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  • Sex: Sympathizing with the Damned

    The more I think about it, the more I think sex divides us more than it brings us together.  How’s that for counter-intuitive?! And yet it seems to be all we can talk about.  Or more accurately, it’s all we can think about as long as we don’t talk about it except that we can…

  • The End of Science v. Religion? Not…

    I just got home after attending the Clayton v. Dennett debate over at CGU.  I’m still processing, and will likely want to watch the debate again.  If you missed it or need to watch it again, the place to do so is here: Here are a few thoughts I’d wish to share, and then I’d…

  • Opportunities for Techno-Theology

    Opportunities for Techno-Theology

    When I was in my early 20s, I went to a church in Northridge that had – for the first time I’d ever seen – a projector showing song lyrics during the worship service.  I had been involved in tech for quite a while and had been involved in my local church for even longer.  Never…

  • The Digital Community – Is It “All That?”

    Ok.  So I get that it took me way too long to blog after my last Theology After Google teaser.  You have my apology.  Mostly.  While you’re getting irritated with me, know that what I’m about to blog are the class notes from last week’s class.  Ok.  Get mad.  Ready, go. Now that we’re done…

  • 5 Things you Don’t Want to Hear from your Dentist

    So yesterday I went to the dentist. I’m not big on dentists – no offence to any dentist readers. It’s my own fear. Lots of people feel the same way. The good news about my dentist is that his office is right next to an In-N-Out. Sweet! And, the way parking turned out last night,…

  • Something New with Theology and Tech!

    So I’ve been a geek for a long time.  I don’t need to water it down.  If it walks like a duck & quacks like a duck, it’s a duck!  I walk like a geek and talk like a geek, so I must be a geek!!  I’ve been a freelance IT consultant for a number…

  • Delta and the Value of Service

    So we’re on vacation.  We’re not even back yet, still in flight as I type this.  We’ll see if I can get it posted while we’re still in flight or I have to wait until we land. Edit:  Didn’t get online while airborne.  Landed; drove home; now posting. Anyway… We flew to Orlando to spend…

  • Junk Food Labels

    Beth went to the store and got some cookies. Have you ever seen the labels on those things?

  • And So It Begins

    I’ve been working long and hard toward the possibility of becoming an Ordained Pastor, and now I’m at a pretty big step.  I’m from the United Methodist tradition, so there’s a long history on what has turned out to be a long and not-without-its-rewards process.  AND, did I mention that it’s a LONG process?! Those…

  • Saying Goodbye

    So I’m not sure how I feel about this.  We were out and about when Lyz sent me a text telling me that Michael Jackson had died.  And I’m kind of… I don’t know, I just feel different. I love music.  I’m so deeply engaged in music.  I say with conviction that I don’t think…