Pulpiteering

Science vs. Religion. Move along, nothing to see here.

Pure hilarity ensues when our newest science minister Gary Goodyear, a professing Christian didn't think it relevant to declare whether or not he believes in evolution instead deflecting the question as one of religion for an article in the Globe and Mail.  Though I could go on and on about how the writer of this article chooses to insinuate erroneously that Science and Religion can't go together, what really caught my eye are the nearly 900 comments on the article mostly from the "Science is good, religion is bad" school of thinking.  What's striking about these comments is that they mostly slam Christianity as narrow minded bigotry while ironically proving that they themselves are in fact the small minded bigots.  God is the creator of Science, people should get over it.

Go Leafs, Go!

A big shout out to my wonderfully generous Dad who took me to Toronto Maple Leafs game tonight.  Tickets are always very expensive so I was interested to see what the crowd would be like.  to my surprise there were a number of drunken louts there.  Drunken louts on St. Patrick's Day, is nothing sacred?  I suppose alcohol can help you forget that you dropped two bones on seat at a game featuring an 11th place team.  On the upside, our seats were amazing (I took the picture you see here), there were four fights (on the ice) and our Leafs defeated the Calgary Flames 8-6.  Thanks Dad for a great time!

Truth Bombs

"A man can pontificate all he likes, spouting out the wisdom of the giants in whose shadows he so comfortably stands, but until he can support his family he's nothing but a Fruity Pebble with a big mouth."

Jesse "the Body" Ventura

Are you kids bored this March Break?

Try getting them to clear a line in this super HD rendering of Tetris.  Tetoris as it's called is ridiculous in scope and you can't even tell where the grid begins and ends.  If you do clear a line please let me know in the comments section.  Good luck...

Jon Stewart exposes the anger of a Nation at the economic state of things

On his Daily Show, host Jon Stewart takes "Mad Money"'s Jim Cramer to task over the Financial Media's contribution to the economic meltdown.  It's just interesting to watch the exchange and scary how lying has been openly accepted especially when it's being shouted at you from the TV.  If you're at all interested you can watch it at The Daily Show's website.

Being refreshed by John Piper

Thank God for John Piper whose writings have served as a tonic for some lunacy that's been going on in my life lately.  His biblical focus on the Glory of God serves to ground the reason why we as Christ followers live.  Revisiting "The Pleasures of God" and "Desiring God" has been wonderful for me and I highly recommend them to all.

Pat Paas

 

My friend Pat Paas, owner of the famous Crux Theological Bookstore in Wycliff college at the University of Toronto passed away suddenly on February 27.  He will be greatly missed.  My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and his children.