The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.
Faith and Politics: A Beginning Salvo
I have been challenged by a friend to be a bit clearer in the linkage between my faith and what may be called, for lack of a better term, my political convictions. Whether or not my friend’s criticisms are all valid, it remains a productive line of thinking for me to sketch out the basics…
On Not Becoming "That Guy"
OK, here’s the straight skinny: at 50+ years of age, and after having been presented numerous times with money-making opportunities of a “Direct Sales Marketing”, or “Multi-level Marketing” perspective, my wife and I have decided to pursue an opportunity. Before I tell you what we’re doing–which will come in a later post–let me first tell…
The Moral Question: "Sez Who?"
The late Christopher Hitchens, a brilliant man and wordsmith par excellence, was nonetheless a militant atheist–but not at his logical best when engaging the subject, imbued with an acerbic tongue and flaming rhetoric, but at some points not with altogether cogent reasoning. He used to love to offer a challenge to theists, a challenge that…
In Defense of One-Issue Voters
A friend of mine who blogs recently wrote a post in which he asked if being “pro-life” entailed more than a simple opposition to abortion (he implied that it does); I suggested in my response that to add a lot of other issues (environment, military buildup, gun control, etc.) to the meaning of “pro-life” is…
Anybody want my Brian McLaren Books?
Brian McLaren wrote a number of books from an “emerging church” perspective, a perspective with which I was briefly intrigued until I learned that many in the movement were not content to merely reconsider ministry approaches, but were willing to put up for grabs theological orthodoxy. Thanks, but no thanks. At any rate, Brian McLaren…
Six Boys and Thirteen Hands
My dad sent me this. It is worth the read by every American. Don’t be embarrassed if you mist up. War isn’t glorious; it’s hell. The Boys of Iwo Jima (From the book: Heart Touchers “Life-Changing Stories of Faith, Love, and Laughter) by Michael T. Powers Each year my video production company is hired to…