Let the gays and the women speak!

This is an interesting article on leadership in churches and how that leadership is primarily reserved for straight (or at least publicly so—that’s my snarky comment, not his) males. This article brings to light some things that I tend to dwell on when I think about churches objectively saying that one gender can lead and another cannot…theContinue reading “Let the gays and the women speak!”

In a sense, I think the conversation about terrorism is over. It’s not that terrorism has ended, but I feel that from now on, it’s a topic that only generates heat, and no light. In the name of fighting terrorism, many Americans bought into Osama’s worldview: that we are suspended in a cosmic struggle betweenContinue reading

thingsorganizedneatly: SUBMISSION: Here in Nashville, Tennessee, the 13-year cicadas are emerging by the thousands. We had fun this afternoon collecting the nymph skins (the shells they leave behind when they emerge) and arranging them. This is 13X13=169 nymph skins. ed: I’m going to Nashville for a wedding in a couple weeks. Any good museums or galleries I should know about?Continue reading

I’m not an anarchist, but I follow one on Twitter.

My friend @jesus_anarchist recently posted on twitter a few thoughts, and I’ve had trouble getting out of my head. (The same friend has also been known to say that the truth sticks and you can’t get rid of it.) They were three separate tweets, but if I remember correctly, they were a string of thoughts, so IContinue reading “I’m not an anarchist, but I follow one on Twitter.”