Recent Blog Posts
Bono:The Forrest Gump of Eulogies
post a comment | posted Jul 7
Originally posted at Boundless Line
Over the weekend, I read the eulogy of former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms in the Wall Street Journal. Among all the newsworthy items the story could cover, it included the following:He developed an unlikely friendship with the rock star Bono...
Butchers, Bakers and Candlestick Makers
post a comment | posted Jul 7
Originally posted at Boundless Line
I was recently reading an advice column in a Christian magazine where a young woman, who was at that point in life that she needed to decide on a career, was having second thoughts about her preferred path. She loved to cook and had dreams of being...
Young Evangelicals: An Endangered Species?
post a comment | posted Jul 7
Originally posted at Boundless Line
Every few weeks, I am compelled -- usually via a loving yet firm request from my wife -- to clear out and recycle the previous few weeks worth of newspapers that have built up in a corner of the living room. And each time I tackle the task, I inevi...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
Independence, Tennis and Singleness: Episode #24
post a comment | posted Jul 4
Originally posted at Boundless Line
iTunes | Listen Now/RSSYou really can't tell from this week's show, but I'm a big David Wheaton fan. I remember rooting for him against tennis great Andre Agassi in 1991 on his way to the men's singles semifinals in Wimbledon. And it was a genuine ...
Can God Use a Flawed Book?
post a comment | posted Jul 4
Originally posted at Boundless Line
At risk of severely flogging a dying horse, I believe the subject of The Shack needs more comment. Readers such as brx and Chris Pack (and others too numerous to name) have raised excellent points, which I'll try to address here rather than in piec...
You're a Grand Old Flag
post a comment | posted Jul 4
Originally posted at Boundless Line
I think the windiest spot on earth is in my daughter's school parking lot. Evidently, the winds start up in Canada, come south and do not stop until they hit this slightly elevated piece of property in northeastern Oklahoma.
So it wasn't a surpris...
Court Teeters Both Ways
post a comment | posted Jul 4
Originally posted at Boundless Line
"The court was teetering on the brink in this term. Voters should keep that firmly in mind when they go to the polls in November."
I couldn't agree more. In fact that's the very argument I was just making Tuesday night with a friend who ...
"Pregnant Man" Due Today
post a comment | posted Jul 3
Originally posted at Boundless Line
If you were watching Oprah or reading People any this past April, chances are you might have heard of Thomas Beatie -- "the pregnant man."
According to Oprah's website, Thomas has the media buzzing, people talking and is making headlines...
A Quiver Full of Sorrows?
post a comment | posted Jul 2
Originally posted at Boundless Line
For most people, the American Dream means getting married, buying a house, and raising a family. But according to new research on the emotional state of parents, the dream is more of a nightmare.
Yesterday, Newsweek posted a True or False article ...
Emergent Church According to Those Two Guys
post a comment | posted Jul 2
Originally posted at Boundless Line
My summer reading box just arrived from Amazon.
I have very high hopes for reading four books this summer. Among them is Why We're Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be) by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck. DeYoung is a pastor, Kluck a sportswriter....