2001. Group Discussion Questions Eyes Wide Open was written by William D. Romanowski the Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences at Calvin College. It was initially published in 2001 and was revised and expanded in 2007.... -
The Younger Unchurched…
Posted on August 1, 2009 | View CommentsThere are so many thoughts running around in regards to the emerging generations. These generations are building an ever greater legend for themselves as the “unreachable” generation. They drop out of the faith following high school. They are all “evolutionists”. They “hate the church”. The... -
Review: Prodigal God
Posted on July 31, 2009 | View CommentsOn my vacation I am reading! It’s great! I just finished The Prodigal God by Tim Keller and am going to wade into Peterson’s Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places next. But, I wanted to get some thoughts out about Prodigal first. Tim Keller is... -
Urban Exile: Gran Torino
Posted on June 16, 2009 | View CommentsI read this article this morning because I am always interested to see what people have to say about Michigan and Detroit. Usually it’s some sort of comedic piece or a good chuckle at the ineptitude of the city’s political structure. However, this morning when...