In Defense of Empathy and Wise Latinas

A Visit to Larry Craig's Bathroom Stall (with pictures!)

Brian McLaren and a Zoein Aionian: Rethinking Christ’s Teachings on Salvation

Sermon: What does Christ's kingship mean for modern politicians, and for us?
Delivered at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit; Bellevue, NE; 11-21/2-09. Year B, Proper 29: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 • Psalm 132:1-12 • Revelation 1:4b-8 • John 18:33-37, often referred to as "Christ the King Day" or "The Reign of Christ."I had the privilege of ending my college career with a course called “The History of Modern Germany, 1750-1944.” One of the conclusions I came to in my final paper was that Hitler’s motivation was not to kill all the Jews, not to take over the world, nor even to glorify Germany. Hitler’s motivation was Hitler. This was a man who believed that Germany could not

Amazing Hathos: The "Christian" Side-Hug
Wow.From TrueSlant:This video makes me very happy. It’s a bunch of happy Christian rappers, acting all street, freestyling the merits of the non-sexual Christian Side Hug. What could be construed for a Saturday Night Live sketch is done here... WITHOUT IRONY! Yes, now it’s abstinence only for Christian teens when it comes to hugs. The basic message is that “front hugs” should be saved until marriage, This is told to us while using a lot of ghetto rap hand motions. (”Word!”)

Al Gore: Science has failed. Time for teh crazy.
Al Gore's new plan: "So, instead of science, I'm going with crazy. I'm going to start planning trees in politicians' front yards in the middle of the night and tape toy guns to the branches pointed to the door so when they wake up and walk out of their houses in the morning they'll think it's the forests coming to get their revenge."Could this BE any more awesome?The Nobel Laureate was also on 30 Rock for his second cameo on that show. But I thought the SNL bit was funnier.

Musical Monday on a Wednesday: Who Else?

When Bill Nye Was On SNL (Sort Of)
In the late 1980s and early '90s, before getting his own show on PBS ("Bill Nye the Science Guy"), Bill Nye was an actor on a Seattle-area SNL-style sketch show. Here he is as the superhero "Speedwalker."What's Nye been up to since then, you ask? Why, talking about the need for renewable energy and explaining to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow why blowing up the moon is a good thing!