The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

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

Never Thought I'd Say This, But…

March 2, 2010

I’m really starting to get pretty much sick of ESPN, and for that matter, to some degree, sports in general.  Understand, I’ve been a sports fan all my life, and still am, but the thing that’s annoying me these days is this (seemingly) incessant urge to made predictions about future happenings. I first noticed it…

Stay True to Who You Are, Pastor

February 23, 2010

Said other ways: Don’t copy someone else. Don’t try to imitate others. Let God’s unique creation of you govern how you minister.  Or…

On Why I'm Not Buying Chocolate These Days

February 23, 2010

And it has nothing to do with my diet, actually (though I have dropped 10 lbs. thus far, in anticipation of my upcoming role in “The Music Man”). I don’t have a taste for chocolate anymore, at least not that produced by the leading chocolate producers in this country, such as Nestle, M&M Mars, etc. …

It's Official: Brian McLaren is a Heretic

February 19, 2010

I guess I’m late to the party on this one, but after reading a couple of reviews on McLaren’s latest work, A New Kind of Christianity, it has become apparent that he has crossed that line, and is now engaged in out-and-out rank heresy, that those who continue to give him a platform are now…

A Few Thoughts about Tiger

February 19, 2010

I’ve not written a single word on the Tiger Woods scandal, partly because it broke during a time I wasn’t writing much of anything; partly because everything that could be written has probably been written by somebody; partly because there’s a fine line to walk.  But with his impending “news conference” scheduled for 11:00 today,…

Stossel on Education

February 18, 2010

Public education doesn’t work.  If that fact isn’t as plain as the noses on our faces, we’re ignoring reality.  Before I go further, quick aside: I always, when I write on education issues, try to be careful to signal my profound appreciation for the many good public school teachers/administrators out there, who take their jobs…