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Zeitgeist in the Details (Men's Magazine)
Examining men's magazines to find the zeitgeist. (Zeitgeist - literally, spirit of the times, the outlook or general feeling characteristic of the art creations of a time or cultural period.)
Finding Her Religion – Has the Material Girl Found True Meaning?
The Queen of Pop has spent her career re-inventing herself, and over the past several years she has been dabbling in a form of Jewish Mysticism known as Kabbalah to become more spiritual. What is Kabbalah and how why is it gaining celebrity followers?
Of Eggs and Embryos
Examining the question of life and choice as it relates to science and embryos. (Part I)
Politics and the English Language
Long before the postmodern debates and Jacques Derrida's deconstruction, in a time of war and chaos, George Orwell penned an article pointing to the loss of meaning in words and imagery.
Preachers and their Esoteric Language
Thousands of people who do not know Jesus Christ attend church each week. Most of these people never received the christianese Sunday school training that began with large felt boards. As preachers deliver their messages and the members back-slap each other with approval, a lot these visitors walk away without any clearer understanding of Jesus Christ. Further, many preachers deliver sermons where once Christians concepts have morphed into meaninglessness.
Take Your Crusade and Shove It!
Why is it that we seem to hate zealots? You know -- those nut jobs who stand outside ballgames with bullhorns shouting, “Turn or burn!”
Tension in the Emerging Church
An essay examing the emerging church movement in light of the current culture in North America.
The Death of Celebration
The idea of celebrating one's life in the wake of her death is a tacit approval of a false belief. The false belief conjured up at the memorial service I attended can be called philosophical naturalism or practical atheism.
Too Close For Comfort: The Church's Unnecessary Rejection Of Modern Faith Heroes
Christian thought and literature are full of great heroes of the faith. Over years I have read and studied the words and lives of men like John Piper, R.C. Sproul, J.I. Packer, and Tony Campolo, and I have gleaned great wisdom from them. They give themselves to the building of God’s Kingdom in overt and beautiful ways. But I’m starting to wonder if there are other Christian heroes that the Church is overlooking because they’re not quite safe, and maybe a little too honest.
Abercrombie: Activism vs. Accessible Porn
Abercrombie and their use of pornography targeting teens. Also commentary on how Christians should respond.
Adbusters Magazine
This magazine is on a mission for the planet and the people who live in it. No more waste and no more wasted people.
Know the Game – A Cultural Introduction
I was once asked in a class to tell something about myself that no one knew, something innocuous and trivial but definitely personal. We would all write down the statements on small pieces of paper and then shuffle them, hand them out and read aloud.
