January 2005

I want more stuff and get me out of here as soon as possible…

by Drew Goodmanson|31 January 200531 January 2005|Church

Today I spoke with a local pastor for my column about the end times. It's been said before but I always think this is a sad indictment on the North American church. I think it was five years ago, the...

If you don't take a job as a prostitute, we can stop your benefits

by Drew Goodmanson|30 January 200530 January 2005|Culture

All I can say is, ?! Under Germany's welfare reforms, any woman under 55 who has been out of work for more than a year can be forced to take an available job Äì including in the sex industry Äì...

Anti-Community at Starbucks

by Drew Goodmanson|29 January 200529 January 2005|Culture

Today I went to Starbucks to read and write. Every once in a while I lifted my head from my book and peered around the room. In this living-room setting I think I was hoping for something more. Maybe I...

Adbusters "Are you Ready for the Revolution?"

by Drew Goodmanson|28 January 200528 January 2005|Culture

A review of Adbusters Magazine by Duane Smets. Adbusters magazine is unlike any other magazine because it has no ads. The magazine has become a key participating leader in a revolution brewed by people who call themselves "culture jammers." Culture...

A (weak but hopeful) case for evolution

by Drew Goodmanson|28 January 200528 January 2005|Church

I was reading a book in our living room. My wife walked by carrying our 22 month-old son to bed. She had previously asked me to clean the room, which was filled with toys from Gideon and I playing. "You...

Preachers and their Esoteric Language

by Drew Goodmanson|27 January 200527 January 2005|Church, Sermon

Thousands of people who do not know Jesus Christ attend church each week. Most of these people never received the christianese Sunday school training that began with large felt boards. As preachers deliver their messages and the members back-slap each...

Some Blogs I've visted recently…

by Drew Goodmanson|27 January 200527 January 2005|Culture

I went on a blog journey the other day...just random clicks and reading, here are some of the places I visited... http://odyssey.blogs.com/odyssey/ http://www.challies.com/ http://internetmonk.com/ http://todddennison.blogspot.com/ http://www.themasterspen.com/ http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com/ http://calvarywoodstock.blogspot.com/ http://blogs.kennyandkarin.com/patrick/ http://fracturedreflections.blogspot.com http://sodsbrood.com http://missionthink.typepad.com http://www.dashhouse.com/ http://bloggingteen.blogspot.com/ Many voices in the conversation. Some...

Rolling Stone denies the Bible

by Drew Goodmanson|26 January 200526 January 2005|Culture

Rolling Stone magazine declined to run an advertisement for a new translation of the Bible aimed at young people, the nation's largest Bible publisher said Wednesday. On Tuesday, USA Today quoted Kent Brownridge, general manager of Wenner Media, as saying...

Reflection: Jesus in the Margins

by Drew Goodmanson|26 January 200526 January 2005|Church, Culture

This book has me thinking about how Jesus ministered to the margins. Somehow, somewhere the evangelical North American church veered left of the road Christ called us to. We need to return to a place where sinners (read all of...

Christ Lutheran Church

by Drew Goodmanson|26 January 200526 January 2005|Church Technology, Sheep&Goats

The column for this week is Christ Lutheran Church...

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