Archive for the ‘Pop Culture’ Category
Stuff Christians Like Guest Post
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Just for Fun, Pop Culture
I had the privilege of being the guest poster on Stuff Christians Like on Friday. This is my second time to guest post, and I think there are few less people mad at me about this one.
Click here to read my first guest post: Secretly Believing the Prosperity Gospel
Click here to read Friday’s post: Having [...]
Put the Cross in Christmas
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Pop Culture
Fine idea, but I’m not sure if I can get behind this:
Read about the “movement” here.
David Letterman and the Gospel
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Pop Culture, Theology
Russell Moore has a great post about what David Letterman can teach us about the gospel. In case you missed it, Letterman admitted on his show last Thursday that he was the victim of extortion, that he had numerous affairs with people on staff of the Late Show, and someone had found him out. That [...]
Practical Television Advice
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Pop Culture
This is a tough one for me, cause I love TV. Alot. Nevertheless, here’s some great, thought-provoking suggestions from Randy Alcorn. You do not have to agree with all of it to benefit from his advice. Here are his points (but click through to read his reasons):
Keep track of how much time you spend watching.
Decide [...]
U2's Stage for Upcoming Tour
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Pop Culture, Videos
It’s big. Really, really big. Check it out:
(HT: Z)
Michael Jackson's Funeral
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Pop Culture
Vitamin Z here with some good thoughts:
Everyone knows that Michael has been dead for awhile now… or so we thought. Thousands gather for the memorial service a week later and are treated to the shock of a lifetime. At the end of the service, Michael jumps out of the casket in the full Thriller costume [...]
50 Cent – The Wind Beneath My Wings
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Pop Culture
No kidding. According to an article referenced by Vitamin Z, Bette Midler and 50 Cent are now BFF’s:
The two apparently met while working on park restoration projects together. Says Bette, “He is one of the newest members of our tribe. He has really made my life worth living. 50 has been with me through thick [...]
Steroids In Your Context
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Pop Culture
It came out this week that Manny Ramirez used illegal performance enhancing drugs. As a consequence, he is forfeiting approximately $7.7 million in salary and will be suspended for 50 games, or 1/3 of the baseball season. You can read the full story here.
I’ll be the first to say that my typical reaction to stuff [...]
On the Road to "Major" Sin
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Pop Culture, Theology
From MMI:
How long does it take sin to totally screw up your life?
OK… here’s where I’m going with this one: One day your a prominent pastor. The next you get caught with a male prostitute allegedly buying crystal meth. One day you’re a pastor, looked up to by your congregation. The next, you’re caught [...]
Bigger Than Jesus
Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Pop Culture, Quotes
Today, 4 decades ago in 1966, London’s “Evening Standard” newspaper published an interview with Beatle John Lennon in which he remarked:
Christianity will… vanish and shrink… We’re more popular than Christ right now.