Author Archives: Jason

MLB Thoughts: August 13, 2010

I have to begin with this: Johnny Cueto is my new least favorite player. Brandon Phillips would be #2. I don’t think the Reds have won the Central Division since I was a freshman in college, so it’s really hard … Continue reading →

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Bama Drops Mississippi State From Schedule

With football season right around the corner, I thought I’d pass this along to all my friends who root for a certain crimson-clad SEC school. It seems that the defending national champs have inexplicably dropped longtime division foe Mississippi State … Continue reading →

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LOST Season Six: The New Man in Charge

In case you haven’t heard, the final season of LOST is available on Blu-Ray and DVD at the end of the month. (And, I don’t know…say, your spouse is a super huge fan of the show and you’re 11th wedding … Continue reading →

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MiPod: Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs”

The Suburbs is the third full-length record from Canadian indie-rockers Arcade Fire, a self-described amalgam of “Depeche Mode and Neil Young.” It’s already received a favorable reception by critics, invoking the inevitable Radiohead OK Computer comparisons. The album brims with … Continue reading →

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The Sermon on the Mount 17

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If … Continue reading →

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Eight Years

A little over eight years ago, Sunny and I made the move from Kingsport, Tennessee to Huntsville, Alabama. I had spent the previous three years as the Youth Minister for the Northeast Church of Christ in Kingsport, a wonderful, loving … Continue reading →

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Controlling Stories

I had a seminary professor who was fond of saying things like this: “Everyone has a story that controls their life.” What he meant by that is everyone has a narrative that significantly shapes their worldview by giving meaning to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Imaginary Jesus

Disclosure: This book was provided to me free of charge by The Ooze Viral Bloggers. Imaginary Jesus is a hilarious, slightly irreverent, wholly challenging work from the pen of Matt Mikalatos. I’ll be the first to admit I’m usually not … Continue reading →

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Selfish Praying

I realized something as I was praying today. My prayers are really, really selfish. I realized that I use a lot of first person pronouns when I pray. A lot of “God, I want to ask you to do this” … Continue reading →

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MLB Thoughts: July 23, 2010

As July dwindles away, my hope that Roy Oswalt will soon don Cardinal red continues to swell. I know there are other baseball story lines to follow right now and I also recognize that Oswalt may very well pitch for … Continue reading →

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