Do not go gentle into that good nightBy Dylan ThomasOld age should burn and rage at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Wild men who caught and sang the sun... Read more

I confess that I’m struggling with a writing project right now, and feel like I’m spinning my wheels. I confess that I’m gripping because I need it to be really good, and right now it’s not good at all – not even close. I confess that I’m sitting at my desk watching an Olathe Police officer pull people over again. This is the 3rd morning in the past week he’s been here and I think I’ve finally figured out his game. His... Read more

At Redemption Church we’re finishing up a series this Sunday on how we read the bible. It’s been a really fun conversation to have this year, and is something we try to come back to every year at the beginning of the summer. What is the bible? How did it come to be? What is it meant to do to us? How do we read and interpret the bible? How does the bible exercise authority over the church? There are... Read more

Video: Brian McLaren on why he decided to write three works of short fiction for the election year, instead of engaging in the daily dose of rage and fury that awaits those who care deeply about politics. Read more

I accept the premise that a free press is essential to a healthy society in the modern world. Not just free though. The press must also be conscientious, ethical, fair minded, committed to the process, values, and mission of journalism over and against profit motive and political ideology. In other words, journalism needs to be impartial again, and its not – not by a long shot. Journalism is dying. Journalism is dying because it has an agenda, and it is not... Read more

  My hat is off to Clara Jeffrey and Monika Bauerlein, who are some of the only journalists who are really on top of the changes that are happening in the American political world in regard to what they call Dark Money. Dark Money is the mountain of unregulated, undisclosed money flowing into the electoral process right now. There is no federal oversight on where the money is coming from, who is behind it, and it is not being measured or... Read more

I confess that I’m a terrible procrastinator, and that I’ve been this way as long as I can remember. I once heard a leadership guru say that you should never make a decision before you have to, that you should always give events as much time as possible to unfold before choosing a course of action. I confess that I have taken this as permission to put things off that I should probably do now (yeah, backyard deck that needs... Read more

 Conor Friedersdorf has an interesting book review in the Atlantic. The article is called “The Cult of Smartness: How Meritocracy is Failing America,” and it is based on a book by Chris Hayes called Twilight of The Elites: America After Meritocracy. The premise of the article and book is that the country’s elite have a strangle hold on power and because they control the means, they can manipulate the ends so that the rich get richer and the poor get... Read more

As though we needed more evidence to convince us all that the British are indeed more funny that the Americans – the BBC’s Rev proves the point. I happened onto this show on the advice of a friend who does ministry. You can watch the first two episodes for free on Hulu.com – completely hilarious. Rev. is the story of an Anglican priest who is uprooted from a sleepy parish in the English Countryside and plopped down in the socially... Read more

So, my wife was gone for the weekend again the boys and I made it through w/out a scratch. In a rare confluence of events, I’ve been on my own two weekends in as many months and I feel like I’m learning some helpful strategies for dads who get the kids to themselves for awhile. I’m guessing there are moms and dads out there who know a heck of a lot more about this than I do. There’s sure to... Read more