Change vs. Personal Stereotyping

 William  June 30, 2004

One of the fundamental axioms of Christianity is that people can change. When a person becomes a Christian they begin a process of becoming something new. This truth was expressed by Paul in his second letter to the Corinthians (5:17):…

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Slowly I Turned…

 William  June 29, 2004  8 Comments on Slowly I Turned…

I have been rereading some of my earlier writings and today I came across an article I wrote for a church newsletter last year, entitled “Fast or Slow” and it got me to thinking about how things have changed, even…

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Survival’s Conundrum

 William  June 28, 2004

There is a growing debate going on about how to approach the apprehension and prosecution of terrorists and potential terrorists (here defined as those who have become part of a terrorist cell or commited themselves to terrorism but have not…

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Faith and Art

 William  June 25, 2004

I recently stumbled upon an interesting Web site that addresses art, literature, music, and movies from a Christian perspective. Fuse Magazine (no longer active) called itself “the exact point where art and faith intersect. A ‘fusion,’ if you will, of two…

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Strange and Stranger Still

 William  June 24, 2004

The Internet, while often called a vast wasteland, confounds that appellation because it contains so many surprises, so many astonishing and bizarrely encapsolated minutia, most of which are found serendipitously (like most of the fun things in life) at least…

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Its all in what you call it…

 William  June 23, 2004

Can you imagine a doctor doing the first sonogram on a newly pregnant woman saying to her, “Now let’s see how that blob of fetus tissue looks.” I really love those shirts you see on some pregnant woman that have…

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Mainstreaming Al Sharpton

 William  June 23, 2004  1 Comment on Mainstreaming Al Sharpton

In a turn that demonstrates the current state of politics in America, Senator Kerry is campaigning with Al Sharpton. Here is the Senator’s take on the reason. “Al Sharpton is traveling with me today because he’s a friend, because he…

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Demooring Michael Moore

 William  June 22, 2004

Between Bowling for Columbine and the current Fahrenheit 9/11, most people have heard of Michael Moore. Well, the somewhat former “Liberal” and columnist at Slate, Christopher Hitchens has done a number on Mr. Moore’s Palme d’Or winner at Canne. In…

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Entering Narnia

 William  June 22, 2004

Information is finally appearing about the Walden Media production of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. The first movie is set for a December 2005 release. NarniaWeb has even put together desktop wallpaper (seen below)…

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Defending The Frontier

 William  June 21, 2004

If you haven’t read The Evengelical Outpost you should. It is a well written, well thought out site that covers the intersection between evangelical Christianity and our surrounding culture and politics. I would like to specifically direct you to the…

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