God, Construction Work, and That Pastor in The Nice Suit |
Being home is always bittersweet. The sweet part is I'm home. The bitter part is I'm broke. Its tough being at home and being broke because dates aren't an option and I'm quite sick of going out and o...
Posted by Not The Average on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:04:00 PST |
The Story |
I often find myself narrating my life, as if I am the star character in a film. It's beautiful out. Light pierces my window, splinters across my dashboard, and I listen to old songs of nostalgia [inse...
Posted by Not The Average on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:31:00 PST |
The Charge |
"Christian" Response to VT MassacreOn Monday, after my initial shock had dissolved at hearing there were 32 slain innocents at VT, a nagging thought kept entering my mind, "How will the nation respond...
Posted by Not The Average on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:29:00 PST |
No Bible? |
When I was the youth pastor of a small church in San Diego, I became very disheartened with the fact that such a small percentage of my students came to church with their Bibles. Without really think...
Posted by Not The Average on Fri, 11 May 2007 06:26:00 PST |
The Letter |
Last week I had the opportunity to travel to New York City on a business trip. Little did I know that I would learn a valuable lesson in how we serve one another. While sitting at dinner a business ma...
Posted by Not The Average on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:32:00 PST |
I Love The Church |
I love the church.I'm not just saying that because I'm a Christian and I've been in church all of my life. I'm saying that because nothing is like it.The Church has been a force that has survived thou...
Posted by Not The Average on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:57:00 PST |
The Theology of Hip Hop |
Sometime in my early childhood I learned the joy of music. I don't know whether it was from my Fisher Price Toddler Boom Box or listening to Michael Jackson (black Mike&. not white Mike), but I was ho...
Posted by Not The Average on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:16:00 PST |
Art |
I had the opportunity to go to see Justin McRoberts in concert the other day at Grace Church in Lynchburg, Va. Ok, allow me to clarify, nothing was going on and Dan Portnoy of The Drop Online was put...
Posted by Not The Average on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:12:00 PST |
Are You Moved? |
I read about this god/man who captivated thousands with his words and inspired the entirety of civilization with his death. But who he was personally and how he interacted with those within his immedi...
Posted by Not The Average on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:23:00 PST |
