5 Rules for Travelling In the Middle East
Note: Our friends Matt and Cayla are the world travellers of tomorrow. They don’t just go places to explore and experience. They stay so long that the obvious adventures become mundane, and real life in that place begins to reshape them. I don’t have plans to visit the Middle East soon. But Matt’s rules for [...]
20s: Your developmental sweet spot
Twenty somethings for the most part get a bad rap in the media. Time magazine recently dubbed us the, “Me, Me, Me Generation”. But for those tired of cynical views (lazy and over entitled depictions), here’s a more positive outlook. Contrary to popular belief, your 20s are not a throwaway decade. According to Clinical psychologist [...]
The value of virginity
Suddenly, we’re farther than I’ve ever gone before. Beyond the mind-altering sensations that follow one upon the other like stock cars on their final lap, my ears are ringing with the impact of having met this unlikeliest of all people, to whom there’s no need to explain jokes or literary references or certain secret hopes, [...]
Zach Sobiech: really living life
We are always getting ready to live but never living. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Instead of saying goodbye, Zach Sobiech, a teen diagnosed with terminal cancer, decided to sing a goodbye to all those he loved. In the process he became an internet sensation with his viral video Clouds. Zach died today at the age of [...]
15 things I learned from first love
Last year, at age 27, I had my first real, healthy dating relationship begin and end in the span of six months. I think I experienced real love, and when it ended, felt hurt like never before, and was a bitter mess for months. I learned a lot about myself and relationships during that time. [...]
The Comedy of Atheism
I have never been to an atheist church, but I can imagine that I would have a good time. Their services seem upbeat and positive, and they are full of songs, socializing, and more often than not, comedy. For me, the most interesting part about these atheist churches is not the irony or contradiction of [...]
Abortion, Fate, and Dallas Willard: Converging the week
Abortion Doctor Kermit Gosnell Guilty of First-Degree Murder Pennsylvania doctor Kermit Gosnell was found guilty on 3 counts of first-degree murder – killing babies ex utero after unsuccessful abortions – and 1 count of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the late-term abortions his medical practice conducted. Media coverage of Gosnell’s trial was rather small, [...]
Everybody Watch! // BlimeyCow
Josh Taylor is 24 years old. He’s married. He works with his dad creating patent drawings. He lives in Hermitage, Tennessee, a Nashville suburb where was raised and homeschooled with his brother, Jordan. Then, a few years ago, things got weird. I’m past the point where I’m stressed about it; I’m just kind of enjoying [...]
Q&A with Jesus Culture Director Banning Liebscher
This July, Jesus Culture — a worship driven ministry that is gaining a reputation as sort of the Hillsongs of America — is putting on a conference in LA. We got to chat with Jesus Culture director Banning Liebscher about the origins of JC, the conference, and what it means to be a “revivalist” [...]
Recap: Bobette Buster at Q Los Angeles 2013
The gold that everyone in Hollywood was looking to find was story. The way that you arrive in New York City expecting to be mugged, or in Bogota expecting to be kidnapped and held for ransom, I arrive in Los Angeles fully prepared to feel inferior. That’s why the stories I’ve heard of people (from Lana [...]
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