The Culture Industry of Christmas
As I sit here reflecting on this past Christmas, the Holiday season, the days leading up to Christmas, family, friends, and our society, I also reflect on the past year, the mistakes, the...
View ArticleThe Season of Prom Frenzy and Why This Year Was Different
Boys usually get only two cracks at attending their high school prom, and girls not much more. I, on the other hand, am one of the few people who have finally lost count. I started my prom run as a...
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Scratching Where They Itch?
One of the most troubling things I see when I look at contemporary Christianity is the mentality that the church should fashion itself according to the needs and wants of the “audience.” It’s an idea...
View ArticleCould the iPhone be Fueling a War in Africa?
NY Times journalist, Nicholas D. Kristof, wrote an article published in today’s paper he titled Death by Gadget. It’s a timely article in light of the release of the latest iPhone. Would you believe...
View ArticleThe Network of Consumerism
On this day saturated in the praise, worship, and deification of consumerism, I thought it be good to reflect on an old film that gets at the heart of where a society is embedded. When California is...
View ArticleThe Problem of Christmas
Christmas often reveals our emptiness. In a season dedicated to giving, we discover our own neediness; in a season dedicated to family and friends, our loneliness comes into sharp focus. Two voices...
View ArticleI Own 44 Slaves
According to a survey by the Fair Trade Fund, I have 44 slaves working for me. I took the survey on a website called Slavery Footprint. I answered a total of 11 questions regarding items I have around...
View ArticleDo Capitalism and Christianity Fit Together? Let's Just Say It's Complicated
I like doing more than having. Anti-consumerism just seems right to me. To be a lover of God and humanity more than a lover of things, to be a Christ follower who chooses abstracts like love and...
View ArticleWhy the Congo Conflict Matters at Christmas
It seems as though the Christmas shopping season, which officially kicked off on Black Friday, is a bigger deal than ever this year. For the first time stores opened on Thanksgiving rather than...
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Celebrate The Day
One of my responsibilities as a blogger is to start dialogue and conversation on controversial topics. In order to effectively set up these conversations, it is important that I remain truthful, open,...
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