Category Archives: Faith

Drop the roles and cut the pretense. Stop hiding out behind the talents, the abilities, and the ego. Nobody buys it. He doesn’t believe it and certainly she’s not fooled. Everyone sees the fact that it’s just a façade. A … Continue reading →

Mark Riddle: Consumer Church. Instead of ‘An exciting, relevant, contemporary, family church with dynamic ministries for God’ that really translates into: ‘we’re a bunch of boring people who want to be exciting, we’ve recently added guitar (or synthesizer) to our … Continue reading →

TheOoze: Trash Cans or Treasure Chests. Martinez is the brand of the coffee, $300 a pound for these beans. Each one comes out of the dung of the Civet cat. It has a name – this coffee does – and … Continue reading →

Irony: when the pastor vigorously preaches, stressing the point that “nothing should be added to the Gospel” while at the same time invoking the word “simple” upwards of 20 times in the span of 45 minutes (get that: that’s about … Continue reading →

InterVarsity: InterVarsity and Rutgers. In September 2002, the Administration of Rutgers University suspended the multiethnic chapter of InterVarsity, alleging that the chapter’s constitution violated the university’s anti-discrimination policies. The university claims that by insisting that student leaders affirm InterVarsity’s Statement … Continue reading →

Or, Another Year, Another Pastor… Today Sarah and I received proof of the much-rumored resignation of one of our pastors, the details of which–as is the policy of our church–are obscured from the common attendee.