“The problem with Christian fiction? What? How hypocritical of him…”
It’s true. I’ve been known to enjoy Christian fiction, and I still count people like Frank Peretti and Sigmund Brouwer to be among some of my favorite authors. However, I think both of those authors are, for the most part, fairly immune from the problem discussed [...]
No, not the cartoon movie from twenty years ago.
Maybe I’m the last guy on the block to see this, so if it’s old, please forgive me. I just ran across it yesterday courtesy of The Point and thought it was rather amusing — an alleged argument between two small-town churches that plays out on their [...]
I just finished reading Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods.
I promised a friend that I would make more of an effort to review here the books I read, so I will attempt to do that for American Gods, but I must first admit that it is, to me, a daunting task.
American Gods follows a man named [...]
How important is being relevant?
In case you haven’t noticed here, my brand of “geekery” means a lot of things, but it all centers in some way on media, as does much of my life outside of my hobbies and interests.
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to attend a lecture given by Mark Driscoll of Mars [...]
I got the chance to see The Dark Knight again yesterday (my father- and brother-in-law hadn’t yet seen it, so we went). Having already enjoyed the film once, I had the chance on this viewing to appreciate and ponder some of its finer details, the foreshadowing, the glimpses at the thematic elements, and the symbolism [...]
Peculiar
Hello, my name is Aaron, and I’m a geek.
The word “geek” has been defined as “a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things including those of intellectuality, electronics, gaming, etc.” As hard as it may be to admit it, that defines many [...]
I finally saw Iron Man!
I went with my brother-in-law on Saturday night (after a long day of doing the final cleaning on our apartment) to see my first big blockbuster of the summer. It was a great way to start off the season!
Iron Man had all the things you could really want from a [...]
My iGoogle “Quote of the Day” widget spat up this gem from Mr. Microsoft today:
“Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There’s a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.” ~ Bill Gates
It’s disturbing when the practice of one’s faith boils down only to measures [...]
Apparently, some people will try anything to explain away the Bible. Latest idea: Moses was stoned when all those miracles happened. The Ten Commandments? The burning bush? All the result of an acid trip.
So says this guy, anyway.
My favorite line from the article: “Moses was probably also on drugs when he saw the ‘burning bush,’ [...]
Sounds like a distant Irish cousin. “Hey, me boyo! Yes, you! Here, come meet me cousin, Lack O’Bloggin! He’s a fine lad — no finer’n all the green isle!”
Potentially offensive stereotypes aside, I can’t believe how long it’s been since my last post — even longer since my last decent post! The days have simply [...]
Mark Driscoll: Christ & Media - How Important is Being Relevant?: 
