Hotlanta, the ATL, the Dirty South, Atown Down…

I’m on a role with played out aliases for the city of Atlanta. I’m currently in Atlanta for the New Baptist Covenant Celebration with a group from my seminary to participate in the celebration and attend classes for credit, I may or may not have thoughts to add later…we’ll see. Alright…big gulps, the intent of [...]

"The Legendary Roy Burgundy"

I came across this video today when I should have been reading and writing papers…if you’re a Will Ferrell fan I think you’ll enjoy it too.

Hangin’ Tough

Umm…this is big news.

"church" protesting Ledger’s funeral

I sometimes find myself extremely frustrated by things that pass as Christianity. I’ve seen several articles over the past few days talking about a group of people from Westboro Baptist Church that plan to picket Heath Ledger’s funeral because of the role that he played in Brokeback Mountain. This is the same “church” that has [...]

Cloverfield

I caught the 12:01 a.m. showing of Cloverfield because I really wanted to see it and I’m going to be on a ski trip all weekend and I thought the movie was great. I don’t really want to give away much but I will say that the movie is a perfect balance of action, suspense, [...]

One more…

I was listening to a talk by Donald Miller from Imago Dei tonight and he talked about a recent interview with Tom Brady that he saw on 60 Minutes. Brady, New England Patriots QB and 3 time Super Bowl Champion, was asked which of his three Super Bowl rings was his favorite and his answer [...]

Hands Down the Best YouTube video of all time

I was reminded of this tonight and it just makes me laugh everytime…so I’m sharing the joy.

Cruisin’ the World (or maybe just I-55)

Classes started back up this week which means I’m making the commute back and forth to Chicago every week. I drove up Monday morning this week and (though I hate driving during the morning) I was struck by how much I’ve missed the commute. The drive there and back is one of the sanest parts [...]

New Year’s Resolutions

A couple of teenagers were telling me recently about their New Year’s resolutions. – The first one resolved to not chase after girls as if they were all that mattered in the world (a resolution that I believe will be welcomed by many folks around him). – The second resolved to refrain from soda and [...]