I’ve been saving this post for a few months hoping I could get my hands on the video or audio, but CNN.com wants 24.95 to watch it…so much for charity. This is the transcript from a sermon Bono gave at the National Prayer Breakfast back in February. I was taken with his frank, humble speech. It made quite a stir at the time and I wish I could find the video. If I catch wind of it anywhere, I’ll be... Read more

I’ve been listening to this radio show broadcast with a man named Mike Horton. He is a professor at Westminster Seminary who has written quite a few books on reformation theology. He’s the editor in chief of Modern Reformation Magazine. I’m posting a link to a radio interview he did concerning the Emergent Church. To find the interview click here and go to July 31, 2005 Radio broadcast. You will have to register to listen to the broadcast but these... Read more

My friend Kevin Igarta sent me this link to a trailer for a new film coming out this summer called “Before the Music Dies.” It’s a film by these two fellas: Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen. Near as I can tell this is a first film for both of these guys. This movie looks pretty thought provoking. I hope it comes to KC. Just in the trailer alone there are some very interesting comments made that I sort of resonate... Read more

I hesitate to start a new post because the discussion on the McLaren post is still really good. But here goes…I stumbled accross a really good podcast the other day. It’s a very interesting take on John 14 and Acts 2. It’s nothing revolutionary, but in the past I’ve felt myself bristle at some of the ways Doug Pagitt presents material. I think I learned from this podcast that there are just some venues where he’s intentionally trying to be... Read more

I just listened to a really good interview on this podcasting site called “bleeding purple.” Props to my friend Tracy Stewart for bringing it to my attention. It’s a very interesting conversation between the podcaster, Lief, and one of the leaders of the emergent conversation, Brian McLaren. They get into some stuff about the dominant view of Hell in our day and our view of God in light of this view. The conversation drifts into a little bit about relativism,... Read more

I went to speak at a camp in Colorado last week and the whole family went along. We stopped off in Hanston, KS to hang out with my sister and her family. They have a bunch of cattle. Just thought I’d post a few pics from the trip out. More on the camp later. My kids are going to be such city kids…Oh well. Read more

I was thinking the other night, while I was holding my oldest son on my lap in the middle of the night, about how sweet my life is. There is so much in this world that is beautiful and I’m just so incredibly lucky to be alive. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about church…what it is, should be, where I fit. Sometimes I get pretty down on parts of it, but I’ve found ‘church’ in so many great places... Read more

Oh my gosh, this is the funniest thing to come out of SNL since Will Ferrell. If you haven’t seen it go to this link: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2727144?htv=12&htv;=12 and watch it. Where was Al Gore’s sense of humor when he was running the worst presidential campaign of the modern era? I know it’s like sport to pile on Bush these days… so I better just get to it. Seriosly, what’s going on with dubya? My take is either he just doesn’t care... Read more

Just finished up another semester of seminary, which means I’ve got a lot more time on my hands than I did a week ago. I’m hoping the next few weeks will allow me to finish up the tracking on the new Satellite Soul record. We’ve got 5 songs done and mixed, another five almost done, but not mixed, and a third 5 (all acoustic) in various stages of “not done.” I’ve been thinking lately about where this album might end... Read more

I’ve been reading a lot of the news on U.S. Immigration policy and the coverage Monday’s protest. I’m no expert by any means and I’m sure that I’m only getting part of the picture. But it seems to me that it’s not a huge thing to ask of Americans to try to share our unbelievable wealth with the rest of the world. I’ve always believed in the idea of generosity and that it returns to us as we reap what... Read more