Subject: Is Oprah a cult leader?
Step One: Watch the video in question
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA
Step Two: Watch the commentary on CNN
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/04/22/sbt.viral.video.cnn
Step Three: Analysis of the commentary
The host begins by implying that the claim, “Oprah is against Christianity because she is promoting a different perspective on spirituality” is false/over the top. This is evidence of our culture’s relativism in [...]

The new version of GarageBand moves it out from a musical sketch pad application to actually being able to arrange songs. So, I’ve been working on recording some friends’ worship tunes and writing some of my own. In the process I am reminded of something that I took issue with back in my younger days [...]

It sneaks up one you. One day you are playing poker and the pot consists of Skittles and Starbursts. You can bet it all and not care because you’ve got a pocket full of candy you were going to eat yourself anyway. You are just enjoying the game, hoping to get some more candy [...]

Here’s a little something to chew on that I am looking for feedback on…
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“Just don’t talk about religion or politics,” is a general rule [...]

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I’m continually amazed at this winding road called life and all the tragedy and blessing along the way. I’m amazed by how people’s lives intersect and change the course of time and history. I’m amazed by how [...]

“Spreading the fame of God” is the slogan for our church. This week we sent off a group to West Virginia and soon we will be sending off a group to Guatemala. These are all great but I have to ask, what are we as a church doing to spread the fame of God locally? [...]

I recently wrote a rant on knowing what you believe and why you believe it. I mentioned Christianese — vague words and phrases that don’t really mean anything, “Let Jesus into your heart,” for example.
Let’s look at something that on the surface sounds very religious, but if you stop and think about it, you have [...]

Over the past few years as I’ve grown more in my faith I’ve made it a goal to be able to articulate that faith. In 1 Peter 3, Peter tells us to be, “…prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do [...]

A while back Bulldawgy prayed in church that God would give us a sense of longing for eternity. In North Atlanta it’s hard to find yourself really wanting for anything — except for just more stuff.
Well through love and music I think I am getting a sense of it. Last year Regina and I went [...]