The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.

What Should Minimum Wage Be?

March 10, 2010

Zero, of course. In a great article published yesterday by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution–which does seem to be diversifying a little bit to the right in its editorial page, a welcome change–Richard Burkhauser makes the point that if we are serious about reducing unemployment—particularly among the young and inexperienced, who if allowed to remain chronically un-and…

Interesting: The "Face of Evangelical Christianity"…

March 10, 2010

isn’t even evangelical. This article from the Guardian, sent in by our foreign correspondent Graham Pointer, says “if anybody is the face of evangelical Christianity in America today, it is Joel Osteen.” Deliver us, Lord. Wouldn’t it seem that, in order to qualify as “the face of evangelical Christianity in America”, one would have to…

Sunday Sermon: The Message Many Miss

March 7, 2010

The Message Many Miss

Sadly, This is Not a Parody

March 5, 2010

Detroit School Leader Can’t Pen a Coherent Sentence The Lord bless him real good, but there must be a better way for Mr. Mathis to serve the Detroit community.

Tell Me it's a Joke. Please.

March 5, 2010

The Holographic Preacher Then again, if you buy into a currently-popular, but aberrant, picture of what a preacher/teacher ought to be and do, perhaps there’s nothing all that wrong with this idea. As for me, there’s not a ghost of a chance I’d preach that way…

Sunday Sermon: On a Mission from God

March 5, 2010

On a Mission from God