Monthly Archives: October 2011

Steve Jobs, Jesus Christ, and the Bland Conformity of Western Christianity

October 27th, 2011

Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. —Apple Inc., “Think Different” ad, 1997 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and [...]

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Posted in Boldness • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Creativity • Faith • Godly Character • In the News • Maturity • Oddities • Perseverance • Relevance • Revival • Simplicity • Supernaturalism

Tagged Apple, Apple Computer, Christian Subculture, Church. Boring, Conformity, Convention, Counterculture, Industrial Revolution, Postmodernism, Radical Christianity, Society, Status Quo, Steve Jobs, Transcendence, Work

The Old, Gray Church, She Ain’t What She Used to Be

October 24th, 2011

A month or so ago, I remarked to our worship leader that I realized that, at nearly 49 years of age, I’m now the eldest worship team member. He replied that I was certainly reflective of the rest of the congregation. As the drummer, I have a nice vantage point from center stage. That morning, [...]

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Posted in Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Maturity • Relevance

Tagged Age, Church Issues, Congregations, Old, The Elderly, Youth

Like a Bullet

October 18th, 2011

I was praying the other day while I was alone in the car, driving on one of the endless, self-serving errands that afflict me as a contemporary American, when the word trajectory started ringing in my head. Each of us is like a bullet shot from a gun, hurtling toward destiny, impact certain. Our lives [...]

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Posted in Boldness • Christianity in North America • Church Issues • Counterculture • Dying to Self • Faith • Godly Character • Maturity • Obedience

Tagged Bullet, Discipleship, Dying to Self, Gun, Jesus, Rebirth, Self-Sacrifice, Trajectory