Coincidentally, or not, Anne Rice held her first book signing in four years at the hotel we were staying at this weekend. It was a bit of a drag, however, because we were there for our son’s wedding, which overlapped with the signing. Had it not been, I would have purchased a copy of the [...]
This time of year I begin to scan the Best Of lists. If you hadn’t noticed, Christianity Today Music reviews has, over the last few years, undergone a significant change. Not only have they brought on some more mainstream reviewers like Andy Whitman and Josh Hurst, CT has, while keeping their pulse on the Christian [...]
There’s already good reasons to be conflicted about modern environmentalism. And the unfolding Climategate scandal will, most likely, only inflame that anxiety. If anyone should be concerned about the environment, it should be Christians. And frankly, I wonder why more Christians aren’t more concerned. It could be argued that the first role of Man was [...]
It used to be that the undead were known for their appetite. Now it’s their abs. The gaunt, pale, nocturnes of yore have bitten the dust. Today, our vampires come trimmed and tanned, sporting six packs and swarthy good looks. These wusses aren’t real monsters. But when your target audience is a bunch of gooey [...]
Talk about self-referential. I’ve posted a new slew of family pics at Duran Clan. We had a photo shoot at the Claremont Colleges several weeks ago. It was lotsa fun. Thanks Frank! But finding a picture with everybody’s eyes open was a challenge. Check ’em out. Family Shoot 2009.
Most amateur bloggers learn about blogging on the fly… if they learn at all. As far as I know, there is no Blogging 101 course required before one goes public with their product. Yet without learning basics of layout and HTML, developing a relative command of the language, being funny, interesting or scandalous, and doing [...]
Every year, on Christmas Eve day, our extended family goes to lunch and sees a movie. It’s become a fun tradition. The challenging part, however, is selecting a film that everyone might enjoy. This is my job. Last year, I received praise for choosing Slumdog Millionaire, which at that time was a relatively obscure film [...]
My apologies to those who would rather move on, but I am still perplexed by the recent spat that occurred between Ted Dekker and Steeple Hill and its, I guess you’d call it, resolution. For now, it appears both parties have agreed to move on. Which leaves me wondering what the Christian writing community should [...]
Several weeks ago at our small group, we were discussing the Deity of Christ and the Trinity. Heavyweight subjects, I know. One guy in the group became agitated and finally blurted, “I don’t get it, dude. This is confusing. How can Jesus be God and still pray to Himself in the Garden? Man, it doesn’t [...]
