• God Damn.

      Exodus 20:7 reads: “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” I’ve been thinking about this scripture recently because a friend asked some questions on her Facebook regarding God’s name and whether or not it …

  • 80 pounds, 10 Inches.

    The first thing you need to understand is that it hasn’t been easy. It has been quick. It has been exciting. But easy wouldn’t be the correct way to describe it all. I can say this – I was tired. Tired of being fat. Tired of having anxiety attacks because I knew I could have …

  • Altered Beast

    On the subject of Fall music. As a creative type human, nothing is more important to me than listening to the right music at the right time. This is especially important this weekend as I head to St. Louis to see Matthew Sweet on his special 20-year anniversary Girlfriend tour. This tour is going to …

  • Why your pastor isn’t as good as Rob Bell

    Rob Bell is on everyone’s list lately.   Either you want to argue with him or you want to embrace him, but regardless, he is one of the most dynamic figures of the Christian community to have emerged in many, many years. In seminary, I had a professor who was upset with Bell because they …