The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog

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

First Church of the Buff and the Beautiful?

April 25, 2009

Have you seen Susan Boyle, the ugly British woman with the beautiful voice? iMonk wants to know if there’s a place in our evangelical churches for ugly people. Jesus does, too. Awesome, timely post.

What I Said to my Buddy…

April 24, 2009

A long-time buddy of mine, whom I haven’t seen in many years, came out on his blog supporting the idea of “gay marriage” in the state of Iowa (where he lives). He listed a number of reasons; I’ve decided to simply give my responses to him (and if those responses spark discussion/disagreement here, so be…

Try and Read This Without Tearing Up…

April 23, 2009

“Katie Kirkpatrick, 21, held off cancer to celebrate the happiest day of her life. Katie had chased cancer, once only to have it return-to clog her lungs and grab hold of her heart. Breathing was difficult now, she had to use oxygen. The pain in her back was so intense it broke through the morphine…

Ya Ever Wonder about This, Christian?

April 22, 2009

Yeah, me too. Big-time. And I’ve been on a couple… Christian Tourism?

What About the "Canaanite Genocide"?

April 22, 2009

How does one answer the charge that God sanctioned genocide among the Canaanite peoples? Phil Johnson makes some great points in Truth and Apologetics. There is an answer, a Biblical answer, the right answer, and the only answer necessary; while we “speak the truth in love”, it’s not up to us to defend God or…

Which Would You Rather Listen to???

April 22, 2009

This “preacher”… Or this one?