Christian Piatt
Why video? Because sometimes reading can make your brain really hurt! Let me break it down for ya… Read more
Why video? Because sometimes reading can make your brain really hurt! Let me break it down for ya… Read more
Yes, I just added “gate” to a word that really doesn’t merit it. But honestly, pastor Alois Bell’s “zero” tip at an Applebees recently has become the most talked about non-tip in recent history. Why? In case the stone you’ve been slumbering under doesn’t get wifi, here’s a brief summary of the story. Pastor Alois Bell, who heads a ministry called World Deliverance Ministries Church, occupied a table at her local Applebees with at least seven other folks. We know... Read more
A man buys two dogs to live with him in his apartment. They drive him and his neighbors crazy. They bark at all hours, get sick all over the place and cause rifts between him and his neighbors. And yet he insists that, despite the tremendous amount of work and inconvenience they present, he loves them. So the question is: does he do all the work and put up with the nonsense because he loves them, or does he love... Read more
It’s a Homebrewed CultureCast post-Super Bowl spectacular! In the intro, Jordan (you know what? I’m typing this, so I should stop talking in the third person) discusses the top contenders for the Willamette Week’s Top 10 Oregon Beers, so that’s a definite listen for beer nerds. Later, Portland author/really smart person Sarah Thebarge stops in to discuss her upcoming memoir, The Invisible Girls, which details her battle with breast cancer and the story of how she befriended a family of Somali... Read more
Klaus Mein, lead singer of the Scorpions, slapped his balding forehead when he saw this post. Who needs “Rock You Like a Hurricane” when you can Rock like a Mormon??? Read more
Every time someone laughs at a Church Sign Epic Fails video, a heretic gets his wings… VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “We Serve Minors” Edition VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “God Likes Weed” Edition VIDEO Church Sign Epic Fails, “Big Ass” Edition “Satan’s Graffiti” VIDEO Edition of Church Sign Epic Fails “Beer in Hell” VIDEO Edition of Church Sign Epic Fails “Advent Onslaught” VIDEO Edition of Church Sign Epic Fails “Faith vs. Reason Throwdown” VIDEO Edition of Church Sign Epic... Read more
(From my memoir, PregMANcy: A Dad, a Little Dude and a Due Date, on faith, fatherhood and family) Mattias: “Dad, I forgive you.” Me: “But I didn’t do anything wrong.” Mattias: “That’s okay. I forgive you anyway.” -Mattias, 5 years, 1 month I’m a big, gigantic jerk of a dad. My son, Mattias, is a charmer. As introverted and crowd-averse as I am, he feeds off the energy of a group. His uncle Matt calls him “Slumdog Millionaire” because he’s convinced... Read more
I’ve suggested for some time that one key distinction between modernism and postmodernism is that, whereas modernism values perfection, postmodernism prefers authenticity. Author, blogger, editor and uber-hipster Jonathan D. Fitzgerald more or less agrees with me, so of course, I dig him. I sat down with Jon (and by “sat down,” I mean I emailed him some questions and he emailed back) to chat about how this ethos of authenticity and hyper-sincerity is not only bubbling up within Christianity, but... Read more
See there? Who needs guns when you can scare off the bad guys just by chanting the word, “Jesus?” Seriously, these women may be a little loopy, but you’ve got to give them props for bravery. Kind of reminds me of that scene in “The Apostle” when they stop the bad guy from bulldozing their church with a Bible. Side note: the same robber tried to mug a 62-year-old woman at an ATM a little while later, and she scared... Read more
Today’s guest on the Homebrewed CultureCast is Jonathan Fitzgerald, editor of Patrol and Not Your Mother’s Morals: How the New Sincerity is Changing Pop Culture for the Better. Jonathan explains the philosophy of New Sincerity, discussing the impact Christianity has had on the movement, and why, even if it’s temporary, we should enjoy it while it lasts. It’s a really nice conversation. Later, the Reverend Amy Piatt sits in like an overexcited Robin Quivers, and Christian and Jordan discuss the... Read more
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