"Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you. Your riches have rotted, and your clothes are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you, and it will eat your flesh like fire." Read more
Here's a wonderful part of the story we too often forget — the epiphany that unfolds from this freaky incarnation works both ways. If the person and the life of Jesus Christ taught us humans everything we need to know about God, that life also taught God what it is like to be one of us. Read more
What words were born the same year as you? Billionaires aren't used to taking "No" for an answer. "Understated Cerebral Mysteries ... on the Side of the Defense." Anti-immigrant activist says it's hurtful to accuse him of racism just because he's fighting to preserve white "predominance." Meet Rapture Red. One of the best Larry Norman songs is actually Neil Young. Read more
"Kind" is one of those words -- like "nice" -- that has acquired so many lukewarm connotations that we tend to think of kindness as something bland, tepid and unremarkable. But that's part of why you should read Sarah Bessey -- to be reminded that kindness can be subversive, and strong and revolutionary. Read more
"Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Read more
If someone had asked me, "Hey, would you like to read a blog written by a psychology professor at a conservative Churches of Christ college in Texas?" it's unlikely that I would have said, "Of course, that sounds like it would be inspiring, thoughtful, and challenging, and will probably become one of my favorite blogs." That shows what I know. Read more
The wicked prosper. The wealthy exploit the powerless. The powerful lie and steal with impunity. "If you want a picture of the future," Orwell wrote, "imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever." But at least there's this: The powerful will be mocked. Until we have justice, at least we have TBogg. Read more
It's ugly arithmetic when the total snow accumulation in inches (7) is higher than the temperature Farenheit outside (6). So as it turns out, the window between work last night and work tonight was spent shoveling, sleeping and then shoveling. Hence no Left Behind Friday post, but the driveway is clear(ish). Read more
Left Behind fans worry Rapture will come before new movie is released. Some forms of religious devotion I just don't understand. The parable of the persistent citizen. They are coming for your birth control. Fear-peddlers can't find any buyers in small Illinois town. Read more
I'm a big fan of Consumer Reports and their long advocacy of "a fair, just and safe marketplace." Those same values are at work on Consumerist, except it's ... bloggier. It's funny, snarky, irreverent -- and almost always on the side of the underdog. Read more
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