10 reasons millennials are screwed

Last updated on: September 14, 2013 at 9:56 am By Tim Suttle

There’s an interesting article up at Salon right now. The gist is that boomers and Gen-Xers love to think they understand the Millennial generation. However, there are a few things the two previous generations may have wrong: “…if there is one claim about the Millennial generation that is truly absurd, it is the notion that they are entitled, spoiled and pampered. Some baby boomers and Gen-X members (especially boomers) insist that Millennials don’t want to pay their dues and expect... Read more

“Moreing” – How to Make Art by Using More than One of Everything: A Little Friday Funny

Last updated on: September 13, 2013 at 8:37 am By Tim Suttle

What constitutes art? Creativity? Intention? Expression? Portrayal? Evocation? Form? Content? Is art an aesthetic quality? If so is this objective? Subjective? Projective? Pablo Picasso said, “Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” Thomas Merton said, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Calvin (of “and Hobbes” fame), said, “As my artist’s statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance.” I don’t know how to... Read more

Ten Great Words You Should Know and Use – Part 05

Last updated on: September 12, 2013 at 10:01 am By Tim Suttle

I am an unabashed logophile (n. – lover of words). The English language is a tough one to master even for those of us who have been using it our whole life. For some this is merely frustrating. For others her idiosyncrasies make English fascinating and multifarious (adj. – ‘to having many parts; diverse and varied’). And yet the typical person in our culture uses only a scintilla (n. – a small fraction; a minute particle or trace) of this resplendent (adj. – gleaming, splendid, shining), language. We might try... Read more

Monday Morning Confessional

Last updated on: September 10, 2013 at 7:32 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that yesterday was the 10th anniversary of Redemption Church. In our society 8 out of 10 start-up churches never make it to their tenth year. I feel really grateful ours did. Lots of old friends came back to be with us for the morning and it was good to see their faces. I think that my favorite part of the day was this: the most intense moments of the morning – emotionally and relationally – seemed to be... Read more

Redemption Church is Ten Year Old Today

Last updated on: September 8, 2013 at 8:30 am By Tim Suttle

Ten years ago today Redemption Church had our very first public service. We met in the lunchroom of Meadow Lane Elementary for our first year, every week the place smelled like tacos. We had to burn incense to get the smell out. But people showed up, and we fell in love with each other. We moved that year to Prairie Trail Jr. High, then Olathe Northwest High School for about five years. We bought our building two years ago and... Read more

His Name Shall Be “Cheesus” – A Little Friday Funny

Last updated on: September 6, 2013 at 8:14 am By Tim Suttle

People see the image of Jesus everywhere – tree bark, cheese puffs, potato chips, toenails, and grilled cheese sandwiches. Here’s an interesting montage of news stories on different cheesus sightings. If you are short on time, skip forward to about minute 3. One thing is for sure, local news casters are quite confused as to what makes for a “good story.” More than anything, this makes me weep for the state of journalism in our society, if not the state... Read more

Shrink: A Quick Update on my Current Writing Project

Last updated on: September 5, 2013 at 9:08 am By Tim Suttle

I just realized that I’ve never done a blog post on my current writing project, so I’m going to do that today. In November of 2011 I wrote an article for The Huffington Post called “How To Shrink Your Church,” that did really well. It got picked up several other places and the traffic was far beyond anything else I had written there. I started to get inquiries here and there from publishers interested in a book. So I sat... Read more

Bombing Syria: There is No Right Way to Do This; There’s No “Good” Side to be On

Last updated on: September 4, 2013 at 7:56 am By Tim Suttle

There’s an interesting article up at Slate today in which they weight the pros and cons of an attack on Syria. I think it’s worth reading. It’s an interesting list of rationale from people both sides of the fence. I’ve pulled just a few out, but it’s worth reading the whole list. What’s so sad is that the silliest reason of all, “It’s the American thing to do,” offered by Boehner, is probably the reason it will happen. I, for... Read more

Monday Morning Confessional

Last updated on: September 3, 2013 at 8:20 am By Tim Suttle

I confess that I am writing and posting my Monday Morning Confessional on Tuesday this week. I’m hoping it makes for some really fresh and exciting new confessions… or maybe I’m just running late. I confess that I turned in my manuscript for Shrink to Zondervan this morning. I confess that this has me very nervous, because it hits at my insecurities as a writer – (you’re not a real writer, you aren’t smart enough to write books, this isn’t... Read more

Sheep Labor Protest/Political Rally – A Little Friday Funny

Last updated on: August 30, 2013 at 7:55 am By Tim Suttle

I’m not sure one man should be allowed to wield this kind of power, but I honestly think it would be worth the trip just to get to ask these guys a few questions. Happy Friday everybody. Read more