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I forgot about this little story and I wanted to share it. I was showering after four days of camping, letting the water rinse out three states worth of dirt, and thinking about simultaneous cleansing of the soul, blah blah. And I had this memory of another time I was cleansed by nature, in an [...]
I have been watching “The Florida Outpouring” for the past two weeks. This self-titled Christian movement has been meeting in Lakeland, Florida, every night for the past 60 days. The meetings are led by Pastor Todd Bentley, a short overweight young man of 32 who is covered in tattoos and piercings. Pastor Todd Bentley and [...]
Being that today is a lazy Sunday afternoon, the sun is hidden behind what is lovingly referred to as PA gray here in my neck of the woods, I figured I’d spend some time cleaning out my bookmarks list. It’s been getting a bit out of control lately and needs to be organized, exciting [...]
Yesterday a co-worker showed me a business card that was left on the retail floor of the store we work at. It was yellow in color with plain black text, obviously printed at home and contained a curious question, Are you a good person? The card also had a character of a man’s [...]
An old friend contacted me through myspace some weeks ago. A friend I have not really seen nor spoken to since junior high, or perhaps even grade school. We were friends through a relatively conservative church setting within which our parents had placed us, and through which we shaped a great deal of our perspectives [...]
The “My Sweet Lord” exhibition was shut down due to massive complaints. The show was set to be displayed during Holy Week.
What is so unique about this particuliar Jesus sculpture? He is made of 200 pounds of milk chocolate. Furthermore, unlike many of the sculptures of Jesus, he is displayed without a loincloth. Making the [...]
I got an invite a few days ago from Jesus to be friends on Myspace. Without taking time to check out His profile, I denied the request. As I drove through the fog on my way to work, I wondered if I had made a deadly mistake. What if this was truly His way of [...]
The city I live in has many old graveyards speckled within it, some are 4 city blocks big nestled inside tight communities. These graveyards have been full for more then 100 years; walking around or through them it is hard to find any headstones with a date of passing even in the 1920s, most are [...]
Freedom of speech, one of the most valued parts of being an American citizen, is often at odds with itself. In order to fully give freedom of speech, one needs to accept the entire negative that may come along with it, and the ability to defend such negativity in order to get all of [...]