I just can’t stop reading Stuff Christians Like, a takeoff of the Stuff White People Like blog. It’s amazingly dead on, whether it’s talking about serious or silly issues. A few of my favorites: #106: The side hug #100: MC Hammer’s “Pray” #26: Songs that sound Christian but aren’t #5: Bootleg cookies
Hilarious stuff. The blogger is apparently writing a [...]

Well, now the internet is telling me that Gorbachev is claiming to still be an atheist, and that rumors of his undercover faith are greatly exaggerated. That’ll teach me to believe what I read online, and then blog about it. Next time I’ll try to follow my own advice.

By the way today is the first day of spring! Even if it is a dirty rotten lie, I still urge you to go balance an egg. Wow/embarrass your children! Impress/bore your friends!
Here’s a few cartoons I’ve been thinking about this week. The first is from Pocket Ponderings:

Begs the question: Are [...]

A conversation between two Christians with wildly different views. It’s very intriguing seeing the difference in opinion from two people that would both self-identify as followers of Jesus Christ:
Editor’s Note 03-05-2008: I just learned that Tony Jones has not given permission for these videos to be posted. They have been removed until further [...]

Hey, it’s a blog about CS Lewis! It “offers original work on and about C. S. Lewis from scholars who have written far and wide about his stories, his theology, and his world.” Posting thus far is light, but the posts are excellent.
Now if only somebody would do a similar blog about Tolkien scholarship, I’d [...]

Another inspiring story from the internet:
Back in November of 2004, Peter Williamson started reading the bible one chapter at a time. He set a rule for himself that he would never read more than two chapters a day (for the inevitable times when he would get behind). He also blogged his thoughts on [...]

Beyondwordsworth talks about consumer mindsets she has encountered in Christianity, which she thinks are rooted in how we practice church:
A young couple who’ve been coming to our church said they chose us because they “didn’t like the worship” at the church they previously attended…But when music becomes more important in choosing a church than the [...]

This looks interesting: a blog about faith, depression, and mental illness. A recent post about pastors dealing with depression caught my eye in particular—I have no doubt that it’s a common phenomenon, but I don’t know if I’ve seen anybody specifically address the challenge of preaching while fighting depression or another mental illness:
...depression is the [...]

Oh, you know, these quiz things are sort of fun. Sure, as much as she/he tried to not, the quiz author has injected each question with their own bias. And then there’s the whole issue of whether you slept well or not last night, or whether or not pastor was ‘on’ last week, [...]

Per Christum points out how blogs are leveling the playing field of religious debate. Here’s a partial list of his main points:
1. Blog-level ecumenism lacks a bureaucracy
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3. Blog-Level ecumenism is generally diverse – Most bloggers are not academics or even ordained (although some are), but folks of diverse backgrounds who attempt to accurately represent [...]