The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Ever since my wife accepted the position as field director of a small NGO in rural Uganda (The Tekera Resource Centre) in late December, people continually referred to our move as an adventure. “What an adventure!” our friends would say, “You are going to have an amazing adventure!” And before […]
Ah, the proverbial year in review top ten list. Forever a trademark of this time of year. I love these lists for one main reason: they cure me of my cultural ignorance while not making me feel guilty that I was ignorant in the first place. You see, news is […]
The strange relationship between Religion and the Olympics The 2012 London Summer Olympics are a microcosm of our world in the 21st century, if for only a couple weeks. There are 10,000 athletes from over 200 countries with at least 9 prominent religions (Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, Zoroastrian, […]
With all the events surrounding the charity Invisible Children the past couple weeks, I am beginning to think that all press is not necessarily good press. Sometimes bad press is just bad press. The press, after all, was the horse that Invisible Children gallantly rode on in their quest for […]
The biggest sports story in New York City for the third week running is not the Super Bowl winning New York Giants or the NHL Eastern Conference leading New York Rangers. It is the understated and previously unknown New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin. Jeremy Lin (otherwise known as […]
It is OK to appreciate the New England Patriots, even if you don’t like them. I had a conversation with a friend the other week about how much an athlete’s likability influenced our ability to appreciate their skill. The conversation revolved around Kobe Bryant — one of the most polarizing […]