Theoblogy
As a former umpire, I took special interest in this story this week. In the wee hours of the morning, in the bottom of the 19th inning, an MLB umpire blew a play at the plate. I mean, he flat out missed it: (more…) Read more
As a former umpire, I took special interest in this story this week. In the wee hours of the morning, in the bottom of the 19th inning, an MLB umpire blew a play at the plate. I mean, he flat out missed it: (more…) Read more
Here’s a follow-up to yesterday’s post: Read more
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) is a denomination to the theological right of the Missouri Synod, which, in turn, is to the right of the ELCA. WELS has come under some scrutiny of late, after Michele Bachmann and her family withdrew their membership at a WELS church in Stillwater, MN last month. Conflicting reports have emerged about what prompted the withdrawal. It seems that the Bachmanns had quit attending that church several years ago and were recently prompted by... Read more
Cool info from Niemann Media Labs about the words on NYTimes.com that most often get looked up. Here are the Top Ten: (more…) Read more
…send me an email announcing that you have a new blog post. …refer to a new blog post as “a new blog.” …send me a Facebook message asking for prayers when I’ve never heard of you or your church before. …send me a Facebook message hoping that I’ll look at your new post. …send me a Facebook message inviting me to an event in another state. …send me a Facebook message telling me that IN JUST THREE DAYS WE’RE CLOSING... Read more
Check out this and other funny — and effective — signs promoting gay rights at Happy Place. Read more
I bought a pair of Crocs recently. So sue me. Well, they followed up, as companies are wont to do, with a request for a review. But they did it by assaulting me with exclamation points. I’ve written about it at the Social Phonics Blog, but here’s a taste: Read more
Robert P. Jones doesn’t necessarily think so, at least not versus Obama: Beyond the religious identity challenge, both Obama and Romney also face a religious identification challenge with the public. Specifically, more Americans than not say that each of these leader’s religious beliefs are different from their own. Romney of course faces a hurdle here that Obama does not: 72 percent of Americans report that Mormons have religious beliefs that are somewhat or very different from their own. But any... Read more
In my ongoing series, pointing out the impending evangepocalypse, I bring you this news from Christianity Today: Gender Debate: SBC Pastors Denounce NIV Southern Baptist delegates passed a resolution criticizing the 2011 update and asked LifeWay stores not to sell the Bible translation. Bob Smietana | posted 7/26/2011 10:02AM Southern Baptists have asked their denomination-owned retail chain to stop selling a best-selling Bible translation, saying it contains errors when it comes to language about gender. Church delegates—known as messengers—passed a... Read more
Due only in part to the results of my Facebook Question, I’m going to take a stab at writing (another) book on prayer. I’ve written two books specifically on prayer in the past, and one on spiritual practices in general, prayer included. But this book will be more about the why of prayer than the how of prayer. By way of preparation, I will start reading about prayer, capturing quotes and the like. Earlier this week, I came across two... Read more
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