Tag Archives: Religion

Rob Bell

I like Rob Bell because he torks people. He doesn’t do it on purpose, that would make him a jerk. But he’s the kind of guy that questions things. And that torks people. Bell just released a new book called … Continue reading

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When will you “own it”?

Starting a new study at our men’s group, we were asked to go around the room and talk about how each of us came to believe in Jesus Christ. It’s always a somewhat uncomfortable thing to do because it inevitably leads to … Continue reading

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Epic Ride 2010: Countdown

I just finished getting the bike ready for the big trip. Oil is changed, cables are lubed, everything is cleaned. As I’m sitting here in my garage in 103 degree heat, smoking an end-of-day cigar and enjoying a home brew, … Continue reading

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The Shack

Sunday at church our pastor played a little video clip of an interview with a guy named William Paul Young. Young wrote a book called The Shack which has been pretty popular in Christian circles for the past few years. … Continue reading

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Charitable Giving

Mint.com posted an interesting infographic on charitable giving. I found a few things especially interesting. US citizens give 3 times the amount of the French and 14 times the amount of the Italians. Conservatives give more than Liberals. The poor … Continue reading

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Praying Out Loud

Do you ever pray out loud? To God? Like in front of other people? I didn’t think so. Most people I know don’t and never have. Let’s face it, it’s just something people don’t do. It’s scary right? I mean, … Continue reading

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It's Been a While….

It’s been about two weeks since I posted here last and that’s a little long for me. the real problem is that Haugen got me hooked on Twitter and now it’s much easier to spit out snippets of what’s on … Continue reading

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New Tattoo

For the last several months I’ve been agonizing over my new tattoo. A while back I got a large cross on my right bicep and since then I’ve been thinking about how I could flesh out the design to cover … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

“Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.” – Bill Gates Wow. Comments?

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Motorcycles, Worship and the Busyness of Life

Man, so much going on. It’s been one of those weeks where I’ve just overloaded myself and forgot to rest. This happens. My biggest problem is that if I have a moment to spare, I’ll fill it with something, anything. … Continue reading

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