The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I Don't Drink The Kool-Aid. For Anybody.
Recently, I was encouraged to listen to a message given by one of America’s “leading pastors” (whatever that means), a man who pastors one of the largest churches in the country, a fine pastor whose heart does beat, it seems, for the need of people to follow Christ. All well and good. But the guy…
Read MoreThis is not a post about homosexuality. That’s coming; I’m actually planning an apologetic series on the subject soon, spurred on not only by the article this refers to, but also by some sincere questions from a friend who doesn’t understand my point of view on the subject. That’ll be fun… This post, however, is…
Read MoreThis comes from the “Out of Ur Newsletter”, delivered weekly to my inbox courtesy of Christianity Today. These are recent quotes from pastors: “If you’re going to catch a fish, you have to have bait. If it takes a helicopter dropping 5,000 eggs to get people to come to church, it’s worth it. There are…
Read MoreAs a communicator, there’s sometimes a fine line between using strong language to make a point, on the one hand, and throwing words around carelessly and irresponsibly. I’d like to report that I’ve never crossed that line…but while I might like to report that, it wouldn’t be true. As I wrote a couple weeks back,…
Read MoreCan of worms alert: if you’re not in the mood to get into something that might get uncomfortable, perhaps you’d better go here. Have a nice day. My daughter’s favorite radio station is The Fish 104.7. It’s a nice-enough joint, I guess; I listen along sometimes. I will even play real, real nice and resist…
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