The Intersection of Faith and Culture
After much deliberation and internal conflict, I finally gave in earlier this week to another facet of the Internet revolution: Instagram. Long had I held out against what I deemed a shallow and narcissistic attempt to be hipster and artistic. How could the fixed-length lens of an iPhone combined with […]
Last week, filmmaker Casey Neistat released a video showing how he put $25,000 of movie studio marketing money into a relief campaign for Typhoon Haiyan victims. My cynicism is so firmly ingrained that when I see something nice, something proactive, something that might even be called “good works,” I feel […]
Way back in 2006, four churches in Portland, Oregon decided to forego the usual Christmas spending spree and donate the money they saved to Living Water International. The following year, a bunch more churches joined them in doing the same thing, again. I don’t know how many years or how […]
Stripped of my carry-on luggage by a trim no-nonsense stewardess, I squeeze through the aisle to find my seat, 19C. I sense alternately curious and judgemental gazes sizing me up as I scan the row numbers. My sensitivity is an old irrational tick. I shake it off. I wonder who […]
This makes up for everything. Rest easy, Jesus-followers everywhere. We can now move on from our gay-hating, cheap-skating reputation. It’s once again safe for you to eat in restaurants. @TipsForJesus is a modern-day Robin Hood, repairing the damage done to your spiritual-social collateral by dropping massive gratuities to flabbergasted servers […]
I don’t own a cell phone. To clarify: this is not a confession, it’s a declaration. It’s not because I’m cheap (I am), or that I think the government might be listening in (they probably are), or that I have a problem with cell phones (OK, maybe just a few). […]