I took a break from writing my thesis Sunday night in order to watch the Grammys. Because, you know, going from exegesis of the book of Exodus to seeing Taylor Swift doing an Alice in Wonderland-themed performance with people in rabbit costumes is a sm …
New Year’s resolutions: Love them or hate them? For me, it’s a mixed bag. The Type A personality in me loves the idea of setting goals and finding the discipline to stick them out, no matter how hard. The pragmatist in me thinks they’re dumb, especiall …
Whether it’s a line for a sale, movie, or anything else, I think the things we’re willing to wait for offer a ready-made opportunity to assess our values.
Last weekend, I went to see The Hobbit with some friends. As we waited for the movie to start, we sat through what seemed an unusually long slew of trailers. Some of them looked good; some looked dumb. One of them looked really dumb. In that movie, hug …
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about James Bond’s womanizing. One reader asked why I hadn’t raised the issue of violence, too. I said that while it wasn’t my topic of the moment, I’d take it up soon in a future post. Which brings us to this post. So ho …
“Where have all the good men gone?” It’s a question most of us have either asked or been asked at some point. As a leader in three different singles ministries spanning more than a decade, I know I heard that inquiry more than once. My purpose today is …
The current James Bond hype — owing to the latest installment, Skyfall, and to the character’s 50th anniversary in the movies — has me thinking back to the first time I saw a Bond film. I was 13, and The Man with the Golden Gun had just come out. (I’ll …
As usual, I’m enjoying baseball’s playoffs this year, and not just because my St. Louis Cardinals are in them again. I just love baseball, period. My reasons have a lot to do with sentiment and childhood memories, and I don’t expect everyone to share t …
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