The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.
Obama's Christianity: "Faith Fit for our Age"
5000 or more miles after I was warned that the Toyota needed new tires, I decided the other day to take her in to Sam’s Club and get, as my Nascar fan friends might call ’em, four brand new Mr. Feel-Goods. This procedure would take about an hour, I was told, leaving me with some…
Free for Coming, Installment One
For some time now, I’ve had a “catch all” category I’ve called “Free for Coming” (members of churches I’ve pastored will recognize that title, believe me!). I think that I’m going to periodically, perhaps several times a week, post some links that I’ve found and want to pass on under this category heading. And so,…
A Boring Blog Lately?
Yeah, I confess; I don’t think I’ve posted any original writing on this blog in what seems like months. I haven’t had much to say about the Smokin’ Barry and the Travelin’ Messiah Show, the Least-Qualified, Most-Liberal Nominee in History. I haven’t changed my mind; the fact that this man is considered, at least at…
Blog Tour!!! "A Better Country"
A first at the Zone: I’ll be hosting an author for a “blog tour” of his new book! Here’s the skinny: UPDATE: This is a much better book than I anticipated it being…that sounds bad…let me rephrase: this is a really, really good book. I’m better than halfway through it, and it has really been…
On Church Membership
Internet Monk is beginning a series on church membership; here’s Installment One Jonathan Leeman’s words are a refreshing counter to the low-commitment, who-needs-the-church approach that is apparently in vogue in certain “evangelical” circles these days. Absent a serious commitment to an evangelical church of some sort (and I can muster a great deal of leeway…
Art Monk: Man of God
Reading Art Monk’s acceptance speech into the Pro Football Hall of Fame makes me glad that my personal take, that he didn’t belong there, was overruled by the voters. Read it for yourself: Art Monk’s Acceptance Speech