The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.
Is "NiceCritic" Corrupt Communication?
I think so. Ephesians 4:29, in the KJV I’ve got stuffed into my brain, says, “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but only that which is useful for edification, that it may minister grace to the hearers.” I was talking the other night with my Bible study group about what makes an…
What Did Obama Say to al-Maliki?
Anybody else wonder, like me, what Smokin’ Barry said to al-Maliki when they met yesterday? I mean, how did that introduction go? “Hi, Mr. Prime Minister, I’m Barack Obama. I’m really so happy for you now that Iraq is a free country. Of course, I never believed in engaging in this war, and so if…
"Christian" as an Article of Speech
I’m in the middle of reading Velvet Elvis, by Rob Bell, a book that has drawn some fire from conservative evangelical circles. I understand why, and think that maybe at a point or three Bell could have been a bit more careful in his wording; that said, I love this book. I thought I’d toss…
Fools for Christ's Sake? Or Just Plain Fools?
Ronald Weinland…”eBay pastor”…giving away semiautomatic rifles to youth…and now this: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAgLVFx_yh8&hl=en&fs=1] There are fools for Christ’s sake, and then there are just plain fools. Tonight I was over at Barnes and Noble, and I picked up a book called “Grand Theft Jesus”, which is one of those books excoriating conservative Christians; I knew this…
From the "eBay Pastor" to This:
Kids, Come Get Your Semi-Automatic!!! I’m a Second Amendment supporter all the way, but that’s just about as dumb an idea as I think I’ve ever heard of. The youth pastor should be fired, or at least given a heavy injection of common sense. What on earth are they thinking? Tip o’ the Wahoos hat…