Does Jesus Care Who You Vote For in November?

Now that Mitt Romney has secured, more or less, the Republican nomination for president we can begin to look ahead to the general election.  Obama vs Romney! As with previous elections, we will see prominent evangelical Christian pastors and leaders giving out endorsements.  Personally, I am increasingly skeptical of Christian leaders endorsing candidates.  What’s the [...]

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Favorite Books I Read this Year – Christian Vocation

I am going to reflect on a few of my favorite books from 2011.  But note that these are books I read in 2011, not necessarily ones that were new in 2011 . One theme I harp on with the college students is calling.  Growing up I got the impression that God calls people (well, [...]

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Does Jesus Care if We Say Merry Christmas?

(via Stuff Christian Culture Likes) What would Jesus say if he came to your house and had coffee with you? That is the question asked at around 1:10 into this video.  It is a decent question.  What would Jesus say? *“I miss hearing you say Merry Christmas” *”And if anyone wants to sue you and [...]

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The War on Christmas, 1600s Style!

Every year at this time we hear about the alleged “war on Christmas”.  Some governor calls the tree in the capitol building a “holiday tree” or some store requires employees to say “happy holidays”.  This, we are told, is an attack on Christmas. I have trouble buying that. Many of the same people who say [...]

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Nicer People, Tech Wars, Who’s a Christian and More (Recent Reads)

Are we getting nicer? - “Despite the gloomy mood, the historical backdrop is stunning progress in human decency over recent centuries.  War is declining, and humanity is becoming less violent, less racist and less sexist — and this moral progress has accelerated in recent decades. To put it bluntly, we humans seem to be getting nicer.  That’s [...]

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Listening to the Saints – Classic Fiction (and Vocation)

I spent a large portion of this summer reading a few of the works by one of the greatest novelists of all time: Fyodor Dostoyevsky. For the first time I read Crime and Punishment, then I reread The Brothers Karamazov. I also read Notes from the Underground, one of his less well-known works.  Dostoyevsky’s books [...]

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Tibetan Monks visit PSU Berks!

The last few days Penn State Berks has been host to the “Mandala Sand Painting Exhibition” by Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery.  I did not see a write up about it on the PSU Berks site, but you can check out the monks’ site here.  I heard a lot of students saying how [...]

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